Challas or sarlas, served as a side dish with traditional Indian food like cutlets and biryani, is onion salad in its simplest form.
Red onions certainly impart a lovely color to this salad making it vibrant and interesting. Of course, they also add so much flavor that you don't want to miss out. If red onions are not readily available, use brown onions instead.
For this onion salad recipe, you'll need to slice them as thin as possible. Soaking them in salt makes them soft and extra delicious. Don't forget to rinse the onions to remove extra salt. Otherwise the final dish will become very salty.
If you like extra spice kick, adding a couple of chopped green chilies will be a great idea. Simply add some vinegar to the onions and chilies, and you'll be rewarded with an extraordinary yet super easy challas (onion salad) recipe.
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Challas | Sarlas | Kerala Onion Salad
Ingredients
- 2 large red onions thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 large green chili sliced
- 1 teaspoon water
Instructions
- Place the sliced onions in a medium bowl. Sprinkle with salt. Add water. Using your finger tips, rub the onions really well in the salt. Set aside for 10 minutes.
- Drain the water from onions, and rinse well under cold running water.
- Add green chili and white vinegar to the salad.
- Serve as a side dish for Indian meal.
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CHCooks says
So colorful Rose 🙂
Sowmiasgalley says
I always prepare this salad for non veg dishes... It goes well with those.. Lovely clicks
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
Salad looks beautiful and delish, Rose!
kushi says
Beautiful presentation. I love this salad 🙂
Traditionallymodernfood says
Simple and perfect
Anup says
Thanks for sharing the recipe