University Road · Peshawar

The karahi you grew up craving.

Namkeen mutton in desi ghee, tomato and green chilli — cooked the way Peshawar has always cooked it. No masala mountains, nothing hidden. Just the taste you were already thinking about.

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★★★★★ 5.0 — rated by our guests, every single one five stars so far.

The Khyber Namkeen table — karahi, BBQ, pulao, naan and qehwa

Plate I. The table, as it arrives — karahi · BBQ · pulao · naan · qehwa

Scroll — the scroll tells the story

5.0Guest rating

16Dishes, done right

100%Desi ghee

4Signature plates

Scene 1 · The Fire

Real coals catching light under the karahi

Chapter One — The Fire

The fire is lit before Peshawar wakes.

Every karahi at Khyber Namkeen begins the same way — over real coals, not shortcuts. The fire is lit first and waited on, until it glows the way it has glowed on University Road for as long as anyone here can remember.

Plate II · The coals, before anything else

Scene 2 · The Craft

Chapter Two — The Craft

How a karahi is born.

Into the karahi, in order —

01 Real charcoal 02 Mutton + desi ghee 03 Tomato · chilli · salt 04 Green qehwa

Coals to white heat

Real charcoal, waited on until it glows. The fire from Chapter One — no gas-flame pretending.

Mutton into desi ghee

The meat speaks first. It goes into hot desi ghee and is left to become itself.

Tomato, chilli, salt

That is the whole recipe — the namkeen way, kept honest for generations.

Qehwa to close

Every meal ends the Peshawari way — with a cup of green qehwa.

Scene 3 · The Table

Chapter Three — The Table

Everything arrives together.

Four plates built our name on University Road — made to order, every single day. Priced plainly, because a story should never hide its numbers.

The shared Khyber Namkeen spread at the centre of the table

Plate III · The shared spread

Namkeen Karahi FullRs 2,750

BBQ PlatterRs 2,450

Chapli KebabRs 450

QehwaRs 150

The table is set. Dinner is coming.
First, the karahi — the centre of the table.
Then the BBQ platter, made for sharing.
Chapli kebabs, straight off the tawa.
And qehwa to close, the Peshawari way.
Then everything else a guest could wish for — naan, raita, salad, dates.
The table is complete.
Everything arrives together — your seat is here. The Pashtun way: no guest leaves hungry.

Scene 4 · The Day

Chapter Four — One Day, By the Clock

University Road · One Ordinary Day

12:30 · Midday

The lunch rush.

Lunch lands all at once. Four plates built our name on University Road — they leave the coals in the same few minutes, every day, and the prices are printed as plainly as the times.

16:00 · Afternoon

The second fire.

Dinner's fire is lit in the afternoon, and the method never changes. The coals are waited on again, the iron karahi goes on again — the same patience, twice a day, every day.

18:00 · Evening

One paragraph, in our own hand.

Dear Peshawar,

On this road, our karahis have always been cooked the namkeen way: the meat speaks first. Mutton goes into desi ghee with tomato and green chilli — no masala mountains, nothing to hide behind — the chapli kebabs are patted by hand, and every meal ends with a cup of green qehwa. We are a small kitchen with one promise: what we serve you is exactly what we say it is, cooked the way it has always been cooked, by people who would serve the same plate to their own families. That is the whole letter. It is also the whole menu, the whole method, and the whole point.

— The KitchenKhyber Namkeen · University Road

19:30 · Nightfall

What the table said.

“The namkeen karahi tastes like old Peshawar — salt, tomato and ghee, nothing hidden. This is how it should be.”Ahmed K. — on the Namkeen Karahi · ★★★★★

“Chapli kebabs arrived sizzling with the tomato still bright. We ordered a second plate before the first was done.”Fatima S. — on the Chapli Kebab · ★★★★★

“Brought my father here for dumpukht and qehwa. He went quiet, then asked when we are coming back.”Bilal R. — on a Family Dinner · ★★★★★

22:00 · Last Orders

The day is almost done.

The coals are low, the qehwa is on, and the kitchen is washing the iron karahi for tomorrow's fire. One thing is missing from this day — and it is you, at the table.

The Full Board

Every dish, every price.

Honest prices, printed plainly. What you see is what lands on the table.

From the karahi — where the meat speaks first.

Karahi

Signature · The One

Namkeen Karahi Full

Mutton simmered in desi ghee with tomato and green chilli until the ghee turns to shine — served bubbling in the black iron karahi it was born in.

Rs 2,750Order →

Namkeen Karahi HalfThe same honest karahi in a smaller iron — mutton, desi ghee, tomato, green chilli.Rs 1,450

Chicken Karahi HalfChicken on the bone, namkeen style — ghee-rich with a peppery warmth, no masala blanket.Rs 1,250

Chicken DumpukhtSealed in the handi and slow-cooked in its own steam, until it falls apart at a touch.Rs 1,650

From the coals — smoke you can taste.

BBQ

For the Table

BBQ Platter

Seekh kebabs, malai boti and tikka over live coals — smoky at the edges, soft in the middle. Built for 3–4 to share.

Rs 2,450Order →

Signature

Chapli Kebab

Beef patted by hand with tomato and green chilli, fried crisp at the edges and juicy inside — Peshawar's own, unchanged.

Rs 450Order →

Malai BotiCream-marinated chicken, lightly charred over coals — mild, smoky, melting.Rs 850

Seekh KebabHand-minced beef seekh, coal-kissed and juicy — four to a plate.Rs 650

Order From the Full Menu

Naan blistering on the clay wall of the tandoor

Plate V. Bread, blistered fresh — roghni naan and tandoori roti slapped onto the clay wall to order, never stacked, never waiting.Roghni Naan Rs 120 · Roti Rs 40

The Kitchen's Word — Khyber Namkeen

“No masala mountains. Just salt, tomato, green chilli — and ghee that tells the truth.”

The Namkeen Way · University Road

On University Road, our karahis have always been cooked the namkeen way: the meat speaks first. Mutton goes into desi ghee with tomato and chilli, the chapli kebabs are patted by hand, and every meal ends the Peshawari way — with a cup of green qehwa. We are a small kitchen with one promise: what we serve you is exactly what we say it is, cooked the way it has always been cooked, by people who would serve the same plate to their own families.

Desi GheeGreen ChilliTomatoSalt

— The Kitchen, Khyber Namkeen

Khyber Namkeen · Peshawari Kitchen · University Road

Postscript — Loyalty

Eat. Earn. Eat free.

The story doesn't end at the table. Every visit earns points automatically — no card to carry, no app to download. Points land on your number and come straight off a future bill.

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For every Rs 100 you spend1 point

Reward unlocks at100 points

Every point is worthRs 5

Asked at the Counter

Fair questions, straight answers.

Is the namkeen karahi very spicy?

Honestly? It has a green-chilli warmth, not a fire. The namkeen way is salt, tomato and ghee first — the chilli is there to wake the meat up, not to punish you. Tell us at the counter and we will cook yours gentler.

Can we bring the whole family?

Please do — that is who the Family Hall is for. Family seating inside, easy parking on University Road, and the Family Deal (karahi full + BBQ platter + naan & drinks, Rs 3,999) was built for exactly that table. For a big gathering, call 0370 5590362 and book the hall ahead.

How long does a karahi take?

A real one takes its time — the coals are lit first and the meat is never rushed. Order ahead from this site or by phone and it will be landing on your table as you sit down.

Do you deliver?

Yes — order from this site and we deliver to University Town, Hayatabad, Board Bazaar and University Road. Or order takeaway and pick it up hot from the counter.

How do the points actually work?

Simply: 1 point for every Rs 100 you spend, added automatically to your phone number — no card, no app. At 100 points the reward unlocks, and every point is worth Rs 5 off your bill. Follow us on social for +10 bonus points.

The Last Chapter — For Now

KHYBER NAMKEEN

The table, as it arrives

Your table is waiting.

You have read the whole story — the fire, the craft, the table, the guests. There is only one part left unwritten, and it needs you in it.

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Address

University Road
University Road, Peshawar — easy parking, family seating inside.

Hours

Open Daily
Open daily for lunch and dinner. Walk in, or book the family hall ahead.

Talk to Us

0370 5590362
Call for bookings and large orders — or message us any time.