Authentic Hyderabadi dum biryani
Real dum biryani, 5 Sydney kitchens.
Sealed under dough and slow cooked over coals, the way Hyderabad has always done it. Every biryani comes with mirchi ka salan and raita.
- Delivery & pickup
- Open till 2 am, Lakemba
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From the coals, every evening.
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The dum ritual
Three steps. No shortcuts between them.
Kacchi-style dum biryani is a sequence. Each step only works because of the one before it.
- 1
Build the marinade
Kacchi-style dum begins with meat resting in yoghurt, aromatics and spice before it meets the rice.
- 2
Layer & seal
Half-cooked basmati goes over the raw marinade with mint, saffron milk and ghee. The lid is sealed shut with dough.
- 3
Let steam do the work
The sealed pot holds in steam, allowing the meat and rice to cook together and exchange flavour.
What people cross Sydney for
A short cut of the menu, biryanis first.
- Chicken Dum Biryani ●●The house signature. Served with mirchi ka salan and raita.$23
- Mutton Dum Biryani ●●Slow-cooked on the bone. The one the reviews talk about.$23
- Vegetable Dum Biryani ●Same pot, same patience. Layered vegetables, not an afterthought.$16
- Chicken 65 Biryani ●●●Fragrant biryani rice with the Deccan's favourite fried chicken.$23
Three pots. One argument, settled at the table.
Every one is layered raw, sealed with dough and finished on dum.
The crowd favourite
Chicken Dum
- Aromatic: saffron and fried onion forward
- Bone-in: the marrow does half the work
- Rich, without drowning the rice
- Best first order if you're new here
The Hyderabadi classic
Mutton Dum
- Deeper flavour from meat cooked on the bone
- A bolder choice than chicken
- Rich enough to share
- Pair it with cooling raita
Meat-free
Vegetable Dum
- Fragrant and meat-free
- Layered vegetables, not an afterthought
- A lighter route into dum biryani
- Ask your kitchen about today’s availability
The weekend pots: Nihari, Haleem, Marag.
Friday to Sunday at Auburn, until the pot runs out.
- FRI Nihari Paya $18
- SAT Haleem $15
- SUN Dum Ka Chicken $14
- SUN Marag $15
Family packs & bucket biryani
Built for the whole table, from the Auburn kitchen. Order ahead so it seals in time.
Family Pack: Mutton Biryani, Chicken 65 & Raita
Four people, one order. The biryani, the fry, the cooling raita.
$85Family Pack: Chicken Biryani, Chicken 65 & Raita
Four people, one order. The biryani, the fry, the cooling raita.
$85Bucket Biryani (serves 6), Chicken or Mutton
The party pot. Order ahead so it seals in time.
$85Bucket Biryani (serves 12–13), Chicken or Mutton
Feeds the whole gathering, straight from the dum kitchen.
$170
Deccan is a place, not a garnish
The Deccan plateau is the landscape behind Hyderabad's food: a meeting place of languages, techniques and appetites. That is where the name comes from, and the menu keeps biryani at its centre.
Sydney has already reviewed us
Straight from Google reviews, unedited.
4.0 across 1,582 Google reviews in Sydney
“Absolutely the best Hyderabadi biryani in Sydney. Consistently fragrant, perfectly spiced, and the meat is unbelievably tender.”
“The mutton biryani is hands down the best — flavourful, aromatic, and cooked to perfection every single time.”
“The amount of layers in the flavour is unparalleled. Anyone who appreciates complexity in a biryani would love this place.”
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When Sydney's hungry, the dum is still on.
Closing times differ by kitchen. Check yours before the drive.
Open till 2 am in Lakemba.
The pot is already sealed.
Order ahead and it opens when you arrive.