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Gujarati thali - where is the sugar and ghee hiding?

Gujarati thali - where is the sugar and ghee hiding?

A sweet Gujarati thali can run close to 780 kcal, and most of it hides in the shrikhand, the jalebi, and the ghee rubbed on your rotli - not the dal and kadhi. Skip the ghee rub, halve the shrikhand, and share the jalebi to take the same thali down near 500 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
gujarati-thali shrikhand ghee sugar

People think a Gujarati thali is light because it is full of dal, kadhi and vegetables. That is half true. The sweet plate on the side - the shrikhand, the jalebi - and the ghee rubbed on hot rotli are where the calories quietly pile up. Find them and you keep the flavours you love without the sugar surprise.

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