- Taste and Fun – Onions are spicy, crunchy and fun to eat. Especially when eaten with hot tea or iftar, it is a different fun.
- Easy to make – It can be made quickly with lentils, onions, green chilies and spices. So it is easy to prepare at home.
- Nutritional value – Protein is available from lentils and some vitamins and minerals from onions.
- Weather and environment – There is a different feeling of eating hot onions in the rain or winter.
- Culture and habits – In Bangladeshi and Indian cultures, onions are very popular for iftar or breakfast, so people like to eat them habitually.