The Incredible Edible Onion ! - Recipe for Wet Masala

The Incredible Edible Onion !
 [Onions - chopped] 
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The Onion can be used in innumerable ways. The immature and mature bulbs
are eaten raw or they may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They are
used in soups and sauces and for seasoning many foods. They may also be
fried. Coated with gram flour and fried, the Onion bhajiya makes an
excellent snack. Small white leaf at the base before the bulb are eaten
raw in salads. These immature plants are known as green, bunching or
spring onions. Onion oil, produced by steam distillation, is used to a
limited extent for flavoring foods.
There has been an increasing demand, in recent years, for dehydrated
Onion products. The onions are sliced and dried. They are used for
flavouring food and in canned meat products, sausages, canned and dried
soups and ketchup. Dried Onion flakes can be reconstituted by cooking in
water, and are used in salads and other foods. Chopped and dried green
Onion tops may be used as a substitute for chives-a kind culinary herb
for culinary purposes.
WET masala
A wet masala can be made ahead of time. Make this in a large quantity.
Store it in the refrigerator. You can use it to make curries.
Onion 1 kg
garlic 1full pod (big)
ginger 2 inches
tomatoes ? kg
oil 1-2 cups
Grind onions with a little water in a mixer. Take it out and then grind
ginger and garlic separately with little water, take the mixture out and
then grind tomatoes and keep aside. Heat oil in a thick bottomed 'kadai'
or open pressure cooker. Then add onions, saute and fry to almost a
golden dark brown colour. Add ginger garlic and saute only for a few
minutes. Add tomato puree and fry till the mixture leaves the side of
the pan. Cool it. Refrigerate in an airtight box.
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