Vol. 18 · Khammam edition Est. 2009 Order desk ↗

The Ghumaghumalu Journal

Notes from three kitchens in Khammam · వాసనే మా విజిటింగ్ కార్డ్!

Signature chicken dum biryani platter
The flagship chicken dum biryani, photographed moments before it stopped existing.

The long read · 17 years of dum

The aroma finds you first.

Some restaurants advertise. Ours leaks. Every morning at eleven, the first handi of the day is unsealed on Wyra Road and the whole street knows before the waiter does. Since 2009, that aroma has pulled Khammam through our doors — for slow-cooked dum biryani, Yemeni-style mandi, kuboos-wrapped shawarma by the lake, and Irani chai that refuses to be hurried.

Chicken dum biryani served with mirchi ka salan and raita
Chicken Dum Biryani · ₹199
Chicken dum biryani served with mirchi ka salan and raita
Fry Piece Biryani · ₹249
Charcoal-grilled kebab and mandi platter with roasted vegetables
Chicken Mandi (Half) · ₹329

City guide

Three addresses every hungry reader should know.

Warm candle-lit dinner table at the Wyra Road flagship

No. 1 · Wyra Road

The Darbar

The flagship. Where the dum never stops.

4-2-118, Wyra Road, near NTR Circle, Khammam 507001
11 AM – 11:30 PM · 98480 12301

Getting there, the local way
  1. 🚌 Start at the old RTC Bus Stand
  2. 🛺 Any auto anna knows us — just say “Darbar”
  3. 🗿 Take the left at NTR Circle
  4. 👃 Roll the window down. Follow the biryani breeze
  5. 🫕 Giant copper handi on the roof? You’ve arrived

Landmark: The giant copper biryani handi on the roof — you can’t miss it

Serves: Biryani · Mandi & Arabian · Fast Food · Sweets

Airy café seating at the Gandhi Chowk adda

No. 2 · Gandhi Chowk

The Adda

Irani chai, hot tiffins, and unhurried mornings since day one.

Shop 7, Gandhi Chowk Main Bazaar, Khammam 507002
6:30 AM – 10 PM · 98480 12302

Getting there, the local way
  1. 🕰️ Enter Gandhi Chowk bazaar from the clock-tower side
  2. 🥻 Walk past the saree shops (don’t get distracted)
  3. 👂 Listen for chai glasses clinking
  4. 🗞️ Red benches + newspaper uncles = you’ve arrived

Landmark: Red benches + newspaper uncles outside, from 6:30 AM sharp

Serves: Tiffins · Chai & Snacks · Juices & Shakes · Sweets

Open-air tables by the water at Lakaram Lake

No. 3 · Lakaram Lake

The Lake House

Shawarma, shakes and late-night cravings by the water.

Plot 22, Lakaram Tank Bund Road, Khammam 507002
12 PM – 12:30 AM · 98480 12303

Getting there, the local way
  1. 🌅 Head down Lakaram Tank Bund road
  2. 🦆 Wave at the ducks (mandatory)
  3. 🎠 Cross the little park with the merry-go-round
  4. 💡 Neon SHAWARMA glow at the corner — walk in

Landmark: The neon SHAWARMA glow at the corner, across from the boating point

Serves: Shawarma · Fast Food · Biryani · Juices & Shakes · Sweets

Letters to the editor

“Came for the biryani, stayed three hours. The chai kept coming and nobody rushed us.”

— Ravi · Wyra Road regular

“My kids will not pass Lakaram Lake without stopping for shawarma. Send help.”

— Sandhya · Lake House loyalist

“ఇరానీ చాయ్ + Osmania biscuits + morning paper = నా daily therapy.”

— Prakash garu · at The Adda since day one

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