Pankaj JainNew Delhi, March 12 -- Concerns over the availability of cooking gas have begun to affect small food outlets in the national capital, with at least one popular eatery in New Delhi''s Connaught Place (CP) putting up a notice informing customers about limited menu options due to the non-availability of gas cylinders.

At Dhaba Food, a well-known food shop in the CP area, a poster displayed at the counter states that "only rajma chawal and kadhi chawal will be served because gas cylinders are not currently available".

The shop's operator, Saurabh Mehta said the outlet has only a limited stock of cooking gas left, which may last for two to four days.

"We have very little stock remaining. If we are able to arrange more gas cylinders...