Awesome Blossom

Awesome Blossom :- It is the name of an appetizer served in Chili's Restaurant, a fresh whole onion sliced to look like flower "blossom" and served crispy-crunchy and steaming hot.

Chili's Awesome Blossom Pics

Here is my version of it.

Ingrediants

• Onion-1 medium
• Besan/Gram Flour(kadalai maavu in tamil)-little more than 1/2 cup
• Rice flour-2 tbsps (makes it crispy on the outside)
• Baking soda-2 pinches
• Red Chilli Powder-1/2 tsp
• Pepper Powder-1/4 tsp
• Salt-as required
• Water-to mix the flours
  
• Oil-to deep fry

Method

Cut the onions with the roots on so the layers are not seperated like in the pics.(Chili's version looked like a whole fried onion.I tried to cut the onions that way but ended up with the below version)


In a bowl add all the dry ingrediants and add water little by little to make into a dipping consistency.It shouldn't be too watery or too thick.The battery should coat the onions well.Use your fingers to seperate the individual petals as you dip into the batter so that each layer is coated well with the batter and drop them into the oil.Deep fry till golden brown and crispy.

Awesome blossom - my version

Serve it with hot tea/coffee with chutney or tomato sauce or any spicy sauce.

M's Comments

• Taste-super
• Appreance-not bad for a copykat
  

After posting my version,i came across the almost original recipe at Awesome Blossom