Home-Cooked Thali Costs Fall in October Amid Lower Vegetable and Pulse Prices

Imagine making your favorite Indian meals at home, called thalis.

In October, it became cheaper to cook these meals compared to last year.

This happened because the prices of many vegetables, like potatoes and tomatoes, went down a lot.

Onions also became much cheaper because there were more available from the last harvest.

Lentils and beans, known as pulses, also got cheaper because more were imported.

Even though chicken for non-veg meals only got a little cheaper, the big savings on veggies and pulses made the total cost of both veg and non-veg thalis go down.

However, the cost of cooking oil went up a bit due to festivals.

Looking ahead, some prices might increase again, especially for pulses, because of weather and new import rules.