Shakkarpara and Nimki Making Machine

Namak para is ribbon-like strips of pastry (made up of refined flour, oil and water) delicately seasoned with ajwain and cumin seeds (jeera) in pure ghee (clarified butter) or any oil.Hence the name namak pare literally means salty or salted pieces or call them salty bites or salty crackers. These are also called as Nimki or Salty Diamond Cuts. All you need is to make a firm savory pastry dough. Roll and cut the dough into strips, square shapes or diamond shape and then deep fry.Black salt, also known as kala namak or Himalayan black salt, is found in India. It comes from the salt mines of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and other Himalayan locations. Black salt was first used in Ayurvedic medicine for its holistic, therapeutic properties.Known in South Asia as kala namak, Indian black salt (also called Himalayan black salt) is a volcanic rock salt found in areas surrounding the Himalayas and parts of Northern India.