About the Recipe
Flakey Salt is a type of finishing salt which means it is added to the dish after cooking.
It is used to provide a salty, crispy texture to the dish and is great for finishing touches.
Flakey salt trades for around Rs 690 per kg.
This is a better alternative, takes time and technique but works like magic.
Ingredients
Salt: 160 gm
Water: 500 ml
Preparation
Step 1
Dissolve 160gm salt in 500ml of water. Mix well.
Step 2
Take a sieve and place a kitchen towel on it. Pass this salty water through it to filter out any impurities.
Step 3
Make a double-boiler. Heat some water in a saucepan and place the bowl with salty water above it. Let it heat properly.
Step 4
After a few minutes, you will see crystals floating. Take them out using a fine mesh sieve. Repeat this process as and when you see crystals floating.
Step 5
Place them on a kitchen towel and let them dry properly. Your flakey salt it ready. Store it indefinitely.