Stuffed Onions

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you would have never known that our good old onion can be made into such a delicious recipe until you tried this Stuffed onions. The onions are scooped out from the centre and stuffed with a sesame seeds and mango powder based masala. Stir the stuffed onions with little oil and serve garnished with grated paneer or cheese.

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Stuffed Onions recipe - How to make Stuffed Onions

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Sukhi Sabzis

Preparation Time: 10 Cooking Time: 15 Total Time: 25 mins 5
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Ingredients

Ingredients:
250 gms small onions
1/2 cup roasted sesame seeds (til)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
1 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
4 tbsp oil
salt to taste

Method

Peel off the onion skin and wash the onions properly.
Make a cut in the centre of each onion. be careful that you don''t cut the onion into two parts.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan.
First fry mustard seeds in it and then add roasted sesame powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt, coriander powder, mango powder.fry this masala for about 3-4 minutes on sim.
Let the masala cool and then fill this masala powder in each on the onion.
Next take a non-stick frying pan and heat the remaining oil .then fry these stuffed onions for 4-5 on sim.you should not move from the place and keep a watch so that the stuffed onions don''t burn.
Put some water about 1/2 cup and let it cook till all the water gets dried up.
Serve hot. decorate with coriander leaves.
Optional, you can also decorate with grated paneer/cheese.