New Delhi, June 9 -- Cooking vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis at home got less expensive in May 2025, compared to the previous year, according to a report by Crisil, which noted that drops in vegetable and chicken prices impacted both meals.

The cost of preparing a home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian meal dropped by around 6 per cent each year-on-year (YoY), as prices of onions, tomato, potatoes and broiler chicken fell, the analysis title 'Roti Rice Rate' found.

On-month basis, non-veg thali was cheaper while veg thali price was stable, it added.

The analysis defined a veg thali as comprising "roti, vegetables (onion, tomato and potato), rice, dal, curd and salad"; and a non-veg thali as having the "same elements, except dal...