Rock Salt (Sendha Namak)
Sacred salt allowed on fasting day! A mellow pink crystal full of minerals
Description
High-purity rock salt mined in the Himalayas etc. Unlike refined sea salt (table salt), a sacred condiment allowed to be eaten on Hindu fasting days (Vrat).
Classification: For Health Conscious,Salt,Rich in Minerals,Diet
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How to use
Ingredients
- Rock salt(Pink salt or white rock salt)
Instructions
- Not just as regular cooking salt, invariably used for flavoring fasting day meals (Sabudana Khichdi etc.).
- Being rich in minerals with mellow sweet saltiness, sprinkle over fruit salads (Chaat) to highlight fruit sweetness.
- Mix into yogurt (Raita) or cold drinks (Nimbu Pani) for summer salt replenishment.
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Key spices
None
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable on fasting days due to religious implications)
Pairing
Fasting day meals (Vrat Ka Khana), Fruit salad
Trivia
[Hardcore] While 'Black Salt (Kala Namak)' has intense sulfur odor, 'Sendha Namak (pink rock salt etc.)' is odorless, featuring pure saltiness and mineral umami. Treated as the most pure (Sattvic) salt in India's spiritual diet.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Usage] Since it has a milder saltiness with fewer sharp edges than regular salt, add generously to anti-heatstroke lemonade, gulping to absorb minerals into the body!
Allergen
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