Salt
नमक
Pantry
The one seasoning in nearly every dish on this site. Table salt, rock salt and sea salt are not equal by the spoon — crystal size changes how much fits in it.
What to know
Salt dal and gravies towards the end — they reduce as they cook, and what tasted right early will be too salty later.
- By eye
- 1 tsp ≈ a level three-finger pinch
Measures
- 1 tsp ≈ 6 g
- 1 tbsp ≈ 18 g
Cups here are the Indian 200 ml cup, not the 240 ml US cup — a common reason a recipe does not work. Weigh where you can; the grams are the figure we cook to.
Recipes using salt
- Rava Paniyaram
- Besan Chilla
- Instant Wheat Dosa
- Kadale Kalu Husali
- Susla
- Bhindi Fry Masala
- Instant Oats Dosa
- Pulihora
- Kinnathappam
- Ghee Upma
- Restaurant-Style Mushroom Masala
- Aam Panna
- Adai
- Akki Rotti
- Allam Pachadi
- Almond Sesame Date Milk
- Aloo Biryani
- Aloo Gobi
- Aloo Masala for Dosa
- Aloo Paratha
- Aloo Tikki
- Amritsari Aloo Kulcha
- Baby Corn Pepper Fry
- Baingan Bharta
- Bajra Khichdi
- Bajra Raab
- Barnyard Millet Idli
- Batani Usli
- Batata Vada
- Beans and Carrot Poriyal
- Beerakaya Pachadi
- Bhatura
- Bisi Bele Bath
- Bombay Masala Toast
- Bonda Soup
- Bread Chaat
- Bread Dahi Vada
- Bread Idli
- Bread Kofta Curry
- Bread Pakora
- Bread Upma
- Cream Cheese and Mushroom Dumplings in Chilli Oil
- Idiyappam
- Idli Dosa Batter
- Kotte Kadubu
- Mushroom and Cream Cheese Toast