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Guests at home - how do I keep the namkeen and sweets light?

Guests at home - how do I keep the namkeen and sweets light?

Guests come over, and the table fills with fried namkeen and besan laddoos - one katori plus a sweet can sit near 560 kcal. You can still host warm and well with a smaller katori, a steamed snack, and a bowl of fruit and yogurt.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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When guests come, you must serve rich fried namkeen and ghee-loaded sweets - offering lighter food is rude.

mostly false

mostly false - the warmth is in the welcome, not the oil. The heavy calories come from the deep-fried oil in namkeen and the ghee and sugar in sweets, not from the besan or lentils themselves. You can serve the same flavours steamed, smaller, or with fruit alongside, and most guests are happy. Honest hosting and light hosting are not enemies.

Sources: Eat This Much - Sev (chickpea flour snack) · USDA FoodData Central - Chickpea flour (besan) (FDC 174288), via GetFoodFacts
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