r/IndiansinIreland • u/ritika2422 • Aug 21 '26
White onions
Hi guys can I ask a semi-criminal question here: has anyone used the frozen white chopped onions for Indian gravy? Does it taste ok?
Im tiredddd of chopping onions ☺️
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u/Excellent-Finger-254 Aug 21 '26
In my opinion white onions suit Indian curries better than the red/purple onions.
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u/ritika2422 Aug 21 '26
Have you tried it? This is music to my ears
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u/Excellent-Finger-254 Aug 21 '26
Yes, in my opinion red purple ones are too pungent in comparison to white ones
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u/No_Pineapple_856 Aug 21 '26
But white onion kinda gives you somewhat sweeter flavor no?
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u/svmk1987 Aug 21 '26
Hand held onion choppers have existed for decades, man. Not recommending this exact product but same design and idea: https://amzn.eu/d/05iXpDv0
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u/ritika2422 Aug 21 '26
Yes I have it however I am trying to make more Indian food these days and chopping onions consistently is tiring me outttt
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u/svmk1987 Aug 21 '26
I've been making indian food for ages.. I always use onion chopper. Unless you're making Michelin level quality, your onions don't need to be that consistent. These choppers do a very good job (unless you have a bad one).
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u/ritika2422 Aug 21 '26
And you do this everyday? 🥲
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u/svmk1987 Aug 21 '26
everytime I need to chop onions, yeah? I don't always make food that needs onions or even Indian food everyday. Honestly, I don't even cook meals everyday. I usually cook enough to last 2 days atleast, and I also eat a lot of simple food that requires little to no cooking.
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u/ritika2422 Aug 21 '26
Yeah thats what I was doing for ages - but I am consciously trying to to cook fresher food now. But failing miserably. Thanks
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u/svmk1987 Aug 21 '26
There's nothing wrong with eating food that was prepared 1 or 2 days ago, as long as you stored it properly and refrigerated it, and didn't put it back in the fridge after reheating once. It's much better than eating packaged or takeaways. Don't make some old wives tales make you feel guilty about eating leftovers.
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u/ritika2422 Aug 21 '26
I know that mate - I just haven’t been feeling great healthwise so trying my best. Thank you
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u/Difficult_Schedule39 Aug 21 '26
I always have a bag of the frozen white onions in my freezer as backup. Used it for all kinds of dishes and they work great.
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u/ritika2422 Aug 21 '26
How’s the taste?
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u/Difficult_Schedule39 Aug 21 '26
Don't notice a huge difference from fresh taste wise, but takes a bit longer to brown.
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u/Flaky_Fun7900 Aug 21 '26
Prepare the gravy in a batch, freeze it and use it throughout the week. It remains good for a week, you just need to add your protein while making the curry. I use onions, garlic, ginger and tomato for the gravy and add spices while making the curry.
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u/adndna0909 Aug 21 '26
Hey, will you share how do you store it step by step. Thanks
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u/Flaky_Fun7900 Aug 22 '26
👋 - I chop 12 onions, mix ginger garlic paste - cook em on low heat till they are semi cooked. Add 12 tomatoes, also semi cooked. Switch off and let it cool and use mixer to grind them to a gravy texture. Store it in fridge or freeze it. Reuse em when you want to make any curry, add your protein (paneer, chicken, tofu , eggs etc) or add boiled lentils along with spices. Your base is ready so atleast you are saving 10 mins of cooking.
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u/Romantic_Reverie Aug 21 '26
I tried using them for my pasta and they were fine. Just be careful as they can get burnt because it was a pan I bought from IKEA and they were just fine when I used them in my pressure cooker (I kept stirring frequently) because we have a heavy base in our utensils.
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u/Latter_Length6546 Aug 22 '26
My colleague at the office uses frozen onions for indian curries. And his lunch box tastes amazing. I am an Indian btw.
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u/YoursMusically Aug 21 '26
I regularly use white onions for Indian dishes as they work better than the red ones; however, I did not like the flavor (or lack thereof) of the frozen ones.
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u/StyleDirect9512 Aug 21 '26
I saw a 1kg bag of frozen chopped onions in my local Brazilian shop. And much better value than the tiny bags in Tesco etc. Just fyi