Delhi Man Finds Witty Jugaad To Get Onions For Cheap: Just Ask Restaurant To 'Send Round Cut Onions' Via Swiggy

Did the restaurant actually send the onions as requested? Read on to find out.

The flatmate who posted the receipt captioned it: "My flatmate placed the order, and I found this on the bill."

Source : Reddit

Delhiites are no stranger to jugaad. Due to extreme supply-demand mismatch, onion prices have soared to eye-watering levels in Delhi-NCR, going up from the standard sub-Rs 50 mark up to a baffling Rs 100 in some markets this month. Even at the time of writing, onion prices stand between Rs 70 and Rs 80 on average. To cope with the high cost of onions, a Delhi man has decided to put Swiggy to good use. 

The creative-yet-desperate jugaad, shared by his flatmate on Reddit, shows the person ordering food from a Delhi restaurant via Swiggy - believed to be a Bikkgane Biryani outlet (if another Redditor's comment is to be believed) - with a note: "Bhaiyya, please send round cut onions bhaiyya please. Onions are very costly, I can’t buy, please send some onions bhaiyya thoda." 

The flatmate who posted the receipt captioned it: "My flatmate placed the order, and I found this on the bill." To their surprise, the restaurant complied, adding extra onions to the meal.

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Of course, there is no way to verify this post or the actual sending of onions by the restaurant. However, the man's plea (read: jugaad), driven by the steep rise in onion prices, resonated with many online.

How Are Redditors Responding?

As per classic Reddit tradition, the comment section is full of trolling comments, some for the OP himself, some for the media for covering the news. 

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When Will Onion Prices Go Down?

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that the Centre has a strategy to stabilise prices for essential crops like onions, tomatoes, and potatoes. However, challenges persist for farmers and consumers alike.

In Delhi, markets have started receiving onions from Alwar, Rajasthan, but their impact is minimal. The Government’s release of buffer stock, which constitutes a mere 2 per cent of the nation’s onion output, is unlikely to offer immediate relief, with effects expected only by mid-December.

As the new onion harvest gradually enters the market and potential policy measures are introduced, experts predict price stabilisation by December, bringing some much-needed respite to households and farmers.