Sambhar Onion

Small onions, grown-up flavour.

Higher in antioxidants than regular onions — the concentrated form of everything good.

Also called madras onions, shallots, or chinna vengayam — whatever you call them, these petite pink-purple jewels are the soul of South Indian cooking. Sweeter, more complex, and infinitely more forgiving than regular onions. They caramelise into jammy gold, disappear beautifully into a sambhar, and elevate a simple pearl onion theeyal into something you'll think about at 3 AM.