Indians ordered an average of 95 biryanis per minute: Swiggy report

Swiggy reciprocated India's big appetite for biryani with 35,056 varieties and combos of biryanis available for users across the platform

An average of 95 biryanis per minute, or 1.6 biryanis every second, were ordered in India, according to food delivery giant Swiggy’s yearly report on the country’s food ordering habits, which highlighted interesting trends.

Swiggy satiated India’s big appetite for biryani with 35,056 varieties and combos of biryanis for users across the platform. The most popular ones were “boneless chicken biryani, chicken dum biryani, mutton biryani, egg biryani, veg biryani, and paneer biryani”.

Thrissur in Kerala, famous for its Biryani combos, saw a special addition this year. “Freedom food combo” was prepared by jail inmates and delivered fresh by Swiggy. This combo