substitute for onion

hi all.........

does anybody knows substitute for onion...i mean suppose if we run out of onions what shall we do to get the onion flavor without onions....once i watched some cookery show and heard if we run out of onions we can use paste of heeng and............ this second item i am not remebering...i think it was ginger or something else....if anyone knows please post here..

Originally Posted by padmatvt

hi all.........

does anybody knows substitute for onion...i mean suppose if we run out of onions what shall we do to get the onion flavor without onions....once i watched some cookery show and heard if we run out of onions we can use paste of heeng and............ this second item i am not remebering...i think it was ginger or something else....if anyone knows please post here..

dear padma
ucan use ginger garlic paste with tomatoes, and it would help..sunkan

Dear Padma,
Cabbage chopped very thin & fine & fried brown, gives an equally nice flavour. V does not eat onions & I use this substitute.
Love,
Chithra.

nice idea chitvish ji thnku

Dear Chithra mami,
nice idea .normally ,i donot eat onion on tuesday , friday & sankatahara chathurti .substitute idea is superb.

Normally, I use tomato paste and rasam podi. I fry it in oil to substitute garlic and onion in gravies. This can be used in any gravies .

If you can get hold of leek, its a good substitute..

Celery can also help.. but it has its own flavor, so might not be that big a help.. same goes to cabbage.. I am not sure if you will get that flavor with cabbage since it has its own flavor..

Why not buy and keep onion powder, its very handy...

Also hing when fried in oil, also might help.

nandu, This is a substitute for onion which are not supposed to be taken on viratham days and elderly people who don't take onions

Dear Sunkan ji, Chitra ji and everybody...

thanks and thanks a lot for sharing the tip....i myself didn't see this thread for such a long time...today i am seeing and so many response.....thanks again..

regards,
Padma

Originally Posted by shanthi krishna

nandu, This is a substitute for onion which are not supposed to be taken on viratham days and elderly people who don't take onions

Originally Posted by padmatvt

hi all.........

does anybody knows substitute for onion...i mean suppose if we run out of onions what shall we do to get the onion flavor without onions....once i watched some cookery show and heard if we run out of onions we can use paste of heeng and............ this second item i am not remebering...i think it was ginger or something else....if anyone knows please post here..

Shanthi, I did not see that purpose in Padma's post and hence gave her the actual substitutes !!