New Delhi, March 10 -- The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian thali declined by 1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in February, while the price of a non-vegetarian thali increased by around 6 per cent, according to a report by Crisil.

The fall in the vegetarian thali cost was mainly due to lower tomato and LPG prices, while the rise in the non-vegetarian thali price was driven by an increase in broiler chicken prices.

It said "Cost of vegetarian thali declined on-year in February amid lower tomato price, while that of non-vegetarian thali inched up as runup in broiler price continued".

The report highlighted that tomato prices dropped 28 per cent YoY to Rs 23 per kg in February from Rs 32 per kg a year ago. This decline was due to a 20 per ce...