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Onam sadya on a banana leaf - how to keep it light

Onam sadya on a banana leaf - how to keep it light

A full Onam sadya is many small katoris on one banana leaf, and it can quietly add up to about 1000 kcal. The heavy hitters are the payasam, the banana chips, and the ghee and coconut milk hiding in the curries - not the rice or the sambar.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Onam sadya is a feast on a banana leaf. There is rice, sambar, avial, thoran, olan, pickle, papadam, banana chips, and payasam. It feels light because each katori is small. But the calories add up across the whole leaf. The trick is not to skip the feast. The trick is a lighter hand with the three heaviest things.

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