onion curry recipe
one of the simple and basic north indian or western indian curries made with baby onions and some masala to stuff it. it is an ideal gravy based curry suitable for any kind of soft or hard roti’s / bread, but can also be served with rice too. generally, it is prepared with baby onions or shallots and the spice mix is stuffed inside the slit onions, but it can also be done with regular red onions.
Ingredients
for onion stuffing:
15 small onions
¼ tsp turmeric
½ tsp chilli powder
½ tsp garam masala
½ tsp salt
for curry:
2 tbsp oil
¾ tsp mustard
½ tsp cumin
few curry leaves
1 onion finely chopped
3 clove garlic sliced
1 inch ginger chopped
¼ tsp turmeric
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp coriander cumin powder
½ tsp garam masala
½ tsp salt
½ capsicum cubed
1½ cup tomato puree
¼ cup curd whisked
½ cup water
½ tsp kasuri methi crushed
Instructions
how to stuff onions
firstly, slit 15 small onions marking x in center.
add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp garam masala and ½ tsp salt.
mix well coating the spices to onions. rest for 15 minutes.
Onion curry recipe preparation
firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil, splutter ¾ tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
add 1 onion, 3 clove garlic, 1 inch ginger.
saute well until onions turn golden brown.
now add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander cumin powder, ½ tsp garam masala and ½ tsp salt.
saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
add ½ capsicum and saute for a minute.
further add 1½ cup tomato puree and cook well. to prepare tomato puree, blend 2 large tomatoes in a blender.
cook until the oil separates.
further add ¼ cup curd and continue to cook on low flame until the oil separates.
now add ½ cup water and mix adjusting consistency as required.
add in the stuffed onions and give a good mix.
cover and simmer for 8 minutes or until the onions softens and absorbs masala.
Finally, add ½ tsp kasuri methi and enjoy onion curry with roti.
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