I don't know about you guys but in our home, onions have been persona non grata for like, 2 months or so.
The sudden steep hike in their prices towards the latter part of last year meant that our Home-cum- Finance Minister decreed that we would do without the stupid bulbs, the most widely cultivated and consumed species in India of the genus Allium ie. the Onion! Or, Vengayam!, as our neighbours across our state would state with relish!
At its peak in December last year, its price p/kg hit the high 200/- mark. With every Rs. 10/- hike in the price, there were commensurate shrieks and moans heard in kitchens, inside homes and apartments and every time someone approached the onions section in markets and supermarkets.
Prices have cooled since then..its now at roughly 70% off that figure but the H&FM has still not lifted the embargo. Strangely, we've managed to live without it. No dish, including Biryanis, Raita's, etc have been affected by its absence! The rationale that Vegetarians have against it - that it excites you and makes you frisky, well, we wouldn't right now. 7 months later, if no of babies being delivered shows a sharp dip, we might have a correlation, as the statisticians say. Or it is causation? Never mind.
As a wag pointed out, if you enjoyed buying it when it was 20/- bucks or less, then you can't complain when its 10x that figure! Skewed logic but effective nevertheless, methinks!
So, please when you drop in our humble abode and you dont get onion pakoras with our first class coffee, kindly don't cry. Save all that water...summer is but a few months away!
:)
The sudden steep hike in their prices towards the latter part of last year meant that our Home-cum- Finance Minister decreed that we would do without the stupid bulbs, the most widely cultivated and consumed species in India of the genus Allium ie. the Onion! Or, Vengayam!, as our neighbours across our state would state with relish!
At its peak in December last year, its price p/kg hit the high 200/- mark. With every Rs. 10/- hike in the price, there were commensurate shrieks and moans heard in kitchens, inside homes and apartments and every time someone approached the onions section in markets and supermarkets.
Prices have cooled since then..its now at roughly 70% off that figure but the H&FM has still not lifted the embargo. Strangely, we've managed to live without it. No dish, including Biryanis, Raita's, etc have been affected by its absence! The rationale that Vegetarians have against it - that it excites you and makes you frisky, well, we wouldn't right now. 7 months later, if no of babies being delivered shows a sharp dip, we might have a correlation, as the statisticians say. Or it is causation? Never mind.
As a wag pointed out, if you enjoyed buying it when it was 20/- bucks or less, then you can't complain when its 10x that figure! Skewed logic but effective nevertheless, methinks!
So, please when you drop in our humble abode and you dont get onion pakoras with our first class coffee, kindly don't cry. Save all that water...summer is but a few months away!
:)
