Desi Onion Rings

Ingredients 

• 4 large onions
• 1 cup gram flour
• 2 tablespoons rice flour
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• ½ teaspoon cumin powder
• ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ¼ teaspoon chaat masala
• Salt to taste
• 1 pinch of baking soda
• Oil to deep fry
• Refined flour for coating
• Vada pav chutney to serve

Method

1. Peel onions and cut into thick rings, separate the layers, and keep the rings in ice water.
2. Take gram flour in a bowl, add rice flour, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, turmeric, chaat masala powder, salt, baking soda and sufficient water and whisk well to make a thick and smooth batter.
3. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
4. Dry soaked onion rings on an absorbent paper.
5. Spread refined flour on a plate, coat the onion rings with it, and keep them on a plate. Dip the onion rings in the gram flour batter, slide into hot oil and deep-fry till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
6. Arrange them in a serving basket and serve hot with dry vada pav chutney.