Topic: Which onions ...........

[Naga]

Just had a quick look at the

[DalPuri]

Most Asian households will use a type of red onion.
It was what i always used when living in London.
Spiceway was my local shop, Sri Lankan run.
Ahhhhhh, Mutton rolls. ...



(if you've never tried one, imagine a findus crispy pancake with a dry mutton curry filling)

Frank. 

[Peripatetic Phil]

Has anyone tried Red onions.

I use them all the time for onion salad but regard them as something of a no-no for a base.  They seem to take an eternity to break down, compared to brown onions which are my normal base type (farm shop, Lidl, Gurkha store, wherever).

** Phil.

[DalPuri]

If I still had the choice of buying them locally and using them in a gravy, I might've given it a try myself. But i would only use the small Asian ones and not the standard reds from a major supermarket. I prefer the flavour. The amount of peeling is what would put me off using them regularly in a base, unless they made a significant difference to the final flavour of the curry.
Always used to use them for main dishes though. They do take longer but get there eventually.
Give them a try Michael, you never know. 

[Stephen Lindsay]

I'm not that fussed what onions I use as long as they don't contain horse DNA. I buy mines from Lidl,

[Peripatetic Phil]

I've just checked and my last bag was from Holland. No wonder my base tasted a little flat.

 : Boom boom.

Which would presumably sound like "Bome bome" if pronounced by a native Dutch speaker !
** Phil.

[fried]

I do like a mixture of red and brown onions for traditional cooking, but for a base I use whatever is cheapest down my local Turkish shop, usually a couple of quid for 5kg. The price of red onions at the moment doesn't inspire to use them in a base.

A couple of places around gare du nord do those mutton rolls and they are fantastic!

[Micky Tikka]

You are right Frank I asked the question and no one so far has made a base with red onions
I will make a small batch up and report 
And we are all being so nice 

[DalPuri]

A couple of places around gare du nord do those mutton rolls and they are fantastic!

I Know  ;D  ;D

Great pic eh. 

[fried]

I haven't had one for ages. I'm salivating now. I'm going to have to see if I can do a flying visit for lunch this week.