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Alkaline salt (Papad khar) is available in the form of a white cube. Poke a nail in the middle of the cube to check its quality, it should penetrate smoothly (a sign of good quality).
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Description
Alkaline salt (Papad khar) is a light or dark brown efflorescent ash obtained either from alkaline deposits in the soil or by burning a variety of plants like Arthrocnemum, Salsola, Haloxylon recurvum or Salicornia. It is amorphous to crystalline, mined in lumps and broken down. It is widely used in the preparation of papads to improve dough rolling properties and also frying quality. It not only contributes to the crispiness and expansion of fried papads but also increases their shelf life. It is dissolved in water which is then added to papad dough.