onions: red? white? purple?

Hi, as u said, white onions gives sweet taste so I am using red onions for my cooking. I feel it suits for my south indian cooking.
-Kavi

 

hi huma,
i think the light pink ones and the red ones are the best one for indian cookin and also these give a gud taste to traditional sambar n all.i think they are called shallots here.rite?
luv
pavithra

 

Hi ILites,


I use small red onions (shallots) for making sambar and kozhambu varieties, they r more commonly called as "Sambar vengayams".

I make use of large pink ones for chutneys and other gravies..

But i am yet to give it a try on white, yellow onions..

Might be ladies who have tried on other colors could share their opions also..

 

hi
as red onions are costly,i have got both (red and white),and use them alternatively,but red one's are sweet to eat raw (as we indians like them to be eaten with some special dishes).

manisha

 

Hey Huma,

How are you doing?

White onions available here are sweet compared to the onions available in India. I dont think white onions are suited for indian cooking. Also red onions are too dark. They taste good in salads. I personally think purple onions are good for Indian cooking. They are not too strong or sweet. But purple onions are not readily available in all shops here. Anyways, i like to use purple onions for our curries.

Take care

Regards
Bujji:wave

 

Hi Huma,

I like to use purple onions for curries. I don't like the white onions that much.
The curries taste better with purple onions for some reason.

Madhu