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Indian Onion Dipping Sauce Recipe
Indian onion dipping sauce replicates the beloved preparation from a local Indian restaurant that everyone loves for dipping various foods and appetizers. This restaurant-style recipe ensures authentic flavors that match professional establishments while being accessible for home preparation. The local restaurant inspiration shows how memorable dining experiences can motivate home cooks to recreate their favorite restaurant elements. This replication demonstrates how persistent experimentation can successfully capture the essence of professional restaurant preparations. The dipping sauce versatility makes this preparation valuable for enhancing numerous dishes beyond its original restaurant context while maintaining authentic Indian flavors.
We had this at a local Indian restaurant and tried to replicate it. We all love this version to dip our naan and samosas and rarely is there any sauce left.
Prep Time:
10 mins
Additional Time:
2 hrs
Total Time:
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
10
Yield:
10 servings
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Ingredients
1 onion, chopped, or more to taste
1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon ketchup, or more to taste (Optional)
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon Hungarian paprika
½ teaspoon salt
1 pinch white sugar (Optional)
Directions
Place onion in a food processor and pulse until onion is minced. Add lemon juice, ketchup, cayenne pepper, paprika, salt, and sugar and pulse until evenly combined. Transfer sauce to an airtight container and refrigerate until flavors combine, 2 to 3 hours.
Recipe Tips
If you don’t have a food processor, you can mince the onion and stir all the ingredients together.
The sauce will last a week in the fridge, or you can freeze and defrost to room temperature before serving.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 11 | Calories |
| 0g | Fat |
| 3g | Carbs |
| 0g | Protein |
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| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 10 | |
| Calories 11 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 0g | 0% |
| Sodium 123mg | 5% |
| Total Carbohydrate 3g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber 1g | 2% |
| Total Sugars 1g | |
| Protein 0g | 1% |
| Vitamin C 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium 6mg | 0% |
| Iron 0mg | 1% |
| Potassium 42mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
