Two biryani orders per second! Swiggy sees mammoth 83 million orders for the dish in 2024

Two biryani orders per second! Swiggy sees mammoth 83 million orders for the dish in 2024

Food delivery platform Swiggy gave fascinating insights on what India consumed in 2024 and no points for guessing that biryani remains the most ordered dish on the platform.

*"A dish that all of India cannot stop cherishing! With 83 million biryanis devoured this year (that's 158 orders per minute or roughly 2 biryanis every second) Biryani is the undisputed King of food kingdom in the country for the 9th consecutive year," said Swiggy in its "How India Swiggy’d Its Way Through 2024: A Deep Dive into the Nation’s Eatopia" report.

*Dosa saw 23 millions orders in 2024.

*The Chicken Roll was "the nation’s most ordered snack in 2024", with a staggering 2.48 million orders. Hot on its heels were the Chicken Momos at 1.63 million orders, while Potato Fries saw 1.3 million orders.

*"The Chicken Burger proved to be the ultimate midnight indulgence with a staggering 1.84 million orders between 12–2 AM," added Swiggy.

* "Bengaluru enjoyed an incredible 2.5 million Masala Dosas in 2024, while Delhi, Chandigarh, and Kolkata couldn’t do without their classic crowd pullers of Chole, Aloo Parantha and Kachoris, respectively," said Swiggy.

* "In 2024, Swiggy Dineout seated 22 million diners, who saved a massive Rs 533 crore in total with table reservations/deals per hour rising from 337 to 1,242 throughout the year. Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Pune led, while cities like Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow and Indore spiced things up," added Swiggy.

* Bengaluru led the party scene with nearly 289,000 alcohol transactions, far outpacing Delhi’s 96,000.

* "Bengaluru plays the ultimate family man with 7,031 group orders, including a ₹23,000 feast serving 107 portions of a North Indian feast," said Swiggy.

* "A single consumer in Bengaluru spent Rs 49,900 on a pasta extravaganza, devouring almost 55 Alfredo dishes, 40 Mac & Cheese, and 30 Spaghetti plates," said Swiggy.

* A Mumbai diner dropped Rs 3 lakh on a single order at a restaurant.

* In 2024, Kanchipuram topped the charts with an average transaction of Rs 4,284, followed by Shillong at Rs 3,678 and Siliguri at Rs 2,747.

* In just 3 months, 3.5 lakh secret orders were placed in Incognito Mode with Bengaluru topping the charts at 54,064 orders. Chicken Biryani emerged as the ultimate guilty pleasure with nearly 25,000 secret orders followed silently by Hyderabad, and Mumbai, said Swiggy.