Dum-sealed kacchi, opened at your table.
Mutton on the bone, aged basmati and saffron milk, four hours on a slow flame inside a clay-sealed handi. Halal, served from 12:30 every day.
Halal, every plate
no pork, no alcohol
Aged basmati
long grain, never broken
Slow dum, 4 hours
sealed with atta dough
Hot to your door
insulated handi bag
The menu
Six courts of the
Zafrani table.
Open a court to see the dishes and prices.
How a handi is made
The dum clock:
six hours, one seal.
No shortcuts. The pot is sealed at 10:30 and opened only when you are seated.
Each handi is cooked once a day. Order by 11 am to be sure of yours.
Marinate
Mutton on the bone goes into thick yoghurt, raw papaya, ginger, fried onion and ghee.
Layer
Half-cooked basmati lies over the raw meat with kewra, rose water and saffron milk.
Seal
The lid is shut and sealed with atta dough so no steam can leave the handi.
Dum
Two hours on a low flame, never opened. The meat cooks in its own juices.
Opened at your table
We break the seal in front of you. The first steam is the best part of the meal.
Menu board
Pick a court,
read the prices.
Plate prices in BDT. Handi orders over 4 plates: call before 11 am.
Kacchi
Dhakaiya mutton kacchi, per plate
৳520Bone-in mutton, aged basmati, saffron milk. Comes with borhani.
Kacchi family handi, serves 4–5
৳2,350Sealed handi cooked to order, opened at the table.
Chicken kacchi, per plate
৳380Farm chicken on the bone, milder spice.
Tehari
Beef tehari, per plate
৳280Mustard-oil rice with tender beef and green chilli.
Morog polao with roast
৳360Ghee polao with a chicken roast and egg.
Chinigura polao, plain
৳150Fragrant short-grain rice for your curry.
Roast and curry
Chicken roast, one piece
৳220Sweet-and-spiced roast in a rich onion gravy.
Mutton rezala
৳480White yoghurt gravy with kewra and green chilli.
Beef bhuna
৳420Slow-fried until the oil rises.
Kebab and naan
Seekh kebab, 4 pieces
৳320Minced beef on skewers, charred on coal.
Chicken tikka, 6 pieces
৳380Yoghurt and spice marinade, grilled.
Butter naan, a pair
৳60Soft tandoor naan brushed with butter.
Borhani and drinks
Mint borhani, a glass
৳80Chilled spiced yoghurt with mint and black salt.
Borhani jar, 1 litre
৳320For the family table, carried home chilled.
Sweet lassi
৳120Thick, with a pinch of cardamom.
Firni and sweets
Firni, clay bowl
৳90Rice-milk pudding set in a clay bowl, pistachio on top.
Zarda, a bowl
৳180Saffron sweet rice with raisins.
Shahi jilapi, 250 g
৳250Crisp, soaked in cardamom syrup.
Book a handi
Sized for your
own table.
Sample prices for this demo restaurant. Party orders of 20 or more: call us, we quote the same day.
Family handi
৳2,350
A sealed handi of mutton kacchi, borhani jar and salad.
Dawat handi
৳4,500
Double handi with roast, rezala and firni for the whole table.
Plates people ask for first
Whole menu
Guests say
Written after
the last bite.
Sample reviews for this demo restaurant.
★★★★★
The seal cracked and the steam smelled like my grandmother’s Eid kitchen. Meat fell off the bone, rice stayed separate. We stayed an hour longer than we planned.
Tanvir A.
Dhanmondi, Dhaka
★★★★★
Booked the family handi for ten guests. It reached hot, with borhani cold in the jar.
Maliha R.
Uttara, Dhaka
★★★★★
Firni in a clay bowl is the reason I come back. Not too sweet, a little grainy, as it should be.
Imtiaz K.
Mirpur, Dhaka
Visit
Come hungry,
stay for firni.
House 27, Road 4, Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1209
Halal kitchen
Meat from halal-slaughter suppliers. No pork and no alcohol anywhere, including cooking.
Contains
Milk and yoghurt, ghee, nuts (almond, pistachio, cashew), wheat in the dough seal and naan, mustard oil.
Tell us before you order
We can leave out nuts on request, but the kitchen handles all of the above, so we cannot promise an allergen-free plate.
Order
Reserve, order,
or just ask.
A seat, or a handi to go
Send the form, no deposit.
We call within 15 minutes.
Pay at the table or on delivery.
Is everything halal?
Yes. Meat comes from halal-slaughter suppliers, and there is no pork or alcohol in the kitchen.
Why order the handi by 11 am?
Each handi is layered and sealed once a day at 10:30. After that it cannot be opened, so we count the handis before we seal.
Do you take table reservations?
Yes, for groups of two or more. Send the form or call, and we hold the table for 20 minutes past your time.
What does delivery cost?
Dhaka city ৳80 for one handi or plate order, free over ৳2,500. Handis travel in an insulated bag.