Dehydrated Onions

Lovely Onions. Zindabad.Zindabad....

Sunday thought of relaxing... but when I bought these healthy ONIONS i couldn't resist myself. My project to sundry these diced onions created havoc in the house. Indeed..It is the best way to clean ur eyes..haha.. 

Health benefits- 

Onions have antibiotic, antiseptic, antimicrobial and carminative properties to help you stay away from infections.
Onions are rich in sulphur, fibers, potassium, calcium, vitamin B, vitamin C and they are low in fat, cholesterol and sodium.
It is an immediate cure for fever, common cold, cough, sore throat, allergies, etc. A mixture of onion juice and honey can cure these problems easily.
A small piece of onion can work against side effects of fever if it is kept on the forehead.
A small piece of onion, when inhaled, can stop or slow down the bleeding through the nose.
An onion a day can cure insomnia or sleeping disorders. This will surely give you a good night’s sleep.
Onions can improve the digestive system. If you have a digestion problem, then onions can cure it by increasing the release of the digestion juices.

Onion juice can cure burnt skin or an insect bite or a bee bite. It may burn more but it can heal it very effectively.
Onions can be used to prevent cancers. It works against head, neck and colon cancers.

Dehydration of ONIONS-The most commonly adopted drying practices for onion is sun drying or solar drying, convective air drying, greenhouse drying and infrared drying.  These techniques are mainly used for preservation and value addition of onion.The best part is these are free of preservatives. 

I’m  using  natural method - Sun drying or Solar drying . 

In this process free water is removed from these ONIONS during the drying process so that microorganisms do not survive and reproduce. Simultaneously, the solids such as sugar and organic acids are concentrated thereby exerting osmotic pressure to further inhibit the microorganisms.

Any natural plant food will have bacteria on it, unless it has been processed by heat or irradiation. The bacteria will be derived from the field in which the vegetable was grown and may pick up bacteria during handling from your store or home. If you leave any vegetable at room temperature it will eventually decay due to the combined process of bacteria growth and breakdown of the cell walls. This may seem like the vegetable is ‘attracting’ bacteria but more likely the bacteria are just multiplying as the vegetable is breaking down. The rate of decay will depend on the level of bacteria present, the type of bacteria, temperature, oxygen and light, as well as the structure of the vegetable. 

*Dehydrated ONIONS :- These are free of preservatives. Use these flakes for any spicy dishes like curries and Pulao for special aroma. 
Store them in flakes form or powdered form in a tight container.