One batter, two veggies and you get to devour two crunchy deep fried appetizer…

Onion rings and tempuras are my favorite deep fried appetizers. I had the best onion rings at Clementine’s restaurant located in downtown South haven, MI. We had been a frequent visitor to South Haven during summer and used to stop at this restaurant just to taste their homemade onion rings. Since then I wanted to try onion rings in my kitchen and it took a while for me to make this.

Recently I had scallion tempuras in a restaurant and that was my inspiration to try tempuras with scallions.

I used the same batter to make onion rings and scallion tempuras. They came out crunchy and puffed up.

Onion Rings and Scallion Tempuras:

Ingredients:

For making batter:

  • Flour- 1 1/4 cups
  • Cornstarch- 1/3 cup
  • Chilly powder- 1tsp
  • Baking powder- 1 tbsp
  • Salt- 1 tsp
  • Ice water- 1 cup + 2 tbsp
  • Scallions or green onions, cut 3 inches long- 4 stalks

  • Onion, cut into 1/4 inch thick rings- 2
  • Vegetable oil- for frying

Preparation:

  • In a large bowl of cold water, soak the onions for 15 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

  • Fill in a large bowl, halfway with ice.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and chilly powder.

  • Add the ice water and stir until a thin batter forms.

  • Place the batter bowl inside the bowl of ice.
  • In a deep fryer or skillet, heat enough oil for frying.
  • Using tongs, dip the scallions and onion rings in the batter, letting the excess drip off.


  • Drop the rings and scallions in batches into the oil and deep fry until golden.

  • Using a slotted spoon, transfer the rings and scallions to a paper towel.

  • Serve the onion rings and scallion tempuras with tomato ketchup.