How To Reduce Salt In Food Stuff....

Adding salt to a food is not an easy task for beginners because sometimes they add less salt and some time they add excess salt to a dish which makes a dish to taste bad.

The less salt in a dish can be managed easily by adding adequate amount of salt in the stuff.

But the excess salt in a food can be manage by using some kitchen hacks which can be used to reduce the salt as well as maintaining a dish taste good also. Today I am going to share you with hacks on how to remove excess salt from a gravy or curry which I have gathered from my mom, friends and books.

Kneaded Dough(chapati dough)

You can add a kneaded dough or a chapati dough to your gravies to reduce the excess salt in it.Just you have to do is make a 1 or 2 small balls and put it into the gravy which absorbs the excess salt in a dish and make a dish to taste good.Discard the balls after 10 minutes.

Used in:- Dals,Soups Indian gravies,Thai curries,etc....  

                   

      

                                     

Curd

You can use this method and add curd to a dish to dull out the saltiness.Keep in mind that the curd should be poured in a dish when the gas is off or in low flame as in high flame the curd get scattered making a dish to taste bad.

Used In:- It works best with Indian gravies. 

  

 

Warm water 

Remove half the gravy from your salty dish and add salt-free water to dilute the saltiness. After the liquid dilution of gravy you can add spices more to balance taste.

Used In:-It works best with all gravies. 

Bread 

Cooking the dish with a pieces of bread also helps absorb the excess salt.The pieces of salt can be taken out after 10 minutes.

Used In:-This method works best for curries.

Vinegar & Sugar


Add white vinegar and half teaspoon of sugar into your gravy to kill the excess salt added to it. Heat the dish for two minutes and then serve it.

Used In:-This method works best with Chinese gravies