Indians ordered 95 biryanis per minute; falooda is the new favourite dessert this year
The humble khichdi witnessed a 128 per cent increase in orders this year.
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Biryani was the most-ordered dish for the third year in a row.
2019 was the year of biryani. 95 plates of the aromatic rice dish were ordered every minute, and if that number doesn't fully depict Indians' love for the dish, digest this - 1.6 biryanis were ordered every second.
Biryani has topped the list of most-ordered dish for the third year in a row.
A StatEATistics report by food-delivery platform Swiggy shows the food ordering habits across the country.
In addition to the much-loved biryani, other dishes that saw a massive rise in demand included khichdi and Keto food. The humble khichdi witnessed a 128 per cent increase in orders this year, indicating the love for comfort food.
It seems like Ketogenic diet took the nation by storm, with a 306 per cent increase in orders for Keto food items.
Other loved dishes in 2019 included masala dosa, paneer butter masala, chicken fried rice, veg fried rice, tandoori chicken and dal makhani.
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Sweet Treats When it comes to sweet cravings, gulab jamun was the most-ordered dessert across cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai.
17,69,399 gulab jamuns and 2,00,301 plates of halwa were ordered on the app.
However, India seems to have found a new sweet favourite this year, with a whopping 11,94,732 dishes of falooda ordered this year. An ice-cream filled falooda was ordered over 6000 times in Mumbai. Another favourite, ‘Choco pie and drink’ was ordered 79,242 times in Chandigarh.
11,94,732 dishes of Falooda were ordered this year. (Representative image)
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Other sweet treats that Indians' indulged in included Death by Chocolate, tender coconut ice cream, tiramisu ice-cream and kesar halwa.
Over 3 lakh cakes were ordered to celebrate special occasions, with Black Forest being crowned the favourite flavour.
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Pizza Talk
Vegetarian toppings were a hit this year. When it came to pizza toppings, Indians seemed to agree with Gordon Ramsay, and believed that “pineapple doesn't belong on pizza.”
Pineapple was the least favourite topping, going on only 1.5 per cent of the pizzas ordered.
Extra cheese along with vegetarian toppings like onion, paneer, mushroom, capsicum, corn, jalapenos and olives a hit.
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