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Buy Indian Sugar & Salt Online in Canada — Gur, Shakkar, Mishri & Pink Salt
Sugar and salt are the two things a kitchen never wants to run out of, and GoDirect delivers both same day across the Greater Toronto Area — the everyday granulated sugar and table salt for the shelf, and the desi sweeteners and Indian speciality salts that supermarkets here rarely stock.
On the sugar side there is Redpath Sugar Fine Granulated and Rogers Lantic Sugar Fine Granulated, brown sugar and Demerara Sugar for baking and chai, and the traditional range: Aman's Punjabi Shakkar, Verka Punjabi Shakkar, Canteen Punjabi Shakkar and Balle Balle Shakkar, Verka Pesi Gur, Canteen Pesi Gur, Aman's Pesi Gur in Jar and Balle Balle Pesi Gur Jar, spiced Verka Masala Gur and Aman's Masala Gur Jar, Shudh Desi Khand, and mishri (rock sugar) in big and small crystal from Aman's and Tasty.
The salt side runs from plain table salt — Tata Salt, Tata Salt Lite and Windsor Table Salt — to Himalayan pink salt in whole and powdered form from Capital, PK and PTI, and black salt (kala namak) powder, the sulphurous, faintly smoky salt that Delhi chaat, Lucknawi kebab masalas, jal jeera and Bombay bhel all lean on. Pack sizes are practical rather than fussy: 200 gm, 400 gm, 800 gm, 850 gm and 900 gm packs and jars, 1 kg, 1.5 kg and 2 kg bags, and 2 lb, 3 lb, 4 lb and 10 lb sizes when you cook in volume or are buying for a function.
If the desi sweeteners are new to you, it helps to know how they differ. Gur (jaggery) is cane juice boiled down and set solid — pesi gur is the pressed block form, masala gur has spices worked in. Shakkar is gur crumbled into a coarse, free-flowing powder, easy to spoon into tea, milk or atta. Khand is a lighter, drier granulated form. Mishri is sugar left to crystallise into hard lumps, often served after a meal or offered as prasad.
A storage note: gur, shakkar and khand pick up moisture from the air and will clump in a humid kitchen, so keep them in a tightly sealed jar away from the stove and sink. Salt behaves the same way — a dry, airtight container keeps it free-running, and Himalayan pink salt in whole crystal form keeps almost indefinitely if it stays dry.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make gur wali chai and gur di roti?
For gur wali chai, brew the tea and milk first and stir the gur or shakkar in off the heat — added to boiling milk it can split the chai. A crumbly powder dissolves easiest, so Aman's Punjabi Shakkar, Verka Punjabi Shakkar or Balle Balle Shakkar suit it. Gur di roti, the sweet Punjabi winter roti, is made by kneading grated gur into atta with a little ghee — Verka Pesi Gur or Canteen Pesi Gur grate well for that.
What is masala gur and how is it eaten?
Masala gur is jaggery with spices such as ginger and ajwain worked in while it sets, a winter habit across Punjab, Haryana and western UP. It is usually broken into small pieces and eaten as it is after a meal, stirred into hot milk, or dropped into chai. Verka Masala Gur and Aman's Masala Gur Jar are the packs on our shelf, and Aman's Pesi Gur Masala sits alongside them.
Which salt do people use for vrat and fasting food?
Fasting kitchens across north India traditionally leave out ordinary table salt and cook with rock salt instead — sabudana khichdi, kuttu ki poori and vrat wale aloo are all seasoned that way. The rock salts we stock are Himalayan pink salt, available in whole crystal and powdered form from Capital, PK and PTI, so you can grind it fresh or spoon it straight in.
What is kala namak used for?
Kala namak, or black salt, is a pungent, faintly smoky salt used where ordinary salt would taste flat — sprinkled over chaat and fruit chaat, stirred into jal jeera and shikanji, finished over raita, and mixed into chaat masala for bhel and papdi. We carry it as black salt powder. Use a lighter hand than you would with table salt, since the flavour carries.
What sizes do sugar and salt come in?
Sugar and salt are sold in 200 gm to 900 gm packs and jars, 1 kg, 1.5 kg and 2 kg bags, and larger 2 lb, 3 lb, 4 lb and 10 lb sizes for big families and caterers.
Do you deliver sugar and salt same day across the GTA?
Yes. Add them to your cart and choose an available delivery slot for your city at checkout — GoDirect delivers same day across the Greater Toronto Area.