Repercussions of unseasonal rain felt in home and hotel kitchens in city after price of tomatoes soars from Rs 25 to Rs 60 recently; other staple vegetables have also seen steep hikes, straining household budgets and forcing eateries across the region to cut back on ingredients

While tomato prices fell 12 per cent on-month, helped by fresh supplies from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat, the cost of non-vegetarian thali grew at a faster pace due to an estimated 11 per cent on-month increase in broiler prices on a dip in production triggered by a cold wave in the north, said the CRISIL report