Dehli DastarkhwanAuthentic Dehli style biryani and yakhni pulao — a tradition from Dehli, made with love.
Authentic Dehli style biryani and yakhni pulao, cooked fresh the same morning.
Long-grain rice layered with meat and sealed for dum. Lighter on chilli than the Sindhi biryani most of Lahore knows, heavier on whole spice, with kewra and saffron worked through the top layer.
Every plate comes with 2 meat pieces, fresh kachumar salad, mint raita.
Rice cooked in the yakhni rather than layered over it, so the stock is in every grain. Gentle and aromatic — cardamom, mace and black pepper carry it, with no chilli heat at all.
Every plate comes with 2 meat pieces, fresh kachumar salad, mint raita.
Crispy, delicious, and full of tradition. Fried to order in the Dehli style — on the menu shortly.
Three things separate our cooking from the Sindhi biryani most of Lahore knows.
The Dehli style leans on cardamom, mace and black pepper rather than the red chilli that defines Sindhi biryani.
Rice and meat are layered cold and sealed for dum, so the steam cooks it rather than the flame.
Worked through the final layer, which is where the aroma comes from when the lid comes off.
Dehli Dastarkhwan is a heartfelt tribute to the beautiful soul of my mother-in-law, Syeda Qamar — a true expert in every kind of cooking. Her recipes are a legacy of love, patience and tradition, and every dish is a reflection of her life's dedication.
We follow her treasured recipes to keep her spirit and her taste alive in every dish we serve. The cooking belongs to Karachi and Dehli both; the kitchen is here in Lahore.
Her recipes. Her love. Her legacy.
Forever in every bite.
Lahore only, for now. Fees are by distance from the kitchen.
Gulberg, Model Town, Garden Town, Faisal Town, Shadman, Muslim Town
Johar Town, Wapda Town, Township, Iqbal Town, Samanabad, Cantt, Askari
DHA Phase 1–6, Valencia, Sabzazar, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Androon Lahore
Minimum order PKR 1,000DHA Phase 7–9, Bahria Town, Lake City
Minimum order PKR 1,500