Indian Hot Onion Relish Food

HOW TO MAKE COLD ONION CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place the sliced onions in a bowl of ice water and put in the fridge for about an hour.
• When the onion slices are good and cold, drain the water and tap them dry with a clean cloth.
• Now mix the ketchup, tomato puree, chilli powder, cumin seeds and salt with the sliced onions.
• Stick in the fridge for about 45 minutes before serving.
• This recipe is perfect with papadams though I could eat it on its own!

SWEET AND SPICY ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Peel the onions, cut in half and slice into 1-inch pieces. Add the onions and the vegetable oil to a large saucepan, over medium-low heat, and saute until soft. Stir in the black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic and brown sugar until incorporated. Add half of the root beer and let reduce until starting to get thick. Stir in the remaining root beer and continue to reduce until the liquid is almost completely evaporated.
• Serve on top of good quality, natural casing hot dogs with a good brown mustard and a little mayonnaise, to taste.

RED ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Chop the red onions into slices
• Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the sliced onion to the melted butter
• Fry for a few minutes, then add the brown sugar and red wine vinegar
• Stir and allow to simmer on a low heat for 20 minutes, stirring regularly to prevent the sugar from burning.
• It should now have reduced to a delicious dark red relish - Serve straight away or pop in a jar and store in the fridge for a later date.

INDIAN RELISH

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix together red bell peppers, onion, white wine vinegar, sugar and crushed red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Stirring occasionally, cook 30 minutes, or until thickened. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight before serving.

HOT CORN RELISH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat cook corn in stock with chilies, sweet pepper, marjoram and salt until reduced to 3 1/2 cups.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisk in butter.
• Garnish with cilantro.

INDIAN PINEAPPLE RELISH

Steps:

• Drain pineapple but reserve the juice, chop finely.
• Heat oil in a pan, and add mustard seeds immediately to it.
• As soon as it begins to sputter, add cumin and onion seeds.
• Add ginger and chilies and saute for about a minute until just aromatic.
• Add the pineapples, raisins, sugar and salt.
• Add 1 1/4 cups of pineapple juice (use the reserved juice and make it up to 1 1/4 cups using water if needed).
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook uncovered for 15-20 minutes.

INDIAN ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Cut onion crosswise into paper-thin rings and put rings into a bowl.
• Add all other ingredients, toss and mix.
• Set aside for 30 minutes or more before eating in order to let the flavors blend.

INDIAN HOT ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Rinse onions in sieve under cold running water; drain.
• Mix together ingredients in a small bowl; allow flavors to meld over 1 hour period before serving.
• Serve as table condiment with Indian foods, samosas, pakoras, along with other chutneys.

RAW ONION RELISH

Steps:

• 1. Peel onions, and cut them in thin slices. Separate the shreds, and wash them in several changes of cold water, squeezing them slightly. Be careful not to squeeze the shreds too hard, or you may crush them. Put them in a bowl, add chili, and sprinkle them with lemon juice or vinegar, and salt. Toss. Serve immediately.

SWEET ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Saute the onions in a skillet over medium-low heat until translucent and caramelized, about 10 minutes. Add the brown sugar and stir until dissolved. Deglaze the pan with both vinegars and the wine. Simmer on medium-low heat until all the liquid has been evaporated, about 15 minutes.

INDIAN RELISH

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix together red bell peppers, onion, white wine vinegar, sugar and crushed red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Stirring occasionally, cook 30 minutes, or until thickened. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight before serving.