Need a little more seasoning in your food? These flavoured salts are perfect for upping the oomph factor of your food. They are so easy to make and customisable to meet anyone’s tastes. Just a little sprinkle and you can turn your everyday meals into more flavourful experiences.
I found these salts by complete accident. In our bloggers' group, ‘MondayBlogHop’ the hostess challenged us to make a one-spice dish. In my kitchen, where even tempering would have a myriad of spices, this was difficult. The only one-spice dish I could think of was my adrak chai and jeera pani. So I was hunting the internet and I stumbled upon flavoured salts and I have been making them ever since!
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These gourmet salt blends are perfect for our table where we have different preferences. So I keep 4 flavours of salt: garlic salt, cumin salt, salt-and-pepper and sweet paprika ready at all times.
I have used these on potatoes, asparagus, cauliflower, corn cobs, mushrooms, and sweet potatoes. My personal favourite is the sweet paprika salt. I highly recommend trying some on a roasted papad. You will love it too! These aromatic seasoning salts also make great gifts! For this post, I have used it to bake potatoes and cauliflower.
What is flavoured salt?
Flavoured salts are herbs of your choice mixed with table salt. This mix can be used to add more flavour to any dish; salads, eggs, meats, vegetables, and even desserts. I have used only one spice to flavour my salts but you can blend multiple spices. Maybe try garlic and ginger? How about green chillies and garlic? The possibilities are endless!
Ingredients
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- Salt: I use everyday salt as the base to make flavoured salts. You can use kosher salt, sea salt, pink Himalayan salt, or any other salt you prefer. The choice is yours.
- Cumin seeds: I often need cumin salt, so I use regular cumin seeds.
- Sweet Paprika: the store-bought bottle of sweet paprika is all you need.
- Garlic powder: again, I use store-bought.
- Pepper: the everyday pepper from my spice bottle makes its way into my blender.
Instructions
- In the past, I used the motor pestle to make a powder out of cumin or pepper. But now I use a mixer, grinder, or spice blender to make my powders.
- Then I mix it with salt. For every tablespoon of salt, I use 2 tablespoons of spice powder.
Variations
- You can use chicken stock, mint, green chillies, coriander, ginger powder or even coffee.
- Try mixing your different blends over one meal. It tastes amazing!
How I use flavoured salt
- Flavored-infused salt is like an elegant lady, poised to take your food to the next level. Sprinkle it on soups, salads, eggs, and vegetables. If you plan to use it in your meats or fish, you should know that it makes an excellent marinade.
Storage
- How long do homemade flavoured salts last? I’d say, for about 6 months, when stored in air-tight containers at room temperature. However, I live in a humid place so I like to store the salts for just 1 month.
Pairing
These are my favourite dishes to serve with Flavoured Salts:
Summary: Flavored Salts are a simple and easy way to allow customisation at the table. These salts are great as gifts too.
This is an old post that I am updating with newer pictures and a write-up as a part of the group Foodies_RedoingOld Post.
Homemade Flavored Salts
Ingredients
For Cumin Salt:
- 2 tbsps cumin seeds toasted and cooled
- 1 tablespoon Salt
For Garlic salt:
- 2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Salt
For Sweet Paprika Salt:
- 2 tablespoon sweet paprika powder
- 1 tablespoon Salt
For Salt and Pepper:
- 2 tablespoon Black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Salt
For the bake:
- 4 Potatoes
- Butter or olive oil for brushing
Instructions
To make Cumin Salt:
- In the mortar add the cumin grind cumin seeds with the pestle crush them.
- When the jeera/cumin is coarsely ground add the salt and grind once again till you get a mixture of your liking. I have left it a bit coarse.
- Transfer to an airtight container for everyday use.
To make Garlic Salt:
- In the mortar add the garlic powder and salt. Mix well with the pestle. Transfer to a small bowl.
To make Sweet Paprika Salt:
- In the mortar add the sweet paprika powder and salt. Mix well with the pestle. Transfer to a small bowl.
For Salt and Pepper:
- Add the salt and pepper to your mixer grinder (the one you use to make chutney works best). Run the mixer. I prefer to make this salt very fine.
- Transfer to an airtight container and use as needed.
To make Flavored Salt Potatoes:
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease a baking tray lightly with oil.
- Cut the potato into thin slices but keep the potato intact. Take care and do not go right down into the potato. Cut as close as possible.
- Arrange the potato and the uncut portion down on the tray. Sprinkle the salt of your choice.
- Brush with half the butter and bake for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes carefully turn the potatoes. (take care they will be hot)
- Brush with the remaining butter.
- Sprinkle the flavoured salt and bake for a further 30 minutes or until crisp.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- In place of potatoes, you can use cauliflower or sweet potato too.
- Use olive oil instead of butter for a vegan baked potato.
- Try using your favourite salts on boiled corn on a cob. I highly recommend cumin salt with some butter.
The girl next door says
Flavoured salts are a lovely way to add oomph to food. Great recipes, so simple and doable. 🙂
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Priya.
Poonam Bachhav says
Totally in love with this share di ! Flavored salts sounds innovative and the recipe is so simple.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Poonam.
Kalyani says
super stuff, ARch! simple, handy and irresistible with those baked potatoes ! simply yummmmm !
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Kal.
Sujata Roy says
Three types of flavoured salt sounds great. Perfect to sprinkle on fruits, salad or any bland food. Lovely share.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Sujata.
Swati says
Archana, This is such a wonderful idea.. these salts can be used in salads, raitas and other snacks and starters.. and so easy to prepare..Lovey share..
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Swati.
Mayuri Patel says
As soon as I saw your post on FB, I actually slapped my forehead thinking 'why why do I look for flavored salt on the shelves when its so easy to make them at home.' Good post and a reminder that bloggers should not ignore simple and yet very flavorful recipes.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Mayuri yes I do agree we overlook the simpler food.
Preethi's Cuisine says
Fantastic idea of making flavored salts at home Archana. Adding them to baking potatoes sounds interesting.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks.
sasmita says
This flavored salt sounds wonderful !! love to make some baked potatoes sprinkled with these
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks.
Renu says
Such a easy peasy way to make flavoured salts. Wonder why we buy them. Thanks for this , goes well in a lot of dishes.
ArchanaPotdar says
:D. thanks dear.
Kalyani says
We made the garlic and cumin variants and couldn't get anough of it.. little one wants to experiment more on these lines, Archana. Great share !
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 Bring the little oneover and the two of us can have a ball.
Priya Srinivasan says
Brilliant archana! never knew it is easy to make flavored salts at home! I m loving this share, this weekend project is to make some flavored salts!
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 Thanks.
Radha says
Flavored salts sound great! I can use flavored salts in many recipes. I am bookmarking to try this.
ArchanaPotdar says
😀
Srivalli Jetti says
I have always wanted to try my hand at making flavored salts ever since Vaishali gave us...your recipe reminds me that I must surely make it myself soon!
ArchanaPotdar says
😀