Wheat dough
2 parathas · ~100 g
340
Carbs68 g
Protein11 g
Fat3 g
Fibre8 g
Whole wheat, reasonable fibre. Fine in itself, but this is two rotis' worth of flour per paratha.
The verdict
A whole meal's calories before anyone puts butter on top. Then somebody does.
Component by component
Per 2 aloo paratha with butter. Estimates, not yet verified against IFCT 2017.
Potato filling
— · ~120 g
120
Carbs22 g
Protein3 g
Fat1 g
Fibre3 g
Cheap calories, but not where the damage is.
Ghee, cooking and applied
~2 tbsp · ~27 g
240
Carbs0 g
Protein0 g
Fat27 g
Fibre0 g
Split roughly evenly between the tawa and the spoonful added at the table. The second half is entirely optional and nobody counts it.
Where the damage isThree ways to fix it
Ordered by what you give up.
Option 1 · Skip the butter at the table−120
Cook it in ghee if you like. Do not add more afterwards. Curd on the side instead.
Half the fat in this dish is applied after cooking, when the paratha is already made. That half is free to remove.
Taste cost: Low
Option 2 · One paratha, more curd−230
One paratha with a full katori of curd.
The curd adds protein and volume. One paratha plus curd is more filling than two parathas alone, which surprises people.
Taste cost: None
Option 3 · Change the filling−100
Paneer, methi or mixed dal instead of potato.
Turns a carbohydrate-on-carbohydrate dish into something with real protein in it.
Taste cost: Moderate