Kaara Onion Relish - Slow Cooked South Indian Hot Onion Relish

This is what happens when you let onions take their time.

Kaara Onion Relish starts with a lot of onions and a heavy pot. They’re cooked down slowly until they soften, darken, and turn deeply savoury. Tamarind comes in to lift the richness. Chillies follow, building heat gradually instead of hitting you all at once.

Nothing here is rushed. Nothing is added to fake depth.

What you get is a bold, onion-forward relish that feels familiar the moment you taste it. Comforting, warm, a little loud. The kind of flavour that makes simple food feel complete.

Spoon it onto hot rice. Pair it with dosa or curd rice. Stir it into vegetables when you don’t feel like starting from scratch. However you use it, it holds its own.

This isn’t an onion jam.
It isn’t a generic chilli sauce.

It’s Kaara.
Cooked the long way.