Onion's
Onion:
Onion (Allium Cepa L) is one of the important condiments widely used in all households through the year. Onion may be used raw, fried & pickled. The green leaves and immature and mature bulbs are eaten raw or used in preparation of vegetables. Onions are used in soups, sauces and for seasoning foods. The small bulbs are pickled in vinegar.
Recent research has suggested that onions in diet may play a part in preventing heat stroke and other ailments. Onion bulb is rich in phosphorus, calcium and carbohydrates.
The major onion growing districts:
are Kasur and Vehari, in Punjab; Hyderabad, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Nawabshah, Dadu , Badin, N. Feroze, Ghotki and Shikarpur in Sindh; Swat and Dir in NWFP and Chaghi, Kharan, Kalat, Nasirabad, Mastung, Killa Saifullah, Khuzdar, Turbat and Jaffarabad in Balochistan.
Varieties of Onion:
- Yellow
- Redish
- Purple
