Salt can add piquancy to any food. But is there something that can add color and freshness to this pale edible mineral and enhance its taste?
In hills they call it pisi loon—salt ground with herbs and spices, In winters, you can spread ghee on chapatis, dust them with pisi loon and offer as rolls. In summers, you can sprinkle it over fruits to prepare chaat.
Though little historical evidence is available about how and when pisi loon became a part of pahadi cuisine, people offer their own theories.
People in the hills tend to consume less water in winters. Since salt induces thirst, making it part of the diet could be a way of ensuring hydration.
Then there are others who believe it is a way of adding herbs to one’s daily diet. Garlic, cumin seeds, ginger, and carom seeds, which aid in digestion, are common ingredients in pisi loon.
It enhanced taste and flavor of pisi loon is the reason behind its popularity. In several households, it is served as a side dish, particularly during the lean season when vegetable supplies become scanty.
People use sil-batta (grinding stone) to prepare pisi loon of varied flavours.
HEMP SALT
The hemp plant is a stout, aromatic, erect annual herb. The slender canelike stalks are hollow except at the tip and base. The leaves are compound with palmate shape, and the flowers are small and greenish yellow. Seed-producing flowers form elongate spikelike clusters growing on the pistillate, or female, plants. Pollen-producing flowers form many-branched clusters on staminate, or male, plants.
Hemp originated in Central Asia and Himalayan range. Hemp is grown in temperate zones as an annual cultivated from seed and can reach a height of up to 5 metres (16 feet). Crops grow best in sandy loam with good drainage and require average monthly rainfall of at least 65 mm (2.5 inches) throughout the growing season.
The edible seeds contain about 30 percent oil and are a source of protein, fibre, and magnesium. Shelled hemp seeds, sometimes called hemp hearts, are sold as a health food and may be eaten raw; they are commonly sprinkled on salads or blended with fruit smoothies.
how to use
these salts can be used in fruits and vegetable salad, raita, you can also use with roti and parathas, they can be used as pickle as well, can be used as a seasoning in juice and soups.
you can mix these with salts.
benefits of flavored salt
More effective with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory
Reduces asthma symptoms
Increases energy level
Prevent Diabetes and Anemia
Helps in different types of cancer prevention
Helps in increasing RBC to fight fungal infection
Gives relief from respiratory disorders
Good for stomach and kidney health
Cures urinary infection
Helps in improving vision
Helps in maintaining blood sugar level
Boosts your immunity to fight various viruses around
Ingredients of hemp flavored salt
Hemp Seeds
Holy Tulsi Seeds
Rock Salt
Black Salt
Thick Salt
Red Chilly
Rock Asafoetida
Roasted Cumin
Roasted Carom Seeds
Bay Leaf
Cinnamon
Star Anise
Cardamom
Black Cardamom
Clove
Black Pepper
Mace
Long Pepper
Dried Fenugreek Leaves
This salt is very helpful and beneficial for health. You can have it in various ways.
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