We are also big fans of Eazy Fried Onions which we often use in our curry recipes, alreadypeeled, cooked, diced,lightly fried onions they have all the flavour of homecooked onions without the mess, fuss or tears! Sweeter onions will make for a sweeter final dish of caramelized onions, but for more flavour, add in some sharper, stronger onions. See the collage picture below to help with step by step instructions on making this delicious lamb curry. Faster preparation ingredients we used for this recipe. Serve them on steak, with sausages or alongside roast or barbecued meats. Alternatively, use the cooled onions as a relish with pork pies, cold cuts or cheese. Fresh herbs – a sprig of a fresh woody herb is delicious with the onions. Thyme is a favourite here or oregano, or marjoram. Or even a bay leaf. Go gently with the quantity, as the long slow cooking will extract a lot of flavour. Less is more here.

Red onions – These are milder and have less of the onion flavour. For best results, keep these to no more a third of the total mix or the final result will be an odd colour. Using the right amount of butter and oil – For softer onions, use enough butter and oil to just cover the bottom of the pan when the butter has melted. For crispier caramelized onions, you can use a little more. We want to slowly caramelize the onions, not fry them. Adding more fat and oil is not going to speed the process up. If you are looking for some other sauce recipes, why not try our Easy Bread Sauce, Kebab Shop Chilli Sauce, Garlic Sauce or Healthy BBQ Sauce? Jump to: The onion was originally developed by the agricultural giant Bayer, but is now owned by the chemicals firm BASF, which acquired part of its seeds and crop business. It says Sunions are not genetically modified but the product of decades of cross-breeding of less pungent strains of onion. Thyme - We like to have a bit of herby flavour to our onion gravy and dried thyme works really well. You could use fresh, but you would need to increase the amount used. Rosemary or sage would work well too.

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With the long cold winter nights approaching this lamb curry will definitely warm you up from the inside, not only from the warmth of the spices but also the warmth of enjoyment!! What do you put in a curry?

You can’t. For great caramelized onions, you are in it for the long haul, so cook these onions when you have nothing else in the diary.It all depends, of course, on how many onions you have and the size of your pan.With the slicing and slow cooking, even one or two onions is going to take at least 30–40 minutes.A large batch could need up to twice as long. This means that there is a good case for making a large batch and setting some aside for later. Why make caramelized onions? As well as using lamb in our curry, this dish would not taste like a proper Indian meal without the use of spices. Onions – I like a mix of regular yellow onions, with a few red thrown in, but you can use whichever you prefer. More on onion types below. If you want to, you can add your favourite spices to vary the onions. Obviously what you choose will depend on how you want to serve them, but you could add harissa or curry spices if you like.

We used cinnamon, coriander, cumin, turmeric and fennel seeds which give this recipe so many fantastic flavours! When is National Curry Week?Onions - We have used brown onions, but there is no reason you couldn't make a red onion gravy. You could also use frozen onions to save time. You could also add shallots which have a real sweet flavour.

Herbs will give your onions a fresher feel, with the slight astringency of woody herbs cutting through the sweetness. For ease of preparation I do recommend buying larger onions. There’s less peeling and often less waste too. However, onion goggles could soon be obsolete thanks to Sunions, which Waitrose says are “perfect for those with sensitive eyes as well as cooking in the kitchen with children”. However …. if you can find it, there is a great canned product in the UK called Eazy Onions, where the chopping, and half the cooking has been done for you. Melt a little butter with some olive oil and add a can or two. Then let them cook for at least another 30 minutes. Variations Step One – Add the butter and olive oil to a large deep frying pan, wok, or heavy casserole / Dutch oven.Use them as a filling in a savoury flan or quiche. There are some tasty commercial versions of this but some are pricey and homemade is always so much better. Once you have mastered how to make onion gravy, you are going to want to put it on everything - no exaggeration. We think it goes perfectly with sausage and mash, so get some really good quality sausages and our Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes or Microwave Mashed Potatoes and some Minted Peas. Once you have perfected your own onion gravy recipe, you are going to be using it over and over again. A versatile recipe that will really take all your family favourite meals to the next level. As long as you cook them slowly and keep stirring from time to time to stop the onions from catching and burning, you can used any type of onion.I prefer a mix for balanced flavour.