Top 10 Luscious Dishes Of Hyderabad

Swati Arora blog post April 17, 2024

Are you the biggest foodie and wants to try each and every dish that is popular in Hyderabad State? Hyderabad state has its own popular dish that you cannot get anywhere else. Excited to know? If you were waiting to know the tempting delicacies and vendors selling them in Hyderabad state then this is the right platform to suit your taste buds. We have prepared a list of top 10 Hyderabad dishes for you which you must try during your visit to this happening state. Let’s get started:

Hyderabadi Biryani

One of the most popular dishes in Hyderabad is Biryani that you can get at each and every corner of the street. Hyderabadi Biryani is something that can be eaten in breakfast, lunch and dinner. Prepared with chicken chunks, its rich aromatic flavor will surely make you taste this again.

Where to have?

  • Dum Pukht Begum’s, ITC Kohenur
  • Meridian Café and Restaurant, Panjagutta
  • Sarvi Restaurant, Banjara Hills
  • Paradise, Paradise Circle

Hyderabadi Marag

You can’t guess the dish by its name as Hyderabadi Marag is a spicy-meaty soup. Prepared of tender mutton, it is a delectable spicy soup to make your day. Once you taste it, you will surely become a fan of this.

Where to have?

  • Zaiqa-E-Hyderabad, Banjara Hills
  • Jewel of Nizam
  • Zaiqa E Hyderabad

Nihari & Kulcha

It is a popular dish for Hyderabadi people who eat this during breakfast. The perfect amalgamation of beef mutton and chicken with bone marrow is served with kulcha/roti.

Where to have?

  • Karim’s - Janaki Nagar, Tolichowki
  • Iqbal Restaurant near Chaarminar
  • Hotel Nayaab near Charminar

Mutton Dalcha

As the name reads Mutton Dalcha, the dish is prepared with Mutton and pulses with some aromatic spices to tickle your palate and get completely in love with its taste. Don’t miss out this luscious dish while taking a tour to Hyderabad.

Where to have?

  • Bombay Restaurant, Nampally
  • B & W restaurant- Kondapur
  • Aura Café, Jubilee Hills
  • Pista House                                                                                     

Potharekulu

It is a wafer-like sweet dish prepared with rice batter, jaggery, cashew nuts, and sugar. People in South India offer this sweet on a special occasion and festivals. This can be stuffed with a variety of items like chocolate powder, dry fruits, jaggery, etc.

Where to have?

  • G Pulla Reddy, Nampally
  • Atreyapuram Putarekulu, Kukatpally

Ariselu

One of the most favorite South-Indian dishes for Hyderabadi people is Ariselu. Prepared especially during festivals, Ariselu is prepared with rice flour and sugar as main ingredients. The crispy Ariselu can be taken with tea also.

Where to have?

  • Yuktha, Jubilee Hills
  • Dadu’s Mithai Vatika, Jubilee Hills

Sheer Korma

It’s a sweet dish prepared with milk and dates and very popular among Muslims on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Some dry fruits like almonds, pistachios, saffron and rose water are added to it to provide the tempting flavor to the dish.

Where to have?

  • Ama Vanta, Manikonda
  • Sheerkhurma Wale, Golconda, Mehdipatnam

Bobbatlu

The shape of Bobbatlu is like chapathi and prepared with fresh bread that is stuffed with a sweet filling. The filling is prepared with chickpeas, sugar, and spices the taste of which is completely unique.

Where to have?

  • Rayalaseema Ruchulu, Jubilee Hills

Dum Pukht

The tempting aroma of this dish will make you fall in love with it. Dum Pukht is a procedure in which vegetables or meats are slowly cooked with steam. As you taste it, the rich flavor of desi ghee will simply make you crazy.

Where to have?

  • Aish-The Park, Somajiguda
  • Dum Pukht’s Begul’s, Knowledge City, Madhapur

Hyderabadi Khichdi

You might feel Khichdi’s taste very boring but you haven’t tasted Hyderabadi Khichdi yet. This is something that you will surely like when served with desi ghee. This comes in daily and healthy breakfast of Hyderabadi people.

Where to have?

  • Rayalaseema Ruchulu, Hitech City
  • Farzi Café, Jubile Hills
  • Paradise, Hitech City

What are you thinking now? If you are not in Hyderabad right now, don’t fret anymore; just book flights to Hyderabad or train tickets to Hyderabad at your desired date and time and visit this cultural land to taste authentic Hyderabadi dishes.

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