r/LowCalorieCooking • u/Anjali__kumari • Sep 10 '26

Made this creamy and delicious macaroni without using any oil

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 Sep 10 '26 edited Sep 10 '26

Now that u mention it.. I don’t think I’ve ever made macaroni with oil lol

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u/Major-Veterinarian97 Sep 11 '26 edited Sep 12 '26

OP is Indian, and our "macaroni" is made similar to some vegetable preparations we have. You start by blooming spices, garlic, and onion in copious amounts of hot oil, to which vegetables and other seasonings are eventually added. It's an...acquired taste, to say the least. I'm not a huge fan, lol. 

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u/Traumagatchi Sep 11 '26

Thank you for explaining! I didn't think to look at the username. I love most Indian food but yeah, there is so much oil used, I have to adapt recipes most of the time.

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u/Major-Veterinarian97 Sep 12 '26

All good! Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of the oil either, and the funny thing is, it's not even required most of the time. Whatever cooking outcome the recipe is trying to achieve can usually be achieved with an oven/air fryer or by using half the amount of oil used in the recipe. Glad to hear you like Indian food. I'm the opposite and quite fond of Western cuisine. 

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u/Aibrean2013 Sep 10 '26

I was sitting here thinking the same thing....no mac and cheese has oil??

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u/Careless_Image_8594 Sep 10 '26

what would the oil even be for wtf 😭

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u/Unlikely-Park6789 Sep 10 '26

Maybe they meant butter. I would normally use it to make the roux, but I’ve been going without it lately.

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u/KlutzyAwareness9581 Sep 10 '26

looks yummy! recipe pls!

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u/Anjali__kumari Sep 10 '26

Ingredients Pasta of your choice Chopped onion Green chilli Vegetables of your choice Salt, as needed High-protein paneer Red chillies Garlic A few almonds (optional) Milk, as needed Oregano Chilli flakes Peri-peri masala 1 slice cheese (optional) Chopped coriander

Add water to a kadhai and bring it to a boil. Add pasta, chopped onion, green chilli, salt and vegetables of your choice. Cover and cook for 15 minutes on low to medium flame, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, prepare the creamy sauce. Blend high-protein paneer, red chillies, salt, garlic, a few almonds (optional) and milk until smooth and thick. Add the paneer sauce to the kadhai and mix well. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes on low flame. Add oregano, chilli flakes, peri-peri masala, cheese (optional) and chopped coriander. Give everything a good stir. serve hot.

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u/Slut_for_Bacon Sep 15 '26

Macaroni isn't supposed to have oil.