Homemade birista or fried onions recipe
Korma, pulao, curries or biryanis call for fried onions or birista. Try this recipe
| PREP TIME | 10 m |
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| COOK TIME | 5m |
| SERVES | Makes 1 cup of birista |
Ingredients
2 to 3 large raw onions, uniformly sliced
1 cup oil, to fry
1/4 tsp of salt
METHOD
1. To make birista, you would need at least 2 to 3 large raw onions, sliced uniformly thin. Toss with some salt. Let it stand for 5 minutes, then pat them dry. Heat oil in a pan, till it is quite hot.
2. Drop the sliced onion in batches. It's almost like flash frying. Fry till golden - gives a sweet, caramel flavour. Remove, drain on paper towels. Can be stored in an air tight container in the fridge for a week or so.
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