Onions, aka pyaaz, are the quintessential ingredient in a typical Indian kitchen. No matter what you’re cooking, from adding chopped onion to a paratha filling in the morning, to making the tadka for ...

Onions take 16 to 24 weeks to grow, depending on whether you start from sets or seeds and which type of onion you plant based on your region. You’ll know they’re ready to harvest when the leaves ...

A row of onions planted in a garden while a woman rakes them. - Natali Ximich/Shutterstock For many gardeners, the anticipation of harvesting onions is almost as satisfying as actually getting to eat ...