Indian•gourmet
British Indian Restaurant (BIR) Style Cooked Onion
Whether you are cooking for a large or small group, you can easily make this recipe smaller or larger to suit your requirements.
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 onions - finely sliced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil/ghee
- 1 green pepper (capsicum) and 1 red pepper - sliced
- 1 teaspoon paanch phoron*
- A pinch of turmeric
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil/ghee in a large pot.
- 2
Toss in the paanch phoron and let the spices sizzle for about then seconds before adding the sliced onions and peppers. Be careful not to burn the spices. If you do, start over!
- 3
Fry the onion and pepper slices for about fifteen minutes until soft and translucent but they still have a bit of crunch!
- 4
Add the turmeric and stir to combine.
- 5
Pour the mixed fried onion mixture into a bowl to cool and use as required.