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54 feet of dosa, 14 tons of biryani! Have you tried these 6 Indian dishes named in the Guinness Book?
Sandy Verma | July 3, 2026 12:24 AM CST

India’s victory on the world stage! What is new? In this multi-lingual, multi-cultural country, Indians are still tied together by taste and smell. And the glory of this cuisine is not limited to the taste. It has even reached the Guinness Book of Records. Sometimes a large cauldron. Sometimes or tajjab cooking arrangements. Some of our everyday familiar foods have carved their names in the Guinness Book of World Records. Do you know the story of that incredible cooking?

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Biryani festival of 14 tons

Biryani means the taste of absolute peace. In 2008, a group of Delhi chefs created the world’s largest biryani. When he hears the weight of Viram eating! The weight was — 14.06 tons! This Shahi Pad was prepared by mixing thousands of kg of rice, meat, ghee and spices. Even though it was prepared in a huge bowl, there was no lack of taste.

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World conquest of Khichuri

Although khichuri is very common in the food list, its record is extraordinary. In 2017, around 50 chefs under the leadership of Chef Sanjeev Kapoor prepared 918 kg of Khichuri at the ‘World Food India’ event in Delhi. This nutritious pada of rice and dal was distributed among the orphans and the needy after setting records.

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Bundiya Laddu is like a mountain

We cannot think of any festival without sweets. In 2016, PVVS Mallikarjuna Rao, a sweet merchant from Tapeswaram in Andhra Pradesh, created a monstrous Bundir Laddu. Whose weight was 29,465 kg! This mountain-like dessert of gram flour, sugar, ghee and dry fruits took the world by storm.

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Dosa of 54 and a half feet

Who doesn’t love South Indian Dosa? But what 29 chefs from Hyderabad did together in 2014 was unimaginable. They made a dosa 16.68 meters (about 54 feet 8 inches) long. Despite being so long, the traditional texture and taste of the dosa was perfect.

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145 kg press

Who else thought that the familiar bread can set a world record? The incident happened in Jamnagar, Gujarat. In 2012, the world’s largest chapati or roti was made at a festival. Whose weight was 145 kg. It took a collective effort of many people to bake this bread on a special 3 meter by 3 meter metal plate.


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