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Onion Lachha salad
Popular Onion salad recipe served as a complimentary accompaniment in Indian restaurants
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 14 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
3
- 1 big onion
- 1 green chili
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 1/4 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp chaat masala
- 1/4 tsp black salt | kaala namak
- Salt as needed
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1 small lemon
- 1 tsp mustard oil (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Peel and wash the onion. I used one big red onion.
- 2
Cut this into thick roundels.
- 3
Separate the onions.
- 4
In a bowl add ice cold water and immerse the onions into this.
- 5
Drain the water and keep it aside. Gently pat dry this.
- 6
In a bowl add the red chili powder, chaat masala, black salt, cumin powder and salt.
- 7
Mix well.
- 8
Add the chopped chili, coriander leaves and the spice mix to the onions.
- 9
Now squeeze the lemon juice to this.
- 10
If adding mustard oil, add this now.
- 11
Mix well.
- 12
Onion Laccha is ready.
- 13
Serve with Chole bhatura, kebab, naan or any north Indian meal.