Poppadom onions

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escargot

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Saturday 23rd February 2008
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Random question alert:

Those onions you get with poppadoms, what's the red stuff that they're coated in?

Roger645

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247 months

Sunday 24th February 2008
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The Chef's toe jam!

UKbob

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265 months

Sunday 24th February 2008
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Poppadom blood?

Romanymagic

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219 months

Monday 25th February 2008
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Red food dye?

grumbledoak

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233 months

Monday 25th February 2008
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Are they not just red onions?

Can I do the 'poppadem in de oven' joke? Oh...

escargot

Original Poster:

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Monday 25th February 2008
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Great answers guys, i'd appreciate someone replying who actually has a clue though hehe

grumbledoak

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Monday 25th February 2008
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http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Ques... ?

Or, try being more specific in your question. tongue out

UKbob

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265 months

Monday 25th February 2008
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grumbledoak said:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Ques... ?

Or, try being more specific in your question. tongue out
Christ, I thought it really was poppadom blood confused

grumbledoak

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Monday 25th February 2008
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UKbob said:
Christ, I thought it really was poppadom blood confused
I can see it now; hordes of Hindus, riding elephants, hunting poppadoms with bows and arrows through the Gujurati landscape. An ancient tradition rather like our own fox hunting, only with better music... hehe

Edited by grumbledoak on Monday 25th February 23:10

UKbob

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Monday 25th February 2008
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grumbledoak said:
UKbob said:
Christ, I thought it really was poppadom blood confused
I can see it now; hordes of Hindus, riding elephants, hunting poppadoms with bows and arrows through the Gujurati landscape. An ancient tradition rather like our own fox hunting, only with better music... hehe

Edited by grumbledoak on Monday 25th February 23:10
hehe

Right, I have a knock knock joke.
Knock Knock?

grumbledoak

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Monday 25th February 2008
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UKbob said:
Knock Knock?
Ok, go on then...

Who is there?

Nuova500

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Monday 25th February 2008
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Used Tampax extract

UKbob

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Monday 25th February 2008
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grumbledoak said:
UKbob said:
Knock Knock?
Ok, go on then...

Who is there?
Bleeding Poppadom...

grumbledoak

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Monday 25th February 2008
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I'm sure I'll regret this, but you have made the effort!

Bleeding Poppadom Who ?

UKbob

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265 months

Tuesday 26th February 2008
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grumbledoak said:
I'm sure I'll regret this, but you have made the effort!

Bleeding Poppadom Who ?
Bleeding Poppadom is on the rag again! rolleyes
I never said it was a good joke.
Besides, whats with all this small talk??

scruffy

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266 months

Tuesday 26th February 2008
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quite a lot cheat with a naff tandoori powder or you could add a little tomato puree (birmingham style), if you make it north indian style, it has tomato corriander salt and lime/lemon, if you like the rich colour mix it with a couple of slices of beetroot... , and while you're in the kitchen... mint and cucumber and course ground toasted cumin... or onion mango lime mint chillies...

Sprinkle salt on the onion let it soak a bit then rince a lot, that'le get rid of the sulphur strongness..

And the secret of restuarant curry. Shed loads of onions slow cooked in ghee untill they form a puree (really sweet etc), cook for about an hour, try not to brown too much - low heat...

good luck...

escargot

Original Poster:

17,110 posts

217 months

Tuesday 26th February 2008
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grumbledoak said:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Ques... ?

Or, try being more specific in your question. tongue out
Ahh yes, ok:

My local curry house coats the poppadom onions in some red st, what is the red st?




escargot

Original Poster:

17,110 posts

217 months

Tuesday 26th February 2008
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scruffy said:
quite a lot cheat with a naff tandoori powder or you could add a little tomato puree (birmingham style), if you make it north indian style, it has tomato corriander salt and lime/lemon, if you like the rich colour mix it with a couple of slices of beetroot... , and while you're in the kitchen... mint and cucumber and course ground toasted cumin... or onion mango lime mint chillies...

Sprinkle salt on the onion let it soak a bit then rince a lot, that'le get rid of the sulphur strongness..

And the secret of restuarant curry. Shed loads of onions slow cooked in ghee untill they form a puree (really sweet etc), cook for about an hour, try not to brown too much - low heat...

good luck...
Thanks chap. Very helpful thumbup

H_Kan

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199 months

Monday 3rd March 2008
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Oh I love going poppadum hunting when I go to India!

Joking aside, if you're on about what I think you are then it is just dried chilli powder. You can get brands like Natco etc in local indian shops or Tesco ethnic section.

The chemical balance and moisture of the onion make it almost dissolve slightly. That's the only type of onion I've been served in Indian restaurants. Although we don't tend to go to the usual curry house type ones, so might be something different.

Thudd

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207 months

Monday 3rd March 2008
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Mmm spicy onion....