Air Fryer Crispy Onions | Low Fat Fried Onions to Use In Many Dishes (2024)

Follow this super easy recipe to prepare air fryer crispy onions at home. There is no need to deep fry onions in a ton of oil to get the crispy caramelized taste and texture. A healthy alternative to deep-fried onions to use in different dishes like Indian biryanis, curries, soups, or salads.

I love the taste and texture of fried onions to add to different dishes. Especially in Indian cuisines, such as chicken biryani or vegetable biryani, caramelized onions are a must-have ingredient to get the classic deliciousness in the rice dish. Not only biryanis but curries like lamb korma curry (mutton korma) is incomplete without it.

And I am sure there are many dishes in other different cuisines that use fried onions which I am not aware of. If you know such dishes, please share them with us in the comment section below.

Here I am sharing with you how to prepare crispy fried onions in an air fryer. A perfect healthy alternative to deep-fried onions that you can use in your favorite dish without the guilt.

Let’s get started!

What you will need?

• Onion – I use thinly sliced onion for making these fried onions
• Cooking oil – some cooking oil to coat the onion lightly

How to cut onion for making crispy onions in Air Fryer?

Peel a large onion, trim one end and leave the other end to hold. Then using a mandolin, slice the onion on its largest setting (it’s 3mm in my slicer). Mandolin helps cut the onion into even round slices, which helps in even cooking in the air fryer. Gently separate the rings before adding them to the air fryer.

You can also use a sharp knife to slice the onion. Make sure to cut the slices as even as possible.

How to prepare Air Fryer crispy onions?

Preheat the air fryer to 300F (if the preheat option is available in your AF). Coat the onion rings with some oil and place them in the air fryer basket. Initially fry the onion at 300F for 10 min, then reduce the temperature to 240F and continue frying them until crispy and well done. Keep stirring the onion every 5 min of cooking. For even heating, texture, and color it is necessary to shake the onion at regular intervals.

How to use fried onions?

There are many ways you can use these crispy golden strings of onion. Here are some ways to think of using them…

• Add these crispy onions into salads, soups or top it onto homemade pizza or veggie flatbread for added flavors.
• Use them in making your favorite Indian chicken biryani or vegetable biryani. It is one of the most important ingredients in biryani dishes.
• You can even use it for making curries like chicken tikka masala, lentil curry, palak paneer, etc. Just use fried onion and skip the step of sautéing the onion in the recipe. It will save some time if you have pre-made fried onion.

Helpful Tips!

• If you are using a red onion, you may get dark brown fried onions in the end. Yellow onions result in a golden brown color after frying.
• Cut onion slices as even as possible. Or else you may get uneven color and texture after frying them. A mandolin slicer is a perfect tool for getting even slices. This will also speed up the cutting process.
• Drizzle the oil before separating the onion rings from the slices. It will help to distribute the oil evenly.

FAQs:

How to store fried crispy onions?

Let the onion strings cool down completely before storing. Then place them in an air-tight container and store them in the refrigerator.

How long to store?

I have successfully used these fried onions for up to one week if stored in an air-tight container and in the refrigerator.

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