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are coming to your town or city across the kingdom At your service your Majesty. To find out more and join us please see schedule here.
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At the Beginning
Beaming through a tucked away corner of Brighton’s busy lanes, Permit Room is open and ready to welcome one and all. Not to be confused with the buzzy bars in our Dum cafés, this Permit Room is an outpost all of its own. Read on.
Made for Your Majesty
If you had to choose your last meal on earth, what would it be?
For many, the answer is simple: Biryani.
But what is Biryani, really?
It is a dish layered with memory, mastery, and meaning. A symphony of taste, time, and technique. A dish that has adorned the dinner tables of humble homes and royal courts alike.
Handed down through generations, biryani is food that is sealed and slow-cooked to perfection. A dish so elaborate, it could have easily been lost to time — and yet, it has endured, evolved, and is still deeply loved to this day.
From Asia to Europe, every version carries its own rhythm, ritual, and roots.
Biryani isn’t just food. It is heritage on a plate.
At DUM, our aim is to bring biryani to parts of the world where it is yet to be known — to bring its stories, tastes, and experiences to your home. To serve the finest versions: those passed down through families, forged in royal kitchens, and perfected over time — with no shortcuts and no compromise to the heritage.
We believe that the very existence of biryani is a miracle in itself.
We don’t claim to have invented biryani.
We simply exist to protect it — and to help you discover it.
So, for those who already love biryani — and those about to — welcome to DUM.
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Straight to your door, sealed and warm. No queues. No wait. Just biryani.
Events
We’re popping up across cities. See Schedule
Dum Experiences
Tasting menus. Collabs. Biryani done differently.
Food and Drink
Crafted to Complement
Food and drink at the Dum table is laid out with care. At its heart lies biryani — slow-cooked, sealed, and layered with depth. Alongside it, we bring accompaniments and sweets that share the same patience and craft.
Every flavour is chosen with intention, each pairing designed to belong together — the savoury with the refreshing, the rich with the delicate. This is food and drink as we imagine it: balanced, thoughtful, and unmistakably Dum.
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Layers of Legacy
Bring Dum home. Place your order, and our biryanis — layered with heritage, sealed with time, and crafted without shortcuts — arrive at your door, ready to be savoured.
Indulgence, delivered.
Our Menu
What we Serve
The Dum menu is anchored by biryani — the heart of what we do. Around it, we’ve curated sides, drinks, and sweets chosen not just to accompany it, but to create the perfect pairing. Every element is there to balance and elevate the biryani, turning a single dish into a complete experience.
What you see is a concise offering, intentionally kept so. Each dish has been tasted, considered, and selected because it belongs — food and drink that work together, presented with the same thought and care that defines Dum.
Events
On the Move. Always in Flavour.
Dum doesn’t just stay in the kitchen — it travels. You’ll find us at markets, pop-ups, and festivals, serving biryanis sealed with time and layered with heritage.
If the air is rich with spice and the scent of slow-cooked rice drifts your way — follow it. You’ll find Dum there. Come and say hello and experience Dum
The Biryani Chef Experience
This isn’t just about eating biryani — it’s about making it. In the Biryani Chef Experience, we guide you through each step: layering rice, meat, and spices, sealing the pot, and finally lifting the lid together. Over a few hours, you’ll cook alongside us, taste as you go, and sit down to enjoy the meal you’ve helped create.
It’s hands-on, welcoming, and built to show you why biryani has been treasured for centuries. Come along and make one with us. Over a few hours, you’ll cook alongside us, taste as you go, and sit down to enjoy the meal you’ve helped create. It’s hands-on, welcoming, and built to show you why biryani has been treasured for centuries. Come along and make one with us.
Dum Loves. Issue XIV.
We’re heading into March as we mean to go on: filling our eyes, ears and bellies courtesy of many talented creators in the South Asian community. Whether you’re in the mood for stirring music or a contemplative read, we hope you find something you enjoy.
Dum's Cheese & Masala Sticks Recipe
The month of Ramadan may be a period of fasting but it’s equally synonymous with feasting. Iftar – the evening meal with which Muslims break their fast – is an occasion for eating favourite dishes and indulging in the naughtiness of moreish snacks after a day of abstaining, and these cheese-and-pastry twirls make the perfect snack.
The Ritual of Zakat
Compassion. Generosity. Discipline. Honesty. Selflessness. Tolerance. These principles lie at the heart of Islam. Our Muslim brothers and sisters are bound to give, share and take care of others.
Celebrate Iftar with Dum
The holy month of Ramadan is upon us, when Muslims around the world fast daily from dawn till dusk. It is a time of private worship and spiritual discipline, but also of shared joy and abundant feasting. Families and communities come together at suhoor, the pre-dawn meal, and at iftar, the evening meal, to break their fasts with copious, delicious dishes. Join us on 7th April for our own Iftar celebration – for an evening of feasting and live music.
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