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Food Indulgence<br />
Pickles<br />
A dollop of mango pickles works<br />
wonder with your rice. Apart from<br />
the fruit versions, pickles are<br />
also made from certain<br />
varieties of vegetables, finely<br />
chopped and marinated in<br />
brine or oil along with<br />
various Indian spices.<br />
Sun Dried<br />
Chillies<br />
Since chillies are soaked in<br />
buttermilk during<br />
preparation, their pungency<br />
mostly goes away. These chillies<br />
add a nice mix of sour, salty and<br />
mildly pungent flavour to the whole<br />
meal. So, do not be afraid to take a bite<br />
with your rice.<br />
Bite into a chilli and spice<br />
up your meal!<br />
Banana Leaf It!<br />
Once seated, the banana leaf will be placed in front of you and<br />
that will be your plate. Utensils while eating this meal is highly<br />
discouraged as you already have the spoons, forks and knives<br />
needed. Use your fingers!<br />
To clean your leaf, sprinkle some water on your leaf and<br />
wipe it with your hands, pushing the water off your<br />
leaf. So, your plate is now ready. Let's pile it on!<br />
Meatier Options<br />
If you are not having a vegetarian banana leaf meal, this usually<br />
gets placed on your leaf next and it depends on what you choose.<br />
Popular choices include 'Chicken 65' which is marinated chicken<br />
with 65 different herbs and spices, mutton 'perattal' which is dry<br />
mutton curry or some spicy squid sambal. Feeling adventurous?<br />
Have all three!<br />
Vegetables on<br />
the Side<br />
There's a certain way on how each<br />
component of this meal is placed<br />
on your leaf and more often than<br />
not, it begins with the vegetables<br />
placed on the top part of your<br />
leaf. Depending on where you<br />
are having your meal, there could<br />
be between three and five<br />
vegetable dishes and the<br />
common vegetables include<br />
cabbage, brinjal, cucumber slaw<br />
and a green leafy option.<br />
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