Sealed brass handi of Dhaka-style mutton kacchi biryani opened, steam rising over saffron rice

Sealed at 6am, opened at noon

Four hours of dum,
one kacchi at a time.

Mutton shank marinated overnight in yoghurt and kewra, layered with chinigura rice, then sealed under dough until the aroma does the talking. No shortcuts, no reheating.

ঢাকার আসল কাচ্চি — প্রতিদিন সকালে রান্না, দুপুরে হাঁড়ি খোলা।

Rumana H., regular diner at Kacchi BariTanvir A., regular diner at Kacchi BariShahnaz B., regular diner at Kacchi Bari

★ 4.8 · 2,340 Google reviews from Dhanmondi diners

Today at the handi

Mutton kacchi ৳420

Full plate with aloo, egg, salad and a glass of borhani.

Open 12pm – 11pm, every day
30-minute delivery inside Dhanmondi
100% halal kitchen, BSTI hygiene grade A

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Cooking kacchi on Road 8

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Plates served since 1994

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Mutton kacchi, full plate
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Mutton kacchi, full plate

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৳420

Shank on the bone, saffron rice, aloo, egg and borhani on the side.

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Hand-minced beef, smoked over coal, served with naan and chutney.

Beef tehari, Old Dhaka style

Beef tehari, Old Dhaka style

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৳280

Mustard oil, green chilli heat, fried onion finish.

Tandoor butter naan

Tandoor butter naan

৳60

Pulled off the tandoor wall and brushed with ghee.

Family platter for four
Saves ৳320

Family platter for four

৳1,499

2 kacchi, 1 tehari, 6 kebab, 4 naan, 4 borhani — saves ৳320.

Cardamom borhani, chilled

Cardamom borhani, chilled

৳70

Salted yoghurt, mint and black pepper. The cure for coal smoke.

Head chef Nurul Islam beside a steaming kacchi handi in the Kacchi Bari kitchen

Nurul Islam · head chef, 26 years

The man who seals the handi

He learned dum in
a Puran Dhaka bawarchi kitchen.

Nurul started as a rice washer in 1998 and never left the handi. He still grinds the garam masala himself at 5am, checks every shank for fat, and refuses to serve a plate after the second handi runs out — reheated kacchi is not kacchi.

“হাঁড়ির ঢাকনা একবারই খুলি। যতটুকু রান্না, ততটুকুই বিক্রি।”

Ground fresh at 5am

Whole cinnamon, mace, cardamom — never packet masala.

Coal, dough, patience

Four hours of low dum before the seal is broken.

Reviews from people who reorder

Regulars talk about
the rice, then the price.

The shank falls off the bone and the rice actually smells of kewra, not perfume. I order the family platter every Friday.
Rumana HaqueRumana HaqueDhanmondi · 14 orders
Their sheek kebab has real charcoal char, which almost nobody in Dhanmondi bothers with anymore. Borhani is properly salty too.
Tanvir AhmedTanvir AhmedFood blogger · Dhaka Eats
We booked the cabin for my son's aqiqah. Forty plates, all hot, all on time, and the staff handled everything calmly.
Shahnaz BegumShahnaz BegumMohammadpur · family cabin regular

Two handis a day, they do run out

Book a table, or get
kacchi in 30 minutes.

Weekend evenings fill up by 7pm. Call or WhatsApp for cabins and 40-plate catering — we reply within minutes while the kitchen is open.

Before you order, the practical bits

Delivery, timing
and cabins.

  • Dhanmondi, Kalabagan, Mohammadpur, Lalmatia, New Market and Jhigatola directly from our kitchen. foodpanda and Pathao Food cover the rest of Dhaka city.

  • The first handi opens at 12pm and the second at 7pm. Once both are sold, kacchi is finished for the day — we never reheat leftovers.

  • Yes. All beef and mutton comes from certified halal suppliers in Kaptan Bazar, and no alcohol is served or used in cooking.

  • Call or WhatsApp +880 1711-224466 with your date, time and party size. Cabins seat 6 to 14 and are held for 20 minutes past your booking.

  • Two cars fit in front of the restaurant, and there is paid parking in the Road 8 lot 40 metres away. Bikes park free at the side gate.

  • ৳350 for direct delivery inside Dhanmondi, with free delivery above ৳600. Catering orders start at 40 plates with 24 hours notice.