Crisp fried red onion, or fried shallot, from XO in a 100 g tub, made with shallot and palm oil, for biryani, noodles and rice.
XO Fried Onion comes in a clear 100 g (3.5 oz) tub with a red screw lid and a pink label reading Fried Red Onion, Fried Shallot, with red shallots and a bowl of golden crisp onion on the front. The back panel, in Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese, lists the ingredients as shallot 88% and palm oil 12%. The photos show it scattered over chicken biryani, a noodle bowl and a cheeseburger. As general background, fried onions are onion slices that are pan fried or deep fried and eaten as a snack, garnish or accompaniment; in Indian cuisine, crisp fried onions are a key ingredient of biryani, used for layering and garnishing. Ready-fried shallot saves a slow, hot job in the kitchen. Layer it through biryani and pulao, scatter it over fried rice, noodle soups and salads, fold it into burger patties, or spoon it over dal and hummus just before serving.
