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Love stuffed paratha? Cook it with almost no oil

Love stuffed paratha? Cook it with almost no oil

A stuffed aloo paratha the rich, dhaba way is about 330 kcal, and more than half of that is the ghee, not the paratha. Roast it on a hot non-stick tawa with a brush of oil and swap the butter for a katori of curd, and the same paratha comes down to about 185 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Stuffed paratha is the breakfast you grew up on. Soft atta, spicy potato, a big glass of curd on the side. It feels like a hug. But the calories hide in one place, and it is not the paratha. It is the ghee. The wheat dough and the potato filling are light. The ghee you shallow-fry it in, and the ghee or butter you pour on top, do almost all the damage.

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