Patravali or Pattal or Vistaraku or Vistar or Khali is an Indian eating plate or trencher made with broad dried leaves. It is mainly made from Sal leaves. It is also made from Banyan tree leaves.
It is made in circular shape, by stitching 6 to 8 sal leaves with tiny wooden sticks. It is popular during traditional meals, festivals and in temples. It is a cottage industry in India where women work on weaving them at home in spare time.
It was used extensively in the ancient times by Indians for its purity. It was a custom to serve food in a patravali for guest meal or celebrations, temple prasadam.
Patravali is made from wildly grown plants like sal tree, fodder, pala tree, jack fruit etc.
In Nepal Pattal is called Tapara/ Tapari. Nepalese Hindus extensively and compulsorily use it in religious ceremonies, feasts, marriage, birth and funeral rituals. It is also used as a popular substitute for metal or plastic plates in street food culture.
Pattal is one of the most eco-friendly disposable food serving systems. Many other countries such as Germany are realizing its benefits and a few companies have started making pattal commercially. In India pattals can be spotted at every general store.
Benefits :
It is one of the most eco-friendly, disposable food serving systems. It degrades quickly, unlike a metallic/porcelain utensil.
The antioxidants (polyphenols) in banana leaves are reported to help fight diseases.
It smells good and is used exclusively as aromatic food wrappers and the traditional patravali is back because of its environment-friendly nature and biodegradability.
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16 окт 2024
