Indian Onion Salad is crunchy, delicious, tangy and easy to make. Serve it with any Indian meal on the side or with biryani, tandoori appetizers, grilled snacks.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: Not specified
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Side
- Cuisine: Indian cuisine
Ingredients
- 2 medium onions ((or 3 small))
- 1 green chilli (optional)
- 2 sprigs coriander leaves ((or 8 to 10 mint leaves))
- 1 lemon ((about 3 tablespoons lemon juice))
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon chaat masala
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon black pepper ((crushed, optional))
Method
How to make Onion Salad
- Rinse onions well under running water and peel them. Slice the whole onion to thin round slices. (see pictures in the post)
- Slit the green chili and deseed. Chop finely. Also chop the coriander leaves.
- Separate the layers to get onion rings. Add them to a bowl of very cold water and rest for 10 mins. Later drain the water and shake off the onion rings gently to get rid of excess moisture.
- Add them to a serving bowl. Squeeze lemon juice and add all the spices - chaat masala, red chilli powder, black pepper and salt.
- Also add the deseeded and chopped green chilies and coriander leaves. Toss everything well.
- Taste test and add more spice, salt or lemon juice if required.
- Serve onion salad with grilled snacks, tandoori appetizers, biryani or with pulao.
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.