Frying Onions Till Golden Brown!
Bachelor Cooking Tip:
In almost every recipe, specially Indian Cooking, you will come across the phrase fry the onions till golden Brown. It is as ubiquitous as the word Masala in Indian Cooking. (Masala is Spice in Hindi, and can mean the whole gamut of Indian Spices like Cumin, Coriander powder, Cinnamon, pepper, Cloves, Bayleaves, paprika and even ginger-garlic at times)
Frying Onions till golden brown is a very delicate affair.
You can’t just say, fry for 4-5 minutes either since I don’t know what kind of flame you are using. I don’t even know what kind of Cooking vessel you are using. In a thin frying pan, frying till golden is difficult and the onions just tend to get burned. Thick bottom pans are very recipe friendly, and cast iron ones are the best. The picture above is a thick Aluminium Kadhai or Wok and it is also very Indian recipe friendly.
The picture was taken just before the Onions turned golden brown. Even if I say fry till golden brown, you need not wait till then. It might just get burned. This is the perfect time when you may add the crushed Ginger-garlic paste and saute before you add masalas or Tomatoes.
The significance of frying till golden brown is that it dries the onion of its sweet juice and gives a slightly seasoned taste to the curry. Burn it, and the curry gets spoiled. That is the secret to Indian cooking.. The perfect timing of the frying of the onions..
The above picture will launch a thousand Indian Recipes. Good Luck.
Oh, that much onions is enough for 1 kilo meat. For the frying till golden brown, that is. If you want to add more onions, add later when you add the Meat. Add onions later for a nice gravy. Add when the meat is dry, and fry till the onions have turned to gravy…. Enjoy!!
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How to make fry onions? what is the easy way?
Besides the onios oils
pan and gas to cook what else?
I am from another planet not from onions I don’ knpw PLEASE give ideas or HElP
Sir/Ma’am i did understand the reason why the onoins are browned while making curries. But i have a question in my mind “Why onions brown during frying or whats the process involved in changing of its colour”? Please let me know.I’ll be thakful for your help.
Thanks
With Regards.
At least what are the infredients? Please Guessing is not help