Biryani ruled the chart once again
Biryani once again sat firmly on India’s food throne. In 2025, people ordered 93 million biryanis, that is 194 orders every minute or 3.25 biryanis every second. Chicken Biryani led the pack with 57.7 million orders and the highest repeat demand. Burgers followed as the second most-loved food with 44.2 million orders, while pizzas came third at 40.1 million. Veg Dosa also stood out, clocking 26.2 million orders and proving its lasting appeal.
Snack time between 3 pm and 7 pm continued to dominate cravings. Burgers ruled this slot, led by Chicken Burgers with 6.3 million orders and Veg Burgers close behind at 4.2 million. Chicken Rolls, Veg Pizzas and Chicken Nuggets also featured heavily.
The classic chai-samosa break also stayed strong. During snack hours alone, people ordered 3.42 million samosas and 2.9 million cups of adrak chai.
Desserts had a strong year too. White Chocolate Cake topped the list with 6.9 million orders. Chocolate Cake and Gulab Jamun followed with 5.4 million and 4.5 million orders respectively. Among Indian sweets, Kaju Barfi and Besan Ladoo ranked just behind. Chocolate also ruled ice creams, with Dark Chocolate and Chocolate Sundaes leading the charts.
Global flavours found space in Indian carts. Mexican cuisine saw 16 million orders, Tibetan crossed 12 million, and Korean reached 4.7 million. Matcha emerged as the most searched global flavour of the year.
At the same time, local food gained ground. Pahari cuisine grew nine times, while Malabari, Rajasthani, Malvani and other regional cuisines nearly doubled their orders over the year.
Big heart, bigger celebrations
Food orders also reflected how big Indians went when they celebrated. In Hyderabad, one customer spent Rs 47,106 on 65 boxes of dry fruit cookie gift packs to kick off the festive season.
Mumbai set another record. A single foodie placed 3,196 food orders in 2025, almost nine orders every day, the highest in the country.
Among the quick deliveries, Bengaluru recorded the highest number of Bolt deliveries, followed by Hyderabad and Mumbai. Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Visakhapatnam and Kochi emerged as fast-growing markets. Chocolate Cakes and Gulab Jamun were the most ordered desserts on Bolt.
On Swiggy’s 99Store, Bengaluru again led orders, with Hyderabad and Mumbai close behind. Indore, Visakhapatnam and Kochi showed growing demand. Chocolate Pastries and Chocolate Cakes topped dessert sales, while Chicken Biryani, Paneer Pizza, Corn Garlic Bread and Chicken Fry were among the most ordered dishes.
One Mumbai customer went all out on 99Store, ordering 15 Dum Chicken Biryanis, 10 Chicken Meatball Kebabs, five plates each of Falafel-e-Khaas and Pepper Paneer Biryani, along with 100 Gulab Jamuns.
Delivery partners powered this scale. They travelled a combined 1.24 billion kilometres in 2025 — the equivalent of driving from Kashmir to Kanyakumari 3.4 lakh times. Mohammad Razique from Bengaluru delivered 11,718 orders, while Poongodi from Chennai led among female partners with 8,169 deliveries.