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How To Cut Onions Like A Pro | Different Ways To Chop An Onion | Basic Cooking

16,669,874 views November 1, 2016 11:43

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In brief

Master five professional onion-cutting techniques—vertical slicing, horizontal slicing, chopping, dicing, and petal/roundel styles—with Chef Varun Inamdar’s clear, hands-on guidance. Perfect for beginners or anyone looking to refine their knife skills for everyday cooking.

Key steps

  1. Wet tissue paper under the cutting board to prevent slipping
  2. Peel and halve the onion, then wash it thoroughly
  3. Slice vertically from one side to the other for thin strips
  4. Cut horizontally from top to bottom for broad slices
  5. Chop side-to-side and horizontally for even, small pieces
  6. Dice by slicing thickly, then cutting horizontally and separating petals
  7. Press sideways to release onion rings for roundels

Questions & answers

What tools do I need?

A sharp knife, cutting board, onion, tissue paper, and water.

How thick should the dice slices be?

Small dice: ~0.5cm, medium: ~1.5cm, large: halve the onion into 3.

Description from the creator

The Bombay Chef Varun Inamdar, is here to give you the first lesson on basic cooking.

With the chef, learn how to chop and slice onions in multiple ways. We are sure you'll start cutting onions like a pro after watching the video. So watch and learn different styles of chopping an onion only on Rajshri Food.

- Onion
- A Sharp Knife
- Cutting Board
- Tissue Paper
- Water

Method
- Place a tissue paper on the table and splash some water over it
- Place the cutting board over the wet tissue
- Hold the onion with the thumb on one side and rest of the fingers to the other side.
- Cut it in between with a sharp knife
- Slice off the root & top of-of the onion and peel the onions
- Place onion into water
- Wash the onions properly

Vertical Slicing
- Keep the cut surface facing towards the board.
- Make fine cuts from one side to another, gradually.
-Keep the knife moving.
- Keep your fingers safe.
- When you reach the end of the onion, twist it, push it down and continue slicing it.

Horizontal Slicing
- Turn it around and start cutting the onion from top to bottom

Chopping
- Use the tip of the knife and cut the onion from side to side
- Now hold the onion and turn it and start cutting horizontally
- Make even and close cuts

Dicing
- Cut onions into thick slices – somewhere around half cm thick (for a small dice), a centimeter and a half thick (for a medium slice) cut a half onion into 3 (for a large slice).
- Turn the angle and continue slicing horizontally
- Run your fingers through it and release all the petals

Petals
-Take the half onion and cut it into two
- Pick it up and release the petals

Roundels
- Place onion sideways and slice off the cap and root
- Peel off the onion skin and wash it
- Turn the onion sideways, give an in-cession and press it downwards
- Thinness and thickness can be adjusted
- You can even release the rings

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Rajshri Food published this 11:43 video tutorial on November 1, 2016. It has been watched 16,669,874 times on YouTube.

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