A Perfect tea time snack that can be made in a jiffy with fewest of ingredients to get that branded restaurant taste.
when is the last time you had onion rings at your tea time comfort? Make them this time to surprise your family with. Crispy onion rings that can be made in no time.
This serves as a best appetizers for a party and can be made completely vegan with just few ingredients.
It was a cold wintery evening , when I craved for something hot and crispy and my fridge was wiped clean as we were travelling the other day, and this is how my jiffy onion rings met the hot tea on a wintery evening.
I paired these crispies with chilli mayonnaise, you can serve with the same or as it is, as hot with a cuppa tea!
This is the easiest way of making onion rings with simple ingredients, yet it may be tricky and hence patience is required to get the right rings.
Let’s do it!
Tips
- Always choose big onions, while making rings so that you can have many rings and the shape of your rings will also be big.
- If you’re a novice cook, you should be bit careful while cutting the rings in circle shape.
- If you wish to have onion discs avoid removing the center part, but it still gets tricky to turn them or coat them.
- Batter should be without lumps, otherwise you will end up with rings concentrated and uncooked at one side.
- Use a fork to move your rings to avoid breakage.
- Using your hands can be messy and inconvenient.
- Use a tissue by side to wipe of the batter from the fork.
- Use a spoon to coat them with breadcrumbs.
- Always fry them at medium heat.
- Use a separate spoon to fry and to drain the oil.
Ingredients
| Big onion | 2 (10 rings ) |
| Refined Flour | 1/3 cup |
| Bread crumbs | 1/2 cup |
| Salt | to taste |
| Pepper | 1/4 tsp |
| Chilli Flakes | 1/4 tsp |
| Mixed herbs | 1/4 tsp |
| Oil | 1/3 cup |
| Water | required amount |
To begin
- Peel onion skin, wash them and pat it dry.
- Cut the onions in circle shape.
- Carefully do it while making a cut, otherwise you will end up in a deformed shape.
- Let the rings be neither too thick nor thin.
- Remove the center part of onion circles to form a ring. you can also use as it is.
- Each onions would give you a maximum of 5 rings.
- Always choose a onion that is big in size for a better result.
- In an another vessel, mix maida, chilli flakes, pepper, mixed herbs and salt.
- Add required amount of water to form a batter and mix without any lumps.
- In another flat plate or vessel take the breadcrumbs.
- Take the onion rings gently with the help of a fork and coat it with the batter.
- Similarly turn it with the fork to coat the other side.
- Now move it to a vessel with breadcrumbs. Carefully, coat with breadcrumbs by using a spoon.
- In a deep bottom vessel, add oil when it is hot.
- When the oil is hot enough for frying, add the onions rings and fry them.
- Use a separate spoon for frying and draining.
- Store it in an airtight container or serve it immediately hot with a cup of tea or coffee.
- You can also pair them with mayonnaise.
Happy Snacking!
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