Topic: Looking for a Recipe: Chilled Onions

[BrummyCurryMonster]

When I go to my local Indian restraint I normally start off with poppadoms, one of the dips served is chilled onions. I?ve asked how they make these but the restaurant will not tell me.

Does anyone have a recipe for Chilled Onions?

[Chilli Prawn]

Do you mean Onion Salad with Mint or Coriander, and cumcumber and Tomato?  If that is the case then you have your answer, but use sweet or mild onions, and sprinkle with a little lemon juice.

CP

[Curry King]

Yep I have onion salad with all my curry, its esential for me 

1 large chopped onion
1 tsp mint sauce
.5 tsp salt  (or to taste)
Squirt or two of Lemon Juice

Mix together, cover and leave in the fridge for an hour before you need it.

Some restaurnts add red onion, tomato, cucumber and corriander so make it how you like it!

[johnboy]

I use this recipe, it's not mine and I can't recall where I got it from but it's damned good straight from the fridge with some popadoms.

1 Medium onion chopped as you like it. ( I use red onions as they seem less sharp)
Tomato Ketchup. Just enough to coat the onion and no more.
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 Tsp Fenugreek leaves
1 Tsp Coriander leaves finely chopped.
Chilli powder to taste. I use 1/4 Tsp of Rajah extra hot.
1 Tbsp Sugar.
pinch of Salt
Small amount of red food colouring.

Mix the whole lot together and place in fridge.

Best left for a day for the onion to neutralise.

[BrummyCurryMonster]

I use this recipe, it's not mine and I can't recall where I got it from but it's damned good straight from the fridge with some popadoms.

1 Medium onion chopped as you like it. ( I use red onions as they seem less sharp)
Tomato Ketchup. Just enough to coat the onion and no more.
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 Tsp Fenugreek leaves
1 Tsp Coriander leaves finely chopped.
Chilli powder to taste. I use 1/4 Tsp of Rajah extra hot.
1 Tbsp Sugar.
pinch of Salt
Small amount of red food colouring.

Mix the whole lot together and place in fridge.

Best left for a day for the onion to neutralise.

Just made some and there about 98% the same. I'm quite happy as my wife is pregnant at the moment and she has craving for these. It was costing me ?3 every other night but now I can make as much as she need's.

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[Chilli Prawn]

That is what we are here for! 
CP

[chef1707]

I've always had rave reviews over this..

2 chopped onions
cover with tomato ketchup
2 teaspoon mint sauce
1 teaspoon chilli powder
red food colouring

chill for at least an hour...

 ;D

[woodpecker21]

hi bcm
try looking at the curry house cookery by bruce edwards in the downloads section. there is a recipe for onion, cucumber and tomato salad and is also delicious it is also a very good place to start for methods used to cook your curries it is a method i regularly adopt when making mine you dont have to have made his curry sauce for the recipes to taste great.

btw welcome to the forum i know you will enjoy your stay i have and i was fortunate to have found the site when it first started . there is a wealth of experience from all over the world all with one unique goal the British Indian Restaurant taste. one thing i would say is don't forget to give feedback on how your recipes turnout 

good luck

regards
gary

[Chilli Prawn]

I've always had rave reviews over this..

2 chopped onions
cover with tomato ketchup
2 teaspoon mint sauce
1 teaspoon chilli powder
red food colouring

chill for at least an hour...

 ;D

That takes me back a bit.  Most of the birs in Manchester used to make this type of chutney, but they used tomato paste with a little sugar.  Yummy  ;D
CP