You need just 10 minutes of your time and 2 ingredients to make perfectly crisp fried onion at home. Fried Onion can be handy in a lot of dishes. Mittu is fond of fried onion and loves it as topping in any of the rice dishes.
About Fried Onion
Fried Onion is strings of onion deep fried to golden brown and crisp. Make these and storing can save a lot of time as fried onion can be used in a variety of dishes which includes biryani, pulao, curry, gravy, salad, soup, casserole etc. Fried Onion is very popular in South Asian and Western cuisine. The best part is you can freeze it for months and use it. Grinding little of fried onion to a paste and adding it to curries / gravies elevates the taste of the dish. You get fried onions readily available in stores but most of the times they can re use oil for frying which gives it a rancid smell which is not healthy too. So I always prefer to make fried onions at home.
How to make Fried Onions Video
You can oven fry or air fry fried onions but the flavor and texture sure varies. Having a batch of fried onion ready helps you in many dishes. Onions are thinly sliced and deep fried directly in oil. You can even add little corn starch to onion before frying. Having a batch of these fried onions in freezer pushes you to make biryani often and at ease. Making these can consume a bit of time if you are making a big batch but it is a one time task and it will last long in freezer.
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Fried Onion Ingredients
Onion – You can use any onion white, yellow, red etc. Oil – Use neutral flavored cooking oil to fry the onions. Ghee or coconut oil or vegetable or sunflower oil would be good too. Cornflour(optional) – You can even toss onion in onion and then fry it. This is purely optional.
How to make Fried Onion Step by Step
1.First take 2 medium sized onions. 2.Remove the skin and discard it. 3.Cut each onion into 2 like this. 4.Remove the white part. 5.This white part should be discarded. Repeat to finish. 6.Now start slicing each half. 7.Slice them thin as uniform as possible. 8.Separate the layers. Now fried onion is ready to fry. 9.Heat oil in a kadai – First add one string onion to check oil temperature. If there is no immediately bubbles coming then you need to wait for few seconds. 10.After few seconds add another string again you can see immediate bubbles coming and it starts to slowly come up. This is the right oil temperature. 11.Keep flame in medium. Now add a small batch of onion strings. 12.After few seconds flip over. 13.Let it fry in medium flame. 14.Flip over in between to ensure even frying. 15.Color slowly changes. 16.When the color changes to golden brown then the fried onions are done. 17. Remove using a perforated ladle. 18.Transfer it to a tissue paper to remove excess oil. Fry in batches and repeat to finish. You can store them and use it right away.
Expert Tips
Onion slicing – Slice the onions thin and uniform so that while frying it ensures even frying. Cooking Time – I made only a small batch so took me just few minutes to fry. But if you are making a big batch then it may take longer. Oil temperature – Oil temperature should be perfect. So always have a check before adding. If it is less hot then onion may not get crisp if it is too hot then onions may get burnt easily. Frying – Remove the fried onions when they are golden brown which will give perfect crisp fried onions. If you remove them a little earlier then they will be soggy and not crisp.
Serving
Soups & Salads – You can use fried onions as topping for soups and salads while serving. Curries & Gravies – While making onion tomato paste for the curry you can 1/4 cup fried onions which gives it a nice flavor. Biryani, Pulao – Fried onions serve as a great topping for biryani and pulao. Burgers & Sandwiches – You can add fried onion as a filling for burgers, sandwiches. Wraps & Rolls – Sprinkle little of spring onions while adding the patties, stuffing. Pizza & Pasta – Fried onions serves as a great topping for pizza, mac and cheese, white sauce pasta, red sauce pasta etc.
1.How to store fried onions?
Store in a zip lock bag in fridge or freezer. If you want to store it for a week, store in fridge. If you want to store longer then store in freezer which will last for up to 4-6 months. While using thaw it then air fry at 190 DEG C for 3-5 mins then use it.
2.Can I air fry instead of deep frying?
Yes you can air fry onions but it will not give the same taste and texture as deep fried onions. Preheat air fryer at 130 DEG C for 10 minutes. Spray little oil in the air fryer basket , place the sliced onions then sprinkle little oil on it. Air fry them for 20-25 minutes flipping over every 5 minutes. Do this until onions turn crisp and golden brown. If you have any more questions about this Fried Onions Recipe do mail me at [email protected]. In addition, follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter . Tried this Fried Onions Recipe? Do let me know how you liked it. Also tag us on Instagram @sharmispassions and hash tag it on #sharmispassions.
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