TART APPLES WITH COOKED ONIONS

Tart Apples with Cooked Onions image

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 tablespoons Basic Ginger-Garlic Paste or store-bought
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large finely chopped onion
1 fresh green chili pepper, such as serrano, minced with seeds
1 pound tart apple, such as the Granny Smith or pippin, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro, including soft stems

Steps:

1. Prepare the ginger-garlic paste. Heat the oil in a nonstick wok or sauce pan over medium-high heat and cook the onion until golden, 2 to 4 minutes.2. Add the green chili pepper and the ginger-garlic paste and cook, stirring, over low heat about 1 minute.3. Add the apples, salt, and pepper, and cook, stirring, another 2 to 4 minutes. Mix in the cilantro and cook another 2 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish and serve.VARIATION: Mix the finished dish into a bowlful of nonfat plain yogurt, add some dry-roasted cumin and cayenne pepper and serve as a raita (yogurt side dish) with grilled fare.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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