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Onions are an integral part of every Indian kitchen. Be it making vegetables or salads, our plate feels incomplete without onions. This is why most of the people buy onions in bulk from the market and keep them at home. But it often happens that green shoots or sprouts start emerging from the onion within a few days. Sprouted onions also change in flavor and tend to rot quickly, wasting both money and food. If you are also bothered by this problem, it is very important to know the right way of storage to keep it fresh for a long time.

Choose a suitable environment for storage and avoid heat

The first step to prevent onions from sprouting is to keep them in the right place. Onions should never be kept in humid places or sealed plastic bags. It deteriorates quickly due to moisture. Apart from this, onions should be kept away from direct sunlight or hot areas like kitchen gas stoves. Excessive heat spoils onions quickly. Choose a location for onions where the weather is dry, the temperature is normal and there is good ventilation.

Do not store with potatoes and separate bad onions immediately

Usually households have the habit of keeping potatoes and onions in the same basket, but this mistake spoils the onions quickly. Keeping potatoes and onions together changes the humidity and gas content of the environment, so both start sprouting faster. So these two should always be kept in separate vessels. Also, your stockpiles should be checked regularly. If an onion appears wet, soft, rotten or sprouted, it should be immediately separated from the rest of the good onions, otherwise its dampness will spoil the other onions as well.

Buy only as needed

The easiest and best way to save onions from spoilage is to buy them as per your requirement. If onion consumption is low in your family, avoid collecting wrong quantity by looking for sale or discount. Onions lying in the house for a long time start sprouting naturally. That’s why the approach should be to buy only enough for a week or fortnight. By paying attention to these little things, you can keep onions fresh and tasty for a long time.