Fried Onions - Crispy Fried Onions for Biryani - How to make Birista or Beresta
Fried Onions - Crispy Fried Onions for Biryani - How to make Birista or Beresta? - Use these golden fried onions or birista (beresta) for making your biryanis, soups, dals, burgers, or sprinkle them over a vegetable or even a Jeera Pulao for a delicious flavour augmentation.
Ingredients
- 1 kg Onions
- 100 ml Oil for frying
Instructions
- Peel & wash the onions.
- Slice the onions thin and even.
- Spread the onion slices over a paper kitchen towel. Keep it aside for an hour to get rid of the excess moisture.
- Heat oil in a pan. When oil begins to ripple, it is hot enough. Add the half of the sliced onions.
- Fry them on high heat for 5 to 6 minutes.
- Now simmer the heat and fry until onions are golden brown in color and crispy, stirring the onions occasionally.
- Remove the onions on a plate lined with paper towel.
- Do the same process with the other remaining half sliced onions.
- Leave the golden fried onions (birista) on the plate for 10 minutes or until they cool down completely.
- Store in an airtight container and freeze it until next use. Stays good up to a year in the freezer.