Eating Habits Change as Vegetable Prices Rise, Aloo Gobhi Becomes Luxury: Report

The price of red gram went up to ₹220 a kg as against ₹160-170 last year around the same time period, while the price of green gram increased to ₹150 from ₹130 and groundnut to ₹180-200 from ₹160 a kg last year.

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eating habits change as vegetable prices rise aloo gobhi becomes luxury report

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New Delhi: In wake of skyrocketing prices of vegetables, people across the country are now changing their food preferences to adjust with the inflation in the market.

With tomatoes and onions touching Rs. 85 and Rs. 65 per kg, some residents have now chosen to cook their meals without including the two vegetables, reported thehindubusinessline.com.

Similarly, the north Indian staple dish aloo gobhi (potato and cauliflower) is nowadays not being seen in the menu because cauliflower prices have touched Rs. 200 per kg.

“I used to put a lot of tomatoes in my dishes which I have now reduced. I am also looking at using canned tomatoes or puree which is slightly cheaper. Prices of vegetables have been going up over the past year, which has caused me to change our food habits,” Priyanka Prasad, a homemaker from Mulund, Mumbai told thehindubusinessline.com.

In urban areas of Telangana, prices of red gram, green gram, and groundnut have risen by 10-15 per cent year on year.

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