Onion Raita

Ingredients:

1/2 cup thick yogurt

2 Big onions (Finely sliced)

1 green chillies (chopped)

Few stalks of Coriander leaves

salt to taste

Method:

• Beat the curd with a fork to smoothen and set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the onions, green chilli and salt. Rub everything together with fingers.
• Add the beaten yogurt to the bowl and mix well.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve as a side dish for Briyani.

Onion Pakoda

Ingredients:

1 cup Self raising flour

1 Long green chilli (thinly sliced slantingly)

2 Big Onions (Finely sliced)

Few strands of Curry leaves (Chopped)

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/4 tsp Fennel seeds

Oil for deep frying

salt to taste

1/4 cup water (or slightly more)

Method:

• In a big bowl, Combine all the ingredients for the pakoda except oil.
• Mix well and make sure the consistency of the batter is not too thin or too thick.
• Keep aside for 15-20 mins.
• Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan.
• Wet both hands, with the help of little oil, make pakodas and drop carefully into the hot oil.
• Keep the flame medium high. Pakodas are ready when browned on both sides.
• Serve pakodas hot with chutney or tomato ketchup.