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Onion

Onion is a traditional vegetable. In Tamil language, we call it as "Vengayam".

Some times we call this as big onion as there is a small onion which is used for making Sambar.

We can add Onion and Tomato in almost all our dishes, it is only a personal choice. Onion has many health benefits. There are some dish where we use Onion as main ingredient for example: Onion chutney.
Onion

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Onion chopped:
Onion chopped
Chopped Onions are used for almost all dishes. Small quantities are used for Sambar and Kuzhambu. While double of that portion is used to make Non-veg meat dishes.

The cut size matters for some dish. For example: Above image is an example of Onions cut for making Mutton Fry and the Below is image of onions cut for making Crab Kuruma:
chopped-onions

Photo representing the amount of tomato, onions and garlic needed for making Veg Kuzhambu or Fish Kuzhambu:
for-fish-kuzhambu-full-tomato-onion-garlic-peeled

Photo of cut onions, crushed garlic and curry leaves for making Fish Kuzhambu:
for-fish-kuzhambu-chopped-onions-crushed-garlic-and-curry-leaves

Photo of curry leaves, onion, tomato and garlic for making Japanese quail fry:
kaadai-fry-onion-tomato-ginger-garlic-curry-leaves

Photo of onions cut for making Onion Raita:
onion-cut-for-raita

Photo of half cut onion:
onions-cut-in-half

Popular dish where Onion is used:
Onion is used in almost all veg and non-veg meat dishes. Onion and Tomato are most common vegetables in day-to-day dishes.

Spelling variations in Tamil name for Onion:
Vengayam, Venkayam, Venghayam, Venkhayam


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