Crispy Fried onions / Birista
Crispy Fried onions is an essential ingredient that can be used in many dishes like biryani or curries or korma recipes. I have used these fried onions in Biryani, khorma and many more recipes. It can be fried in large quantity and you can store them for later use for many other recipes which require this ingredient.
Preparing these Crispy brown fried onion in bulk and storing in the fridge is a convenient option. Once you know how easy it is to make a fresh batch of this at home we are sure you won’t be relying on the store bought packs anymore..
Tips for Crispy and perfect Golden Brown onions:
1. Always use fresh oil when you want the perfectly nice Crispy brown onions.
2. Use generous amount of oil to deep fry. Onions should be thinly sliced for best results.
3. After slicing sundry them for at least 1-2 hours or 12hours for best results. This is optional.
4. Timing and patience is the key. Deep fry them on medium-low flame .
5. The oil is hot and the onions will turn a shade darker after getting removed as well.
6. After taking out and place them open to room temperature for at least 1hour because onions attain their crispy texture after exposing them to room temperature.
7. If you’re not using the fried onions immediately they can also be stored. Transfer the fried onions into the airtight container or zip lock bags , seal them tightly and keep in the freezer for best results.
8. The onion-flavored oil does not go to waste as it can again be used in curries or gravies.
Crispy Fried Onions / Barista
Crispy Fried onions is an essential ingredient that can be used in many dishes like biryani or curries or korma recipes. I have used these fried onions in Biryani, khorma and many more recipes. It can be fried in large quantity and you can store them for later use for many other recipes which require this ingredient.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian, pakistani
Heat oil in a pan or a wok for frying the onions. Add a generous amount of oil to deep fry the sliced onions.
Finely slice the Onions lengthwise . When the oil is hot, add the sliced onions into the hot oil carefully.
Now start frying them on medium heat initially. Use the spatula and keep stirring in between to fry the onions evenly.
Then after few (5-6)minutes they start becoming soft, keep stirring it so that all the sliced onions are dipped in oil.
After few (12-14) minutes The onions will start to dehydrate at the water, changes colour to pink and will start to shrink in size.
Now after 4-6 minutes the onions will turn very light gold and starts to crisp up
Lower the flame Immediately and keep stirring continuously and fry on low flame.
As soon as onions start getting golden , immediately start removing them. Timing is really important, A slight delay in taking out can changes the colour to dark brown.
Takeout on a clean dry plate or open vessel. Don't use kitchen towel or tissue roll.
After removing when they attain the room temperature and Cripy texture use it or if you want to store these for later use tranfer them in a Ziplock bag or airtight container. Keep in the freezer.
1 medium onion is equal to 1/2 cup of fried onions
Keyword Birista, Crispy onion, Fried Onions
