date:Sep 17, 2013
dient in many Indian dishes and rising prices of the vegetable anger voters and can quickly become a political issue. India is due to hold its largest-ever general election within eight months.
Onions cost 245 percent more in August than a year before, while other vegetables shot up by 77 percent. Eggs, meat and fish were up nearly 19 percent.
Every day I am making meals using only one small onion, half for the morning meal and another half for dinner, said Santilata Behera, 34, a labourer who