Hello readers! welcome again. Today we will prepare something that everyone sees when they visit restaurants that is pickled onions. In this article I would be sharing with you the recipe of preparing easy pickled onions at home in a simple way and the taste will be like the one you get at restaurants. I have given the steps below of how to prepare this recipe. Read this article to know more.
Pickled Onions (Ginger, Vinegar & Green Chilies)
You will find them in any Indian restaurants you visit. They are served as an accompaniment to main course Indian meal. The pink color and tanginess make them even tastier. These onions are small in size and are completely soaked in vinegar along with beetroot to give them pink color. When these are prepared, they can be stored in air tight container dipped in vinegar along with beetroot to make their taste similar to the one we get in restaurants. In 2-3 days, it will get the color and the taste.
About Pickled Onions
In India we call Vinegar as "Sirka" and can be found in every Indian kitchen. Anyone can prepare restaurant style pickled onions at home by following the recipe that I have shared and enjoy them at home. One can eat them with the main course. They are more relished with mint chutney in India.
When they are ready, they are kept in an air tight container with sirka in refrigerator for a week. One can keep on adding red onions to the sirka liquid till the liquid is finished.
Let's prepare the recipe now and enjoy it.
Ingredients
12 nos. - Red onions
1/2 cup - Vinegar
2 big - Green Chilies
2inch julienne - Ginger
2 slices - Beetroot
1tsp - Himalayan pink salt
Preparation
1) Peel all the onions and put them in a bowl/ container.
2) Wash them thoroughly.
3) Transfer them to a bowl and add vinegar.
4) Add green chilies, salt, ginger and beetroot.
5) Leave them soaked in the solution for 2-3 days.
6) After 3 days taste one onion, it should be little tangy and red color would also have come by now.
7) Serve as an accompaniment with main dish along with mint chutney(optional).
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Why Pickled Onions Recipe Works
Pink Pickled Onions are soaked in vinegar for 2-3days that makes them soft and tangy, this further increases the taste. This makes the people enjoy them a lot with as an accompaniment with any dish.
Which vinegar solution to use?
One can get ready made vinegar solution from super market or order it online. There are variety of vinegar available in the market from apple cider to white vinegar. One can prepare pickled onions in any vinegar they like.
What does pickling do to onions?
Pickling makes onions soft and tangy. It also gives them red color.
How do onions turn red?
If one is using red onions, it is the color of onions that makes them red. If you are not able to get red onions one can add beetroot to the solution which also gives red color.
How Long do they last?
They can last longer if refrigerated.
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