Onion rings are the popular American appetizer recipe, they are crispy and crunchy outside with soft onion inside. They are very easy to make but the batter is the crucial part of this recipe. The batter should stick to the onion for the perfect crunchy onion rings. They are different ways to make onion rings but I prefer this recipe because of fewer ingredients. You can bake the onion rings in the oven, or deep fry them in the oil. They can make the best side or appetizer for parties and dinners. Moreover, they go well with the sandwich and burgers top layer to add the crunchiness.
How to Make Onion Rings:
To make onion rings firstly, cut onions and separate them into rings and keep them on a plate. Now make a batter with the all-purpose flour, pepper, salt, and water. the batter should not be sticky. Then dip the onion rings in the batter first and roll them in bread crumbs. Finally, deep fry them in the hot oil and serve them with ketchup and ranch.
know more about ingredients:
Onions: These are the main ingredient of this recipe. Any kind of onions are suitable for this recipe, On the other hand, they should be in the medium to large size. Cutting of the onions is a crucial part of the recipe. Cut them into 1/4 inch thickness and cut them equally, so that they can fry evenly.
Batter: All-purpose flour, pepper, salt, and water is used to make the dipping batter. You to be a little careful while adding the water. Add the water at a low speed. Because if the batter is too thin or runny, it can’t stick to the onions properly. This act’s as a binding factor for the bread crumbs to stick on the onions. Dip in the batter for two times for better thickness. Pepper and salt add the spice and taste to this recipe. Adjust the pepper and salt according to your taste.
Bread crumbs: They reason behind the crunchiness of this recipe. Use any bread crumbs like homemade or store-bought bread crumbs. That doesn’t make any difference in the taste. If the bread crumbs are not available, make rough powder with the plain cornflakes and use them.
Onion Rings Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour/ Maida
- 1/2 tbsp pepper powder
- 1 tsp salt
- water as required
- 1 cup onion rings
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- oil as required for deep fry
Instructions
Pre preparation:
preparation of onion rings:
- Take medium or large-sized onions and cut them in 1/4 inch thickness. After that separate, the onion rings from each other and keep them in a bowl.
- Use the medium and large size rings to make onion rings and save the rest for some other recipes.
Preparation of the batter:
- Take a mixing bowl and add all-purpose flour, salt, pepper and mix them well. Now add the water at the slow speed.
- Make the batter without lumps. Moreover, the batter should not be runny. If is it runny it can't stick to the onion rings.
Preparation:
- First, heat the oil in the pan to deep fry the onion rings. Then take the onions ring and dip it in the batter. After that roll it in the bread crumbs.
- Repeat the same process for other onion rings also. You can dip the onion ring in the batter 2 times for a thick layer.
- Make sure that the onion ring is fully covered with the bread crumbs. Now keep the onion rings on the plate.
- When the oil is hot enough, drop the onion rings slowly in the oil and fry them on the medium flame.
- They absorb more oil if you fry them on low flame. Flip them while frying so that they can fry evenly.
- Once they turn into golden brown on both sides, take them on the tissue paper. so that the tissue can absorb the excess oil.
- Onion rings can be done in the oven or air fryer also if you want to have the healthier version of onion rings.
- Serve the hot onion rings with tomato ketchup or ranch.
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