From crispy Sabudana Vadas and comforting Sabudana Khichdi to plates full of rasgullas, India certainly ate well this festive season! Swiggy has revealed its food ordering trends for Navratri and Durga Puja 2026, and the numbers show that traditional festive favourites were very much on the menu. Between fasting feasts and post-puja sweet cravings, here’s what India ordered during the celebrations.
Sabudana Takes Centre Stage During Navratri
If there’s one ingredient that ruled the fasting menu this Navratri, it was sabudana. Swiggy delivered an average of 1,794 Sabudana dishes every hour during the festive weekend of October 17 and 18.
Sabudana Khichdi and Sabudana Vada emerged as the most popular choices, with Mumbai and Bengaluru leading the demand for khichdi. Pune and Jaipur also showed plenty of love for the fasting favourite.
Other popular picks included Navratri Vrat Thalis, Singhara-based dishes, Kuttu and Rajgira specialities, along with Samak Rice and Makhana preparations. Clearly, fasting meals came with plenty of options!
And for those who wanted a complete festive spread, Navratri Special Vrat Thalis were a hit. A customer in Noida placed an order worth ₹11,072 for 13 thalis, featuring Singhara Poori. Now that’s a festive feast!
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Rasgulla Wins India’s Festive Sweet Tooth
Of course, no festive celebration feels complete without something sweet. And this year, rasgulla took the crown!
Between October 17 and 20, Swiggy recorded an average of 495 rasgulla orders every hour, making it India’s most-ordered festive sweet during the period. Delhi, Mumbai and Gurugram led the demand.
The sweet news doesn’t end there. Orders for traditional sweets rose by 36.4% compared to the corresponding festive period last year with gulab jamun, kaju katli, jalebi and rasmalai also making it to the list of favourites.
The demand wasn’t limited to the metros, either. Cities such as Patna, Dehradun, Jodhpur, Gaya and Thiruvananthapuram joined in the celebrations, while Agartala, Shillong, Palwal and Bathinda also recorded strong demand for sweets.
And for those who like their mithai with a twist, a Mumbai customer placed an order worth ₹9,870 for assorted sweets and Coffee Rasgulla Tiramisu — the highest-value rasgulla order recorded during the four-day period.
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From fasting-friendly favourites to syrupy sweets, this year’s numbers show that festive food traditions are alive and well, with a little room for indulgence, too.
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FAQs
What were the most popular foods ordered during Navratri 2026?
Vrat thalis, fasting-friendly dishes and traditional sweets were among the popular choices on Swiggy during Navratri and Durga Puja.
Which other sweets were popular during Navratri and Durga Puja?
Besides rasgullas, popular choices included gulab jamun, kaju katli, jalebi and rasmalai.
What was the highest-value rasgulla order recorded by Swiggy?
A Mumbai customer placed an order worth ₹9,870 for assorted mithais and Coffee Rasgulla Tiramisu between October 17 and 20, 2026.
