Hyderabad revels in traditional food delicacies this Ramzan, shows Swiggy order analysis

Hyderabad revels in traditional food delicacies this Ramzan, shows Swiggy order analysis
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Hyderabad: Ramzan is a very special time for Hyderabadis. The food fosters a sense of community, as families and friends break their day-long rozas and share a meal of mouth-watering delicacies.

Analysis of the orders placed on Swiggy in Hyderabad between April 2-22 for Ramzan this year, show that traditional favourites like chicken biryani, haleem, niharis, samosas, rabdi, malpua, and others continue to top the popularity charts.

Chicken Biryani ordered with fervor: At the very center of the food revelry was Chicken Biryani, with more than 8 lakh biryanis ordered in Hyderabad in the first 20 days of Ramzan alone.

Breaking their fast with Haleem: Swiggy witnessed a spike in the orders for haleems and niharis during Ramzan as compared to previous months.

Haleem was ordered nearly 33 times more this year as compared to last year during the month of Ramzan. Some of the popular haleem types ordered this year were Mutton Haleem, Special Haleem and Chicken Haleem/Murgh Haleem. Nihari too was ordered almost 30 times more this Ramzan as compared to last year.

Comfort foods found a place among Ramzan dinner favorites: Other than Chicken Biryani and Haleem, orders placed during Iftar (between 5-7 PM) included dishes such as Paneer Butter Masala, Chicken 65, and Masala Dosa.

What's an Iftar without a Samosa: The most popular Iftar snacks included samosa, bhajiya, rabdi, firni, malpua, and dishes made from dates. There were about 4.5 lakh orders in the city for such dishes between 5-7 PM.

Note: The above findings are based on analysis of orders placed on Swiggy from April 2-22, 2022.