Crisp at the edges and tender through the middle, Fried Onions Recipe (Crispy Onions/Birista) is a Indian condiment made with simple everyday ingredients in about 12 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 7 minutes
  • Total time: 12 minutes
  • Yield: 0.5 · 0.5 cup
  • Category: Condiment
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 onion (large)
  • 1 teaspoon corn starch ((corn flour, optional))
  • ½ to ¾ cup oil ((deep frying oil))

Method

How to Make Fried Onions

  1. Wash and peel onion.
  2. Cut onions into evenly thin slices and ensure they are almost of same thickness.
  3. Sprinkle corn flour on the slices and toss them.
  4. Heat oil in a deep pan till medium hot but not smoking hot.
  5. Reduce the flame to medium. Add few onion slices at one time and deep fry until crisp.
  6. Transfer them to an absorbent paper. Fry all the onions in batches. Cool them completely and store in a airtight jar.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.