Topic: spiced onion recipe

[semiskimmed]

1 large onion chopped, teaspoon of chilli powder, teaspoon salt, teaspoon mint sauce and a few big squirts of tomato sauce!! mix well...sit in fridge for a few hours. The salt extracts the ;iwuid from the onion and leaves them with a totally different texture, thye are soft yet crunchy!This is exactly how the local curry houses around Glasgow make it. enjoy ;D

[Blondie]

Hi Semiskimmed,

Interesting.

I've been eating in Indian Restaurants for many years and I have never seen Spiced Onion on a menu.  Is it something that is only found in Scotland I wonder.

Cheers,

Blondie

[pete]

I get this onion mix, in a small carton, whenever I buy a curry.
I usually also get another carton with  mango chutney too.
They are free.

[Blondie]

Hi Pete & Semiskimmed,

What do the BIRs call this dish ?

Cheers,

Blondie

[pete]

Hi Pete & Semiskimmed,
What do the BIRs call this dish ?
Cheers,
Blondie

Onion raita, I think.
You don't order it, you just get it

[Yellow Fingers]

There are a lot of variations on the onion 'mix' depending on where you go. The onion raita is by definition onion in yoghurt with various spices. The onion in tomato ketchup is the bottom end ( in my opinion) of onion in a spiced tomato sauce. Usually it is just called onion salad, and is just that, onion a bit of salt, coriander leaf, chopped tomato and lemon juice. I have never seen it as a 'dish' on its own as such, it has always an accompaniment to poppadoms. Like Pete said, it is often given free in some form with takeaways or deliveries.

It would be interesting to see what other variations people have seen on their travels.

[Curry King]

Usually it is just called onion salad, and is just that, onion a bit of salt, coriander leaf, chopped tomato and lemon juice.

Yep thats all ive had down here in the south, ive never had onions in yogurt or tomato wether having a "sit-in" or takeaway.  Some places ive had mint and cucumber added to the above.

[Graeme]

Hi,

We get Onion Relish with Popadomes,
one of my books say it's...

onion (surprise)
green chilli
mint
coriander leaves
salt
lemon juice

simple but fantastic!

ISBN 1-85813-130-8 Parragon.
The recipes are by Mridula Baljekar.
Coombe books for Parragon published 1995.

This was a low cost book but and it works for me
and gives good results for very little time, or outley.

just found this  http://www.mridula.co.uk/

[semiskimmed]

up here in glasgow, the restraunts serve it as an accompaniment with popadoms and pakora's.  In the main restraunts the recipe i posted earlier is exactly how its made.  I have many indian & pakisatni friends who own restraunts or work in them, any more recipes needed just ask.
Glasgow is the king of curry!! and its been proved. 

[Curry King]

I have many indian & pakisatni friends who own restraunts or work in them, any more recipes needed just ask.

 

How about a gravy and vindaloo recipe 

Cheers
cK