Salna recipe | Empty Salna

Name: Salna recipe | Empty Salna
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 Onion (sliced); 2 Tomato (finely chopped); 2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste; 3 tbsp Mint leaves (finely chopped); 1/4 cup Coriander leaves (finely chopped); 1 tbsp Gram flour (Dissolve in 3 to 4 tbsp water); 1 tsp Lemon juice; 7 Cups Water; Salt (as needed); ¼ tsp Turmeric; 1 tsp Fennel seeds powder; 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder; 1 tsp Garam masala powder (Or Biryani masala powder); 2 to 3 tbsp Sambar powder (measure heaped (Aachi, Sakthi works) or you can use Asian curry powder); ½ cup Grated coconut (packed); 8 Cashews; 1 tbsp Fried gram dal (Pottukadalai); 3 to 4 tbsp Oil; 2 Cardamom; 1 Inch Cinnamon; 3 Cloves; 1 Star anise; 1 tsp Stone flower (Kalpasi, few); 1 Biryani leaf; 1 Sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:30min

Salna or empty salna is a vegetarian gravy served as side dish for parotta or biryani. With just onion and tomato base with lots of spices, masala to make it perfect balance in taste.

Updated at: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:41 GMT