How to reduce excess salt in food?

Thu, Jan 28, 2010

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I was preparing dal today and my cell rang. While talking over the phone, I didn’t realise how much salt I added to it. When I tasted it (thankfully before serving) I got to know how salty it was.
My immediate thought was, OMG! Now what should I do?

I am sure this must have happened to you some time. So here are some tips of how you can reduce the salty taste in your food.

1. Cut raw potatoes and add them to the food like curries, vegetables, dals or any gravy.
2. For recipes like rice, noodles, spaghetti…add some sugar.
3. If the food to too salty then consider adding one of the main ingredients to it like, some more vegetable, or tomatoes, or boil dal and add it.

Hope this helps.

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4 Responses to “How to reduce excess salt in food?”

uma Says:
February 24th, 2010 at 1:21 pm

There is one more way to reduce salt in case you have put excess salt in any gravy dish. Make rolls of wheat flour (kneaded for making chappatis) put it in the gravy and boil for some time. It absorbs the excess salt. I have tried it and worked well. Later, you may take out the flour balls.

Thanks,
Uma.

Minal Says:
March 1st, 2010 at 10:46 am

Thanks for the tip Uma. Will definitely try it (well I hope I don’t put excess salt in first case =) )

Regards,
Minal

prachi Says:
July 19th, 2010 at 4:33 pm

for gravies, u can add a few balls of chapati dough(kneaded) to reduce the excess salt, but remember to scoop them out before serving.

Minal Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 8:51 am

Thanks for the tip Prachi!

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