Try this easy Indian Onion Salad recipe! This simple Onion Salad is made with a handful of ingredients in just 10 minutes. Serve as a side for curries, with poppadoms, or even as a topping for burgers.
About this 5 minutes Indian Onion Salad recipe
Ever wondered about how to make the onion salad that is served with poppadoms and green chutney in your local Indian restaurant?
It is really super quick and easy! Made with fresh ingredients, this homemade Onion Salad recipe takes only 10 minutes. First, slice the onion into whole onion rings slices or half slices, and then soak it in a bowl of ice-cold water for 5 -15 minutes.
The soaking process helps in retaining the crunchiness and mellowing down the sharpness of the onions.
Drain the water and then, toss with onion with spicy, lemon dressing and herbs.
It is very similar to Kachumber Salad minus the cucumber and tomatoes. This is a no-oil salad recipe, so it’s healthy and can be enjoyed guilt-free.
We often make a small batch of this salad, or tomato onion salad to pair with our Indian meals. Because it tastes best when served fresh.
This sliced salad can have many variations too. Add ground cumin, black salt, or even chaat masala powder.
What is Onion Salad?
Indian Onion Salad is an easy side dish with raw onions, spices, lemon juice, and coriander leaves. It is popularly known as Laccha Pyaaz in India and is served with North Indian curries, or with a tandoori sizzler platter. Although you can also serve them with burgers, Kati rolls, Wraps and use them in recipes that call for Pickled Onions.
This salad can be made with red onion, white onion, brown onion, or sweet Vidalia onions. Any variety of onions will work.
We often serve this Fresh Onion Salad with traditional South Indian Molagootal too and it’s delicious. Leave out the chaat masala and ground cumin for serving with south Indian recipes.
Why you’ll love this recipe?
No-Cook Recipe – This Everyday Indian salad requires no cooking and can be made in just 10 minutes.
Healthy – It is a No-Oil Salad and is healthy.
Dietary needs – It is naturally Vegan, Vegetarian, Egg-free, Gluten-free and Dairy-free
Easy to scale up or down – The recipe is easy to double, triple, or even half.
Versatile -Serve this Onion ring salad with all your favorite Indian meals. Looking for Everyday Indian Thali Inspiration – Here are 9 EVERYDAY INDIAN VEGETARIAN MEALS FOR YOU.
Ingredients
Onion – I like to use Red or White onion for this salad. If you prefer, use any other variety of onions too. Use a sharp knife to slice into thin whole onion rings slice.
Chilli Powder – Just a little Kashmiri chilli powder for heat. You can sub with cayenne pepper or paprika, diced green chilli or jalapenos too.
Salt to taste
Citrus – I Use lemon or lime juice to balance the sharp flavors of the onion.
Herbs – I like to use Coriander leaves (cilantro), Mint leaves or even a combination of both.
Optional spices – Ground Cumin & Chaat masala
How to make Indian Onion Salad?
To prepare Onion Salad at home, first, slice the onion into onion rings, not too thin. You can also dice them or slice them if you prefer.
Soak the onion rings in a bowl of ice-cold water for 5-15 minutes( optional step. By doing so, the onion stays fresh and crunchy and the sharp pungent taste has mellowed down.
In a mixing bowl, add the raw onion rings, salt, chilli powder, lemon juice, ground cumin(optional), chaat masala and coriander leaves.
Toss them together and serve.
Taste, and adjust the seasoning, and lemon juice to your liking. Restaurant-style Masala Onion Salad is ready in minutes.
Serving Suggestions for Onion Salad
Serve Onion Salad with Tarka Dal, Vegetable Raita, and Roti for a comforting family meal.
Delicious with curries like Paneer Butter Masala, Chickpea Spinach curry, or even Malai Kofta.
Can serve this pyaaz ka laccha with poppadoms.
Just omit the ground cumin and chaat masala when pairing with South Indian Molagootal and Vendakka Pachadi for a sumptuous meal.
Leftover Onion Salad
This simple salad tastes best when served fresh. So only make that quantity you are going to enjoy on the day.
However, you can stir the leftover masala onion salad with yoghurt, and enjoy as Onion Raita dip. This will keep well for up to 2 days in the refrigerator.
How to get rid of the Strong Onion Taste?
Soak the onion rings/ slices in a bowl of ice-cold water for at least 15 minutes. Soaked onions will get crispy and they also lose their strong taste.
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Ingredients
- 2 medium Onion slice to make onion ring slices
- Salt to taste
- ¼ Tsp Red Chilli Powder
- ¼ Tsp Ground Cumin Optional
- ½ Tsp Chaat Masala Optional
- 2 Tbsp coriander leaves
- ½ lemon juice about 2 tbsp
Instructions
- Soak the onion rings in a bowl of ice cold water for 5-15 minutes. Drain the water.
- In a mixing bowl, add the onion, salt, chilli powder, cumin and chaat masala, lemon juice and coriander leaves.
- Toss to combine and serve immediately.
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