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Vinegar Onions

Ingredients:

  • Onions – 2 medium finely chopped
  • Vinegar (light) – 1-2 tbsp
  • Red Coloring – a pinch
  • Chilli sauce – 1 tbsp
  • Salt

Method:

Mix in all the ingredients thoroughly.? Goes well as a side dish for appetizers/starters like samosas etc.

Colorful Raita

Ingredients:

  • Curd/Yoghurt – 3/4 cup
  • Onions – 1 medium thinly sliced or finely chopped
  • Green chillies – 1 finely chopped (or chilli powder a pinch)
  • Cucumber – 1 peeled and chopped finely
  • Tomatoes – 1 finely chopped
  • Coriander leaves – a few
  • Salt

Method:

Mix in all the ingredients with a little bit of water. Garnish with coriander leaves. Goes well with biryanis, pulaos. Can be had as a salad/starter too.

Onion Raita

Ingredients:

  • Curd/Yoghurt – 3/4 cup
  • Onions – 2 medium thinly sliced
  • Green chillies – 1 finely chopped
  • Coriander leaves (garnish)
  • Salt

Method:

Mix in all the ingredients. Top with coriander leaves for garnish. Goes well with biryanis and pulaos. Note: Can make plain cucumber raita similarly substituting the onions and green chillies for finely chopped cucumber. You can also make this with grated carrots instead of cucumber.