That namkeen bowl - how much are you really eating?
A heaped katori of fried namkeen mixture can hold over 500 calories because every sev flake and lentil is deep-fried and soaked in oil. A small 30g handful is closer to 160 calories, so the fix is to pour that handful into a tiny bowl and put the packet away.
12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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That shiny bowl of namkeen looks small. It is not. Every flake, sev strand and peanut is deep-fried in oil. So a small pile packs a big calorie punch. Let's count what your bowl really holds.
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