30-07-2025
Maggi with a twist (and a view) at this cafe in Hyderabad
Imagine sitting at a restaurant overlooking Durgam Cheruvu lake, tucking into a bowl of Maggi. At Café Delhi Heights in Inorbit Mall, that is exactly what you can do. Except, this is not your usual two-minute Maggi — it is ISBT (Inter State Bus Terminus)makhani Maggi, served in a large pasta bowl. In the meantime I also had a pecan toastie.
Curious to know why Maggi needed a makhani twist, I ordered it. Fifteen minutes later (because, even plain Maggi never takes two minutes), my bowl arrived glistening with ghee and smelling like butter chicken masala. One forkful and my only thought was: why? Why did Maggi need this treatment? And why did I, clearly not part of the 'young crowd' the staff said swears by this dish, order it?
Café Delhi Heights has plenty on its menu — Punjabi kadhi chawal, Punjabi palak choley, Jammu special Rajma rice, pizzas, pastas, sandwiches and more. So there is no pressure to follow Gen Z's choices. The café, done up in soft pastel greens, has comfortable seating, views of the lake on one side and the mall on the other, and is the perfect place to wrap up a shopping spree.
I quickly redeemed my palate with spicy garlic chicken wings, which disappeared in no time. Then came the grilled chicken for me and a chicken jumbo lollipop for my colleague; both left us with satisfied smiles.
No Hyderabadi meal feels complete without chai, so I ended lunch with a hot cup of adrak wali chai (ginger masala tea) and a vada pav. Just as it began to rain, it felt like the perfect endnote to the meal.
Prices start at ₹250.
