Dum Pukht Begum’s: ITC Kohenur, Hitech City, Hyderabad

Restaurant Name: Dum Pukht Begum’s: ITC Kohenur, Hitech City, Hyderabad
Phone: +914047665600
Address: Plot 5, Survey 83/1, Opposite Inorbit Mall, Hitech City, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Time: 07:00 PM – 12 Midnight
Meals for two: Rs. 2,000
Cuisines: North Indian, South Indian
Facilities: Full Bar Available, Romantic Dining, Indoor Seating, Table booking recommended, Smoking Area

There is a Nizami charm to Dum Pukht Begum’s at ITC Kohenur, that makes you want to go back there over and over again. Be it the regal ambience, impeccable service or the tastefully crafted menus, everything seems perfect and promising.

Dum Pukht Begum’s: ITC Kohenur, Hitech City, Hyderabad – Decor

Decor is impressive with huge arches, long pillars, gigantic chandeliers, long drapers, carpeted flooring, super comfortable seating, which are well spaced-out, all adding up to the grandeur of the place. These interiors exude an old-world character reminiscent of Hyderabad of yore.

Food:

The menu is quite elaborate and inviting; we started with marag — a flavorful broth extracted from the marrow of lamb with subtle spices. Accompanied with naan nazuk, a leavened bread, enriched with malai, topped with shards of almonds and pistachios. Indigenous specialties Murgh khatai shikanja, chicken breast stuffed with enriched nuts and cooked over a sigri in a vice-like crib called shikanja and kakori, a melt-in-mouth kebab made with pounded meat of lamb marinated in an array of spices and nuts; skewered, grilled over a sigri. All the starters were served with bread (sheermal and roghani roti) to balance carbs, fats, and protein.

For the mains one can try their signature dishes — tarare jhinge, Begum’s mahi qaliya, Asaf Jahi murgh qorma, grand Mughal roast from the non-veg section and Dakhni chowgra, Asifia badami aloo do pyaaza from the veg section. Dal Dum Pukht is another signature dish made with arhar lentils cooked in the extract of mustard, enriched with cream and yogurt and finished with a tempering of garlic is served with assorted breads. One can’t miss the Dum Pukht biryani – made from prime cuts of lamb cooked with select spices, assembled with long grain basmati over dum and infused with extract of saffron, it is accompanied with burrhani raita and amazing mirchi ka salan.

Our lavish meal ended with delicious khwaan-e-shireen – an assorted dessert platter of shahed-e-jaam, badami kheer, qubbani ka meetha. Overall, it was more food than we needed but the explosive flavours and tender preparation, made us relish every bite.