5 Inevitable Uses of Himalayan Pink Salt

Salt is no doubt a vital element in the human body and an inevitable part of  our food so, we cannot take its importance away from our daily cooking. There are different types and different uses of salt in the world. Mainly, we categorize salt in two categories, one is good salt or right salt  and other is  bad salt ! While I was conducting a research for the right kind of salt for the health of my father as he is  an old man suffering from high blood pressure symptoms and some other cardio vascular disorders, I met a health consultant who advised me to use Himalayan pink salt in my kitchen for cooking purposes and in my room living room as salt lamp in replacement of ordinary electric lamps, I was amazed by qualities and health benefits that the Himalayan pink salt has been rendering to the people of current era. Its essential benefits invoked in me a desire to know more about benefits and uses of this natural pink salt.

Due to enormous health benefits, which the pink salt offers, there are a number of different uses of this great salt type. Following are the few great Himalayan salt uses that I found through my research:

1. Gourmet Salts

Because of its naturally  “dense mineral” nature and number of  various benefits that are directly linked with the human health through the diet, this salt is becoming ever popular for all the top chefs and even in the kitchens of the ordinary individuals. The people are becoming more and more conscious of the nutritional values and are now looking for the natural chemical free health boosting products such as Himalayan salt that has the best value for their health. This salt is flying off on every departmental store’s shelve and people are replacing their traditional edible salt and the seasoning with it.

2. Salt Lamps

Because of the mineral composition and the other bio compounds, this salt is acting in multiple ways to increase the health and wellness of the people. Companies are using this salt to make natural air purifying objects such as a salt lamp that emits negative ions in the air to make the indoor environment clean and purified where one can breathe easily in an allergen-free atmosphere. So, you can also grab these unique salt lamps and put them in your bedrooms and other living areas where you need a conditioned air.

3. Salt Blocks

The Himalayan salt blocks are also gaining popularity worldwide. A salt block is a great addition to every kitchen and it’s a large piece of the pink salt that is carved by the hands to form a plate shape. These salt plates can be used to serve or cook the seafood, vegetables, chicken, and also the cold dishes such as the raw fish. Again, the 84 minerals of the Himalayan salt will do plenty of benefits while you are cooking on it.

4. Mineral Soak

If you are feeling tired and stressed at the end of a hectic day job, then you can plan a salt and mineral bath as it is a great way to relax through simultaneously infusing your skin and the body with the minerals and hydration. The skin soaks up the minerals from the water through the dermal absorption process.

5. Detoxification

The Himalayan salt is added to the warm bathwater in order to get the necessary nutrients to the body through the salt bath. Along with that, the Himalayan pink salt also works as a very strong detoxifier as it turns into an ionic solution after dissolving in the water, and then it draws all the toxins right out of your skin and the adipose tissues. The Himalayan salt will offer a unique healing mineral infusion and that along with the minerals will make you feel refreshed and a lot more energized.

In fact, there are a lot more uses and the health benefits of using this mineral dense salt version. I will recommend you to replace the traditional processed salt (if you are using one) with the great Himalayan pink salt to get all the health advantages that are linked with it. I am more than happy by using this version of the salt and I am pretty much sure that you will also get benefit from its minerals and bio compounds that are found naturally in this salt.

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Buttermilk Pan Cakes

Ingredients:

2 cups or 400 grams of all-purpose flour

2 cups or 400ml buttermilk
1/3 cups of milk

2 tablespoon baking powder

Himalayan pink salt

¼ cups of butter

2 large eggs

Butter for frying

Directions to Cook :

Take large bowl combine in the bowl all the dry ingredients like flour baking powder Himalayan pink salt, and baking powder.  Take another deep shallow bowl combine together in it the wet ingredients like buttermilk, the cup of milk large eggs and butter. Wisk all the ingredients with the baking whisker. Set the oven to preheat at 200 Fahrenheit temperature.  Now add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Now stir them together don’t let them over mix so that they can remain nice and fluffy. Mix the mixture till all the lumps are gone  if you wish  to make your pancakes fruity,  you can add the chopped fruits in it and blend it together .
 

The mixture is enough to make 14 pancakes each I measured 3/4 of a regular cup. Take a nonstick frying pan, put in it the butter shake the butter on the pan so that it can grease the whole frying pan. Heat the butter in the frying pan and let it melt. Now pour the pancake mixture measuring a third of a cup cook it on medium heat cook each side for 2 to three  minutes continue changing the sides of the pancakes while cooking will cook it by flipping its sides until it becomes golden brown. It will smell delicious place it put on a platter and cook the rest of the pancakes following the same procedure.

Rice With Sesame Seed

Ingredients:

3 cups of water

¼ cups of vegetable oil

1 tablespoon of garlic paste

1 tablespoon of ginger paste

1 pinch of turmeric powder

pink salt

Black pepper1 ½ sesame seed

½ cup of tamarind paste

Fresh cilantro 

Procedure to Cook:

Take a medium skillet. Pour into it water and rice. And bring them to boil. On a  medium  heat. When water begins to boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the rice for 20 minutes on low flame until the liquid is absorbed completely. Stir rice with a Fork to fluff them.

In another sauce pan pour half of the cooking oil and heat it on medium flame. Add in it the garlic paste and ginger paste and sauté it till it becomes brown in color. Add in it the tamarind paste, turmeric Himalayan pink salt, and black pepper. Now add the cooked rice to this mixture and stir well to make the rice coated with spice fully.

In a small frying pan heat the remaining oil.  Put the sesame seed in the heated oil and sauté  those until they are slightly browned now pour the heated oil mixture into the rice skillet. And stir them to mix. Garnish the rice with cilantro and serve them hot.

Potato Pancakes

Ingredients:

 

½ kg potatoes grated

Black pepper as per taste

Himalayan pink salt as per taste

3 eggs (only egg white required}

Half kg Green onion (only green portion of green onion required)

Asian hot spices mix Powder (Garam Masala)

Vegetable oil

4 to 5 chopped Green chili  

Directions To Cook:

Peel the potatoes with a knife then grate them with a hand grater. Put the grated potatoes in a cotton cloth and press them hard to remove the excess water from the grated potatoes.  Now add in the grated potatoes mixture the pink salt, black pepper, little oil, Asian hot spice mixture, chopped green onion, egg white, chopped green chill and mix the mixture well. Now shape the potatoes mixture in pancake shape and place them aside. You can also place them in a refrigerator to make them bit solid so that they don’t break while frying.  In a large frying pan, put some oil and heat it on the medium flame when the oil is hot, place the potato pancakes in the frying pan and deep fry them until they become golden brown in color. When ready serve them hot with tomato ketchup or Asian traditional spicy sauces 

Chicken Parmigiana Baked

It is a tomato sauce base topped with the delicious chicken  schnitzels and eggplants . It is heartily delicious for an ideal meal with your family. Enjoy this saucy chicken with rice or with pasta and noodles

Ingredients: 

2 tablespoon olive oil

700 grams of the crumbed chicken breasts

1 medium sized chopped onion

2 cloves of garlic crushed

340 grams of jar fire roasted pepper strip

1 ½ cups of tomato paste sauce

1/3 cup of fountain spicy red sauce

1/3 cup of bread crumbs

100 grams finely sliced mozzarella cheese

¼ cup of the Basil leaves

230 grams of diced chargrilled eggplant

Basil leaves for serving 

Direction to Cook:

Take a large frying pan place it on medium heat. Pour one tablespoon of olive oil in it. Cook in it the chicken in two batches.  Cook each side for two to three minutes until the chicken is cooked thoroughly and it color changes to brown.  When the chicken is cooked thoroughly transfer the chicken to a plate. Now heat the remaining one tablespoon oil in a frying pan. Add the chopped garlic and onion in the heated cooking oil. Fry the onion and garlic by stirring occasionally until the onion gets softened now add the roasted peppers and eggplants continue to cook. Add in the cooking mixture the spicy red sauce and the pasta sauce and cook it to bring the mixture to boil. Stir the basil leaves into the mixture. 

Season the mixture with the pink salt and pepper.  Preheat the oven to 200 degree Celsius temperature. Take a huge 10 cupped capacity oven proof dish. Put half of the chicken in the oven proof dish. Pour half of the sauce mixture on the chicken. Now put the remaining chicken on the layer and then top it with the remaining sauce mixture spread the layer of sliced cheese on it and sprinkle on it the bread crumbs. Now put the dish in the oven and bake for at least 10 to 15 minutes until the top layer takes the golden color.  Serve it by topping with more basil leaves. Enjoy the saucy chic.

Chicken Nuggets Recipe By Himalayan Foods

Ingredients:

½ kg / 500 grams of chicken mince

 1 medium sized onion

 2 eggs

 6 slice of white bread

 200 grams of bread crumbs

1 cup of white flour

 ½ cup of water

 1 tablespoon of garlic

 Pink salt per taste

½ teaspoon of ground black pepper

Procedure to Cook:

Chop the onions cut the bread slices into small pieces and put them in a bowl mix together the chicken mince meats, pieces of the sliced bread , Garlic paste , Himalayan pink salt, chopped onion , white flour and black pepper.  Mix well the ingredients and then grind them in a processor. When done take the mixture out in the bowl. Take nearly one tablespoon of the minced mixture and shape them as nuggets. In another bowl, beat the egg and add the half cup of water in beaten egg. In a third bowl put the bread crumbs. Put a frying pan on a stove.  Pour some cooking oil into a skillet and heat it on the moderate flame. Now dip the nuggets in the beaten egg mixture then dip the nuggets in the bread crumbs and coat it with the breadcrumbs then. Put them in the skillet for deep frying for at least 5 to 6 minutes until color changes to golden brown. When ready serve them tomato   ketchup and chili garlic sauce.