Tomato prices are likely to touch Rs 300 per kilogram in the coming days and the prices of vegetables are also on the rise, according to wholesale traders. Kaushik, a member of Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), said that vegetable wholesalers are facing losses as the sale of tomato, capsicum, and other seasonal vegetables has fallen drastically. He said that the prices of tomatoes have shot up to Rs 220 per kilo from Rs 160 per kilo in the wholesale market, owing to which retail prices can also go up.
This flavour-packed dish can be cooked at home even without a shawarma machine.
This may come as a surprise to many. Retail price inflation in petrol was the lowest at 10.21 per cent in March since November 2020. In diesel, it scraped the bottom of the barrel at 5.19 per cent in the last month of 2021-22 since February 2020. Even liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was at a nine-month low of 9.97 per cent in the month.
Grab those veggies from your refrigerator and whip up this delicious meal.
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Stuffed rice paper rolls are light, nutritious, unusual and yum.
At Jolly Aikara's Mumbai home, Onam is as big a day as Christmas and Semiya Payasam is still a hot favourite.
A restaurant-style dinner on a budget, this dish goes well with steamed rice or hot rotis.
The lowly kadu is promoted to an awesome pumpkin soup.
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In the summer, we tend to eat less and drink more. Avoid large portions of food, as they will be difficult to digest and may cause you to feel tired and lazy. Instead, have frequent and small portions of meals, which will keep them fresh and light, suggests Dr Shoaib Sangatti, emergency physician, Ruby Hall clinic, Wanowire.
Escape the heat with two refreshing recipes by food blogger Vindhya Karwa.
Perfectly crisped kale leaves is a great snack or side.
Mumbai food blogger Manasi Sadarangani shares an easy recipe.
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In most cases, however, retail consumers are paying higher prices in the absence of direct procurement from aggregator or farmers.
'The availability of vegetables has gone down due to fewer arrivals in wholesale mandis. Their supply was disrupted because of low yields and high spoilage,' says Shyam Bhimraoji Karlekar, chairman, APMC Wardha, one of the largest sellers of vegetables in Maharashtra.
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US-based Rediff reader and food blogger Sonal Gupta sent us this recipe.
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Bored of home-cooked food? Try out this interesting recipe by Priya Prabhu.
The mouth-watering plate of Indian food was created by MasterChef Australia 2021 contestant Depinder Chhibber.
Not just onion, retail prices of potato and other vegetables have also shot up in the national capital on Monday as recent winter rainfall has damaged some of the crops. Milk and butter prices have also gone up. Even cooking oil prices, especially of mustard oil, have increased by Rs 15/kg litre.
You would be surprised how wonderful homemade Pav Bhaji tastes and you can monitor the salt and butter.
The Japanese style fried chicken burger is the perfect answer to your mid-week cravings.
Add a fun, vibrant twist to your weekend with a vegetarian mezze platter.
When two seemingly boring ingredients -- brown rice and moong sprouts -- are spiced with veggies, the end result is surprisingly amazing, says food blogger Smruti Shah!
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