Onion rings
Spiced, crunchy battered onion rings
Thick rings of white onion in a chilli-spiked batter of gram, rice and self-raising flour with breadcrumbs, fried until crisp and golden. The rice flour keeps them crunchy. Serve with red, green, and date and tamarind chutneys.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 3 white onions3–4, sliced into rings
For the batter
- 3 tbsp gram flour (besan)
- 3 tbsp rice flour
- 4 ½ oz self-raising flour1 cup
- 2 tbsp chilli paste
- 3 ½ oz breadcrumbs½ cup
- 3 tsp fresh corianderchopped
- 1 tbsp lemon juiceor to taste
- 1 tsp saltor to taste
- ¾ cup waterabout
- oilfor deep frying
- red, green, and date and tamarind chutneys (optional)to serve
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Mix 3 tbsp gram flour (besan), 3 tbsp rice flour, 4 ½ oz self-raising flour, 2 tbsp chilli paste, 3 ½ oz breadcrumbs, 3 tsp fresh coriander, 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tsp salt. Add ¾ cup water gradually to make a soft batter that coats the back of a spoon.
Step 2: Separate 3 white onions into rings.
Step 3: Heat oil to 350°F. Dip the rings in the batter and fry in batches for 2–3 minutes, until golden and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper.
12 minStep 4: Serve hot with red, green, and date and tamarind chutneys.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does onion rings take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of white onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of self-raising flour?
- Plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder per 150g (1 cup).
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