Onion Salad Recipe (Laccha Pyaaz, North Indian Style)
Onion Salad, also called Laccha Pyaaz, is a simple North Indian side dish made with sliced raw onions. The onions are usually seasoned with salt, lemon juice, spices and herbs. This quick salad adds crunch and balance to rich curries and breads. It can be made with red, white or sweet onions.
About Onion Salad Recipe
Onion Salad or Laccha Pyaaz is a common side served with North Indian and Mughlai meals. It is paired with curry-rice, dal-rice or flatbreads to add crunch and balance rich gravies. This simple onion salad is widely served in Indian restaurants and homes alike.
As mentioned earlier, Onion Salad is called Laccha Pyaaz in Hindi and is basically a super simple salad made with onion rings and a few more ingredients. Hence, the English translation is an onion ring salad.
My recipe has thinly sliced onion rings spiced with red chilli powder and chaat masala, and tossed with lemon juice, fresh mint leaves and salt.
These are basically the ingredients that make for a universal laccha pyaaz recipe as well. However, there can be some twists depending from eatery to eatery or individual to individual.
For instance, you can replace the mint with coriander leaves or use both. If you wish to use vinegar in place of lemon juice, go ahead with it. I also feel that the chaat masala is a must as it perks up the salad well. The chilli powder can also be altered according to your preference.
Another popular accompaniment which belongs to this category is this Pickled Onions, locally known as sirke wale pyaaz. The family is complete when a Masala Papad is added to this trio.
Explore More Indian Salad Varieties
- Kachumber Salad
- Kakdi Koshimbir (Maharashtrian Cucumber Salad)
- Mango Salad
- Kosambari (South Indian Moong Lentils & Cucumber Salad)
- Sprouts Salad
How to make Onion Salad (Stepwise)
Preparation
1. Slice 1 large onion into thin rings or rounds.
2. Measure and keep all the ingredients ready to make the salad.
Make Onion Salad
3. In a bowl, take the onion rings. Add ¼ teaspoon red chili powder, ½ to 1 teaspoon chaat masala (optional), 1 tablespoon chopped mint leaves (or coriander leaves) and edible rock salt (or black salt) as required.
Instead of rock salt, you can also use regular salt.
4. Lastly, add 1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar.
5. Mix everything very well.
6. Check the seasonings and add more salt, red chilli powder or lemon juice if required. Serve the Onion Salad immediately.
Serving Suggestions
You try this salad and you’ll be actually amazed on how quick and fuss-free it really is. Thus, also proving the fact that it is one of the most common salads served at eateries pan India.
This Indian Onion Salad is best when served fresh and immediately. Great as an accompaniment with curries, tandoori or grilled snacks and appetizers like Paneer tikka, Hara bhara kabab and more.
Pulao and biryani also pair fab with this Onion Salad. Even a meal of creamy, buttery gravy like Malai Kofta, Paneer Butter Masala and Naan or Tandoori Roti is quite incomplete without this easy-peasy crunchy salad. It will also go well with rich recipes like Dal Makhani or Palak Paneer or Chole Masala or Rajma Recipe.
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Onion Salad Recipe (Indian Laccha Pyaaz)
Ingredients
- 1 onion – large, peeled, rinsed and thinly sliced into rings
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder or cayenne pepper or as required
- ½ to 1 teaspoon chaat masala – optional
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice or white vinegar, or add as required
- 1 tablespoon chopped mint leaves or coriander leaves (cilantro)
- rock salt (edible and food grade) or black salt or regular salt as required
Instructions
- Slice the onion into thin rings or rounds.
- In a bowl take the onion rings.
- Add red chilli powder, chaat masala and chopped mint leaves.
- Also add salt as required.
- Then add lemon juice or vinegar.
- Mix together everything very well.
- Check the seasonings and add more salt, red chilli powder or lemon juice if required.
- Serve the onion salad immediately.
Dassana’s Notes
- The amount of spices and seasonings can be adjusted as per your preferences.
- Slice the onions thinly. You can either cut the entire onion bulb in thin rings or halve the onion and then cut each halve into thin rounds.
- This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled.
Nutrition
Onion Salad recipe from the archives was first published on August 2013.
Thank you for this recipe. Irrespective of whether I’m looking for a simple salad recipe or an advanced recipe.. this blog is my go to option… Will try this recipe today!! Thanks
Welcome Naina. Glad to know this.
Hi amit
Can u plz post onion rings recipes.
Thank u
sure pooja have taken your request for onion rings on our file.
Pls upload a recipe of mix sauce pasta..
ankita have taken your request on our file thankyou.