Sirke wale pyaz | Restaurant style Pickled onions | Vinegar onions | Homemade sirke wale pyaz recipe with step by step instructions.
Crunchy & tangy Sirke wale pyaz | Restaurant style pickled onions are great accompaniment that is generally served in restaurants in India along with Indian meals.
Sirke wale pyaz here means onions that are pickled in vinegar and few other spices.
A very easy recipe, that gets ready in a day, requires basic ingredients from your pantry.
The very mention of the word Achaar or pickle and most of us would find our mouths watering. Compare notes, and you would likely find that each one of us would have been reminded of a different favorite.
In conclusion if you ask me, amongst all Zero oil Carrot pickle, 10 minutes quick pickled jalapenos and Potli Wala achaar are my top favourites.
Ingredients required to make Sirke wale pyaz | Restaurant style Pickled onions
The ingredients required to make Sirke wale pyaz are white or red baby onions, vinegar, beetroot, sugar and some spices. Here for this recipe majorly, I have used white onions.
Our Indian thali is incomplete without some pickles on the side. These pickled onions spice up your meals and can make simple food taste glorious.
Therefore with this recipe, your wait is over now to go to your favorite hotel/restaurant or Dhaba to taste these delicious Sirke wale pyaz | Restaurant style Pickled onions, as this gives the same result when made at home.
The power of pickle
Our ancestors looked at pickles as they looked at a sabzi – as one more way of getting the most out of vegetables. That it lasted longer was a bonus, not the primary motive.
The power of pickle is acknowledged all over India. The more I think about indian pickles, the more I am in awe of their greatness. Above all, no matter where you go in India, you will always find a distinctive local pickle or a special chutney.
Sirke wale pyaz pairs best with indian lunch recipes like Matar mushroom, Nutrella soyabean, Zero oil chicken tangdi in pressure cooker, Fish curry, Sindhi style pakode ki sabzi,or Suran/Jimikand masala.
Learn this simple recipe to prepare pickled onion at home by following some easy steps.
Instructions to make Sirke wale pyaz
Peel the onions and wash them properly. After that slit them on top as shown in the picture.
Heat water in a pan. Add the beetroot cubes, sugar, salt, cloves and whole peppercorns in the water and let it boil for couple of minutes. Switch off the flame and let it cool.
After it cools down add ginger and chillies to this and pour this in sterilized glass jar.
After that add the onions into the jar. Top with white vinegar. Cover the jar and let it rest for 1 day.
Use the onions after 24 hours. I would suggest to consume these pickled onions within 7 days.
Recipe Notes :
You may use white or red baby onions to make this pickle.
The same vinegar mixture can be used again to pickle the next batch of onions.
Once you have finished the previous pickled onions, add few more to this solution and let it rest for a day and consume thereafter.
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Recipe card
- Water - 1 cup
- Beetroot cubed - ½
- Sugar - 2 tsp
- Cloves - 4
- Whole peppercorns - 4
- Ginger - ½ inch piece
- Green chillies - 3 slitted
- Pearl white or red baby onions Peeled and washed - 18 to 20
- White vinegar - 1 cup
- Salt - 2 tsp
- Peel the onions and wash them properly.
- After that slit them on top as shown in the picture.
- Heat water in a pan. Add the beetroot cubes, sugar, salt, cloves and whole peppercorns in the water and let it boil for couple of minutes.
- Switch off the flame and let it cool.
- After it cools down add ginger and chillies to this and pour this in sterilized glass jar.
- After that add the onions into the jar.
- Top with white vinegar. Cover the jar and let it rest for 1 day.
- Use the onions after 24 hours. I would suggest to consume these pickled onions within 7 days
2. The same vinegar mixture can be used again to pickle the next batch of onions.
3. Once you have finished the previous pickled onions, add few more to this solution and let it rest for a day and consume thereafter.
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I absolutely love these onions. No yummy meal is complete without them. Yours look picture perfect!
Thank you Sandhya. We too love these.
It’s in my bucketlist for quite a long time but I think I am gonna motivated from your post only. Simple process, elegant recipe. Will try it for sure.
Absolutely right. This is one of the easiest recipes to try. I am glad that you liked it.
Thank you Shailender.
We love these sirke wale pyaz but I could never get the colour. Thanks for the tip. Will definitely use it next time.
Thank you Archana.
Lata had no idea that they are called sirke wale pyaaz. Love how you’ve used beetroot to get the colour. I personally am not a big fan of raw onion but am sure hubby will be maha happy if I make this for him.
Make your hubby maha happy by making this super simple recipe Mayuri.
Thank you for writing in.
I love these mini onion pickles. Looks yummy, I would love to eat this with a side of spicy chutney.
These are absolutely lipsmacking good Uma. Thank you.
Wow, those pickled onions look so pretty. Love the color and the use of beets in the recipe is quite interesting. I am going to try this some time soon.
Thank you Pavani.
Love this, it tastes good with any meal. Nice clicks Lata. Good to see the addition of beet for colour.
Thank you Jayashree.
We love sirke wala pyaz, I will make it next time from your recipe. Lovely post.
Thank you Sapana. Please do try these I am sure you will love it.
These sirkewale pyaz makes any Punjabi meal extra special, loving the easy and delicious recipe Lata.
Thanks Jagruti.
So true, our indian thali is incomplete without pickles, love this vinegar wali pickles, easy to make and less work. i have never tried this pickled onions, will give it a try soon!
Thank you Priya.
Love, love love pickled onions…easy too make but it’s like a show stopper!! Yummy share dear!!
Thanks Padma.
WOW gorgeous looking sirke wale pyaz. I simply love these 🙂
Use of beetroot here is an awesome idea Lata !
Thank you Sasmita.
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