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Pickled pink onions in liquid in a mason jar
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Indian Pickled Onions | Sirke wale Pyaaz

These Indian pickled onions are delightfully crunchy, tart and tasty. Perfect as a side salad. You will love these sirke wale pyaaz
Course Pickle | Side
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Indian pickled onions, sirke wale pyaaz
recipe side
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Pickling time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 4 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 19kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 large red onion sliced or shallots
  • 2 green chillies slit
  • 1 tsp. Peppercorns

Pickling solution

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 1 tsp. Sugar

Instructions

  • Using a sharp knife or mandolin, finely slice a large onion or two medium red onions.
  • If using a chilli slice it.

Prepare pickling solution

  • Heat 1 cup water in a pan. Add 1 teaspoon salt and sugar each. Heat till they dissolve. Now turn off the heat.
  • Add 1 cup white vinegar or apple cider vinegar to the salt and sugar solution.
  • This is your pickling liquid.
  • Take a clean mason jar or glass jar.
  • Add sliced onions and green chillies or garlic (if using). Add any herbs or whole spices if using.
  • Now add the warm pickling solution till the top.
  • That’s it. Screw on a cap and put in the refrigerator.
  • The pickle gets pinkish in color which deepens with more pickling time.
  • Your crunchy tart and tasty pickled onions are ready to eat. Enjoy.

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Notes

1. Red onions are the best for making pickled onions, as their lovely pink color is enhanced after pickling.
2. Slicing onions makes them pickle evenly and they look pretty too. You may also use whole shallots here.
3. They are ready to consume in just 2 hours. Their flavour deepens as they sit longer in the pickling solution.
4. They should be stored in the refrigerator and can last for weeks that way.
5. You can prepare more batches of pickled onions with the same pickling solution. Just add more sliced onion once you finish off the current batch.
6. I prefer storing them in air tight glass mason jars. Always ensure that these jars are clean and sterilised.
7. The picking solution always uses vinegar and water with salt and sugar for balance. Whole spices and herbs like bay leaves, peppercorns and garlic along with chillies enhance flavour. 8. Traditionally white vinegar is used, but I have used apple cider vinegar, as I like its flavour more.

Nutrition

Calories: 19kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.04g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 280mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.2mg