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Fried Onions

Photo of mango curry from Coconut Lagoon by Joe Thottungal with Anne DesBrisay.
Photo by Christian Lalonde, Image Courtesy of Figure 1 Publishing

Onions are the base—the very foundation—of Indian cooking, and yet here, they are used to add a crispy topping, as a finishing flourish to a dish.

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