Onion Salad Recipe (Lacha Pyaz) – Easy, Crunchy & Tangy Side Dish
Looking for a quick and easy onion salad recipe to serve with your favorite Pakistani or Indian meals? This fresh lacha pyaz is crunchy, tangy, and made with simple ingredients. Ready in minutes, it’s the perfect side dish for BBQ, kebabs, curries, or rice.
This Pakistani onion salad (lacha pyaz) is a quick and easy side dish. It has no heavy dressing, just fresh onions with spices. The salad adds a crunchy, tangy flavor that goes perfectly with grilled meat, rice, or kebabs.
Making lacha pyaz is quick and requires no cooking. First, soak sliced onions in cold water with vinegar and salt. This removes the strong onion taste. After resting, the onions turn light pink. Drain them, pat dry, and season with spices.
The result is a fresh, crunchy, and tangy salad that pairs well with variety of dishes. Serve it with chargha, tikka, tandoori dishes, chapli kebabs, tawa kebabs, seekh kebabs, sabzi, or pulao. It instantly takes your meal to the next level.
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Why you’ll love it
Onion Salad Ingredients (Lacha Pyaz Recipe)
Serving Ideas
This crunchy and tangy salad makes every meal taste better.
- Add inside sandwiches, burgers, or roll parathas for extra crunch.
- Serve with chargha, tikka, and tandoori chicken.
- Pair with chapli kebabs, seekh kebabs, tawa kebabs, pulao, or sabzi.
Storage Suggestion
This tangy onion salad (lacha pyaz) stays fresh in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Keep it in an airtight container or covered jar for the best taste and crunch.
Notes and Tips
- Add mint, coriander, or green chili for extra flavor.
- Swap vinegar with lemon juice if you prefer.
- Adjust the spice level to your taste.
- You can replace red onions with white or yellow onions, as all work well for this crunchy onion salad recipe (lacha pyaz).
FAQs
Lacha pyaz is a simple onion salad made with thinly sliced onions soaked in vinegar or lemon water and seasoned with spices. It is a popular side dish in Pakistani and Indian meals.
Yes, you can make it a few hours before serving. Store it in the fridge in a covered jar. It stays fresh for up to 2 days.
Red onions are most commonly used, but you can also use white or yellow onions.
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Recipe
Onion Salad Recipe (Lacha Pyaz)
Ingredients
- 3 medium red onions (peeled, cut into thin rings)
- 4 cups water (chilled)
- ¼ cup vinegar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine cold water, vinegar, and salt. Stir well.
- Separate the onion rings and add them to the water mixture. Let them soak for 30 minutes.
- Strain the onions and gently pat them dry with paper towels.
- Sprinkle with red chili powder and chaat masala, then mix well. Your crunchy, spicy, and tangy onion salad is ready!
- Serve with chargha, chapli kababs, tawa kababs, seekh kababs, sabzi dishes, or pulao. Enjoy! And remember “COOKING IS EASY!”
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Notes
- To enhance the flavor, you can also add chopped mint, coriander, and green chili.
- You can substitute vinegar with lemon juice.
- Adjust the spice level to your taste.
