Balti Raj Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Balti Raj, a celebrated jewel nestled in Birmingham, recognized for its authentic Indian cuisine and remarkable service. Located at 1604 Coventry Rd, this eatery offers a diverse menu that tantalizes the taste buds. From the fresh Chicken Salad (£6.95) to succulent Sirloin or T-Bone Steak (£15.00), there’s something for everyone. The standout dishes, like Lamb and Chicken Tikka Biryani and mouthwatering onion bhajis, keep customers coming back for more.
What sets Balti Raj apart is not just the exceptional flavors but also the commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. Reviews from delighted patrons highlight the fast and courteous service, ensuring each order arrives hot and delicious. With prices that remain affordable, this establishment stands out in Birmingham's competitive dining scene. Experience Balti Raj, where every meal promises warmth, satisfaction, and true culinary art!
Family Platter
Family Platter
For 4 persons. 4 papadums dips salad, 1 onion bhajee & aloo pakora (4 pieces), 1 portion meat/ vegetable samosa (2 pieces), 1 portion sheekh kebab (2 pieces), any 4 main course dishes, 2 pilau rice, 2 naan or 4 pilau rice or 4 naan, bottle of 1.5l Coke, Diet Coke or Pepsi
Balti Meal 1
1 papadum with dips and salad
Balti Meal 2
2 papadums with dips and salad
Credit Munch
1 papadum with dips and salad, any starter, any main dish from menu, naan or chips & 1 can of Pepsi
Meal Deal For 2
2 papadoms with dips and salad, any starter, any 2 main dishes from menu, 1 bombay aloo side dish, 1 pilau rice, 1 naan or chips & 2 can of Pepsi
Saver Menu
Starters
Tandoori Chicken Starter
Succulent chicken piece, marinated in fresh ground spices and herbs then roasted in the tandoor on skewers
Chicken Tikka Starter
Diced boneless spring chicken marinated and mildly seasoned and roasted in the tandoori
Lamb Tikka Starter
Succulent lamb pieces, marinated in fresh ground spices and herbs then roasted in the tandoori
Tandoori Mixed Kebab Starter
Consists of, lamb tikka, chicken tikka and sheek kebab
Chicken Or Lamb Shashlik Starter
Tender diced chicken or lamb, marinated with herbs and spices then grilled in a clay oven with onion, tomato and green pepper
Tandoori Lamb Chops Starter
Tandoori King Prawn Starter
Succulent king sized prawn, marinated in fresh ground spices and herbs then roasted in the tandoor on skewers
Tandoori Fish Starter
Fish gently marinated in fresh ground spices and herbs then roasted in the tandoori on skewers
Sheekh Kebab Starter
Tender minced lamb seasoned with onions, fresh mint, herbs and a touch of ground spices, roasted in the tandoor on skewers
Shami Kebab Starter
Tender minced lamb, with onions, fresh mint and a touch of ground spices
Nargis Kebab Starter
Hard boiled egg, covered with minced lamb. Served with omelette
Chicken Tikka Garlic Stir Fry Starter
Strips of chicken lighlty stif fried with fresh garlic, onions, peppers & ketchup. Sweet & sour
Prawn Bhoona Puree Starter
Prawns cooked in a thick spicy sauce with fresh tomato, onion and flavoured with green herbs. Served on a puffy bread
King Prawn Bhoona Puree / Pathia Puree Starter
King prawn, cooked in a spicy thick sauce with tomato, onion and flavoured with green herbs. Served on a puffy bread
Chicken Tikka Bhoona Puree Starter
Diced chicken, cooked with finely chopped onion, tomato, green pepper, fresh spices and herbs in a thick, medium sauce. Served with a puffy bread
Kebab Puree Starter
Two pieces of sheekh kebabs wrapped with Indian puffy bread
King Prawn Butterfly Starter
king prawn marinated in herbs and spices, coated in bread crumbs and egg then deep fried
Dall Nimki Starter
Lentils cooked with aromatic spices, with a touch of butter and herbs. Served with small pieces of puffy bread
Samosa Meat, Vegetable Or Chicken Starter
Triangular shaped pastry stuffed with mildly spiced meat, vegetable or chicken
Onion Bhaji (Pakura) Starter
Finely chopped onion and special herbs, fried with lentils
Chicken Pakura Starter
Chopped chicken pieces cooked with onion, gram flour and green herbs, highly spiced mixture dough and deep fried
Prawn Cocktail Starter
Stuffed Peppers Starter
Pepper stuffed with mildly spiced chicken, vegetable or mince lamb
Chicken Chaat Starter
Tender minced chicken, cooked with onion, tomato, cucumbers and home made special sauces, flavoured with green herbs
Aloo Chaat Starter
Small pieces of potato cooked with onions, tomato and cucumbers mixed in a home made special sauce, flavoured with green herbs
Garlic Mushrooms Starter
Sliced mushrooms fried with fresh garlic and onions
Tilapia Biran Starter
Tilapia fillet fish fried in aromatic spices. Served with fried onions. Slightly hot
Panir Chaat Starter
Small pieces of Indian cheese cooked with onion, tomatoes and cucumber. mixed in a homemade special sauce, flavoured with green herbs
Spicy Shami Kebab Starter
Finely minced lamb seasoned with fresh chilli and onions, pan fried until golden brown
Spicy Fish Pakora Starter
Fish cooked with coriander, mixed herbs, crushed chillies and marinated in a Indian batter
Fusion Starters
Bangladeshi Special
Potato Borta
15oz grilled potato, red onion, fresh coriander, crash chilli, mustard oil
Special Beef Bhoona
Beef cooked with garlic, ginger, special herbs & spices, cooked in chefs special sauce
Beef Shatkora
Beef cooked with traditional Bangladeshi fruit, shatkora. (Citrus macroptera)
Balti Raj Musafir
Breast of chicken or lamb pieces cooked with baby potato, aubergine, green chilli, tomato and coriander
Gram Bangla
Chicken, meat, prawn, egg cooked with spice herbs & juicy tomatoes & capsicum in a thick sauce, (slightly hot)
House Specialities
Chef's Specialities
Shahi Chicken
Boneless spring chicken, cooked with aromatic spices, ground, almonds, butter, coconut and a touch of herbs, in a rich, creamy sauce
Chicken Maglai
Tender tandoori baked chicken pieces, delicately cooked with herbs, boiled egg and spices, made with minced lamb. Our own recipe
Chicken Or Lamb Pasanda
Tender sliced chicken or lamb pieces, cooked in butter, fresh cream, cultured yoghurt and mixed ground nuts. A very mild dish
Chicken Tikka Masala
Diced tandoori roasted chicken, cooked in a sauce made with a delicate blend of aromatic spices and herbs. Simmered in fresh tomatoes, butter and fresh cream
Lamb Tikka Masala
Succulent lamb pieces, cooked in a sauce made with a delicate blend of aromatic spices and herbs, simmered in fresh tomatoes, butter and cream
Chicken Makhani
Mildly spiced diced boneless spring chicken, roasted in a tandoor, cooked in a sauce made with fragrant spices, ground almond butter and fresh cream
Tandoori Murgh Masala
Tender marinated chicken pieces, cooked delicately in authentic spiced mince meat and fresh tomatoes
Balti Raj Special
A distinctive dish of the house. Prepared with our chef's own recipe, a dish not to be missed. Served with pilau rice
Jhinga Bhoona
Tandoori roasted king prawn, cooked in a thick, spicy sauce with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, fresh ground spices and fresh coriander
Jhinga Masala
This dish captures the exquisite flavour. King prawns roasted in the tandoor, cooked in mild spices with fresh cream, almond powder, creamed coconut and a touch of butter to our own recipe. A most tasteful dish
Fish Bhoona
Bangladesh fish cooked with garlic, herbs, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, green chilli and fresh coriander. Our own style
Tandoori Fish Curry (2Pcs Salmon)
Salmon fish, lightly spiced, cooked with fresh herbs
Chicken, Mutton Or Prawn Bhindi Bhuna
A medium dish cooked with okra, fresh green peppers, coriander, onions and spices
Chicken Shashlik Bhoona
Tender diced chicken marinated with herbs and spices, grilled in a clay oven with onions, green peppers and tomatoes. Cooked in a bhoona style
Raj Naga Special
Tender pieces of chicken tikka, lamb tikka and minced meat with special Bangladeshi chilli and spices. A very very hot dish
Lamb Chops Bhoona
Tender lamb chops cooked with garlic, herbs, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, green chilli and fresh coriander. Our own style
Shatkora Naga Special
Tender pieces of chicken, meat or prawn cooked with Bangladeshi citrus lemon, onions, green peppers and tomatoes. A hot dish
Thai Noodle Khana
Thai noodles cooked in Thai spices, egg, green/red peppers & onions
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken Tikka Tandoori
Lamb Tikka Tandoori
Tandoori Lamb Chops
Tandoori Mixed Grill
Includes naan
Chicken Shashlik Tandoori
Tandoori King Prawn
Tandoori Fish
2pcs salmon
Chocolate Naan
Nutella malted chocolate souce
Tandoori Specialities
Traditional Dishes
Balti
Balti dishes are cooked with a fresh blend of spices. fresh tomatoes. green pepper. onions and flavoured with green herbs. The strength of the balti dishes can be prepared to suit vour taste
Jalfrezi
Cooked in a hot strength sauce, with fresh green pepper, tomato, onion, green chilli, fresh coriander and a touchof garam masala. Mouth watering taste
Balti Mushroom
This dish is cooked with fresh blended spices and fresh mushrooms, onion, green pepper, fresh coriander, tomato, garlic and a touch of garam masala
Sagwala
A medium hot dish, cooked with fresh spinach, onion, tomato, green pepper, coriander,a touch of garam masala freshly blended spices and flavoured with green herbs. The strength of balti can be prepared to suit your taste
Dupiaza
Prepared with fresh tomato, extra chopped onions, green peppers, fresh coriander, herbs and spices
Balti Vegetable
Spices and herbs delicately cooked with onions, tomatoes, green peppers, fresh coriander, a touch of garam masala with fresh vegetable
Rogan Josh
Dishes from the bay of Bengal, cooked with freshly blended spices, herbs and cashew nut. Garnished with fresh tomato, onion, green pepper and coriander
Chana
A medium dish cooked with freshly blended spices, herbs, onions and chick peas
Korahi
A medium curry with tomato, onion, capsicum, fenugreek leaf with various spices
Naga
Cooked with special Bangladeshi chilli and spices
Madras
A popular rich dish, with a hot and sour taste, extensively prepared with chilli, lemon juice and tomato puree
Vindaloo
Hot in taste with black pepper, lemon and potato. Ginger and chilli being just two of the hot spices added to give in an extravagantly hot taste
Bhoona
A medium, hot dish for that special occasion. Comprising of cooked onion and tomato, flavoured with capsicum and fenugreek, in a thick spicy sauce. Creating a soft and dry sensation
Pathia
Cooked in a sweet and sour sauce, with tomato puree and fresh tomatoes, onion, lemon juice, herbs, spices and coriander
Dopiaza
Prepared with chopped green pepper and a mix of fresh and braised onions slightly hot to taste, an ever popular dish
Dhansak
Cooked with lentils, spices and green herbs, touch of red pepper, producing a hot sweet and sour taste
Korma
A very mild dish, cooked with ground almond, coconut, fresh cream and butter sugar
Kashmiri
A mild dish, cooked in a medium thick sauce with banana, fresh coriander, herbs and spices
Malayan
A mild dish, cooked in a medium thick sauce with fresh coriander, herbs and spices and pineapple
Ceylon
A pretty hot dish in a medium sauce, cooked with coconut, fresh lemon and fresh coriander. Herbs and spice are added to give it extra flair
Mochommon
A medium dish, cooked with fresh coriander, fresh green peppers, onions, green herbs with fresh bean dressing, egg and tomatoes
Bombay
A medium dish cooked with egg and potato, with fresh coriander, fresh green herbs and delicious spices
Curry
A basic dish, cooked in a sauce with a touch of rich spices. Suitable for all tastes
Balti Chicken Or Mutton Garlic Chilli
Balti Prawn Garlic Chilli
Balti King Prawn Garlic Chilli
Balti Chicken Or Lamb Tikka Garlic Chilli
Balti Vegetable Garlic Chili
Balti Tropical Garlic Chilli
Balti Keema Garlic Chilli
Balti Panir Garlic Chilli
Balti Garlic & Chilli Dishes
Biryani Dishes
Chicken, Mutton Or Prawn Biryani
Chicken Or Lamb Tikka Biryani
King Prawn Biryani
Special Biryani
Chicken & Prawn Biryani
Mushroom Biryani
Vegetable Biryani
Malayan Chicken Biryani
Persian Chicken Biryani
Chicken & Mushroom Biryani
Mutton & Mushroom Biryani
Prawn & Mushroom Biryani
Roast Chicken & Chips
French Fried Chicken
Plain Omelette
Chicken Omelette
Mushroom Omelette
Prawn Omelette
Chicken Tikka Or Cheese Omelette
Chicken & Mushroom Omelette
Chicken & Cheese Omelette
Sirloin Or T Bone Steak
Scampi & Chips
Chicken Salad
Cold no chips
Prawn Salad
Cold no chips
Green Salad
Fried Mushrooms
Fried Onions
English Dishes
Pasta Dishes
Chicken Pasta
Mutton Pasta
Salmon Pasta
Bengal Pasta
Chicken Tikka & Naga Pasta
Lamb Tikka & Naga Pasta
Prawn Pasta Balti Raj Special Paste
Chicken, meat & prawn
Vegetable Pasta
Balti Raj Special Burger
Naga Burger
Chicken & Chips
Cheese, chicken & onions
Mix Meat & Chips
Naga spicy, onion
Egg & Chips
Egg, cheese & onions
Chips
House Special Burger & Chips
Tray
Chips & Curry Sauce
Fried Rice & Curry Sauce
Chips, Curry Sauce & Fried Rice
Chips, Butter Sauce & Fried Rice
Chips, Masala Sauce & Fried Rice
Seekh Kebab Naan Roll
Chicken Tikka Naan Roll
Mixed Meat Naan Roll
Sheekh Kebab Naan Roll
Naga Roll
Vegetable Naan Roll
Naan Roll
Partha Roll
Sheekh Kebab Paratha Roll
Chicken Tikka Paratharoll
Naga Paratha Roll
Chicken & meat, very hot
Sheekh Kebab Paratharoll
Vegetable Paratha Roll
Bombay Aloo
Sag Aloo
Spinach & potato
Aloo Gobi
Potato & cauliflower
Aloo Mushroom Sag
Potato, mushroom & spinach
Cauliflower Bhajee
Mushroom Bhajee
Bhindi Bhajee
Okra
Sag Bhajee
Spinach
Chana Bhajee
Chick peas
Vegetable Bhajee
Plain Dall
Lentils
Tarka Dall
Spiced lentils
Sag Panir
Spinach & Indian cheese
Motor Panir
Peas & Indian cheese
Vegetable Curry
Curry Or Madras Sauce
Kurma Or Balti Sauce
Masala Sauce
Side Dishes
Chef's Special Rice
Carrot & Cabbage Rice
Served with egg
Chicken Tikka & Egg Rice
Balti Special Rice
Mixed meat
Chilli With Egg Rice
Bengal Rice
Chicken tikka with naga sauce
Pilau Rice
Boiled Rice
Fried Rice
Vegetable Or Mushroom Pilau Rice
Keema Pilau Rice
Egg Fried Rice
Special Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Garlic Fried Rice
Chappatti
Paratha
Stuffed Paratha
Puri
Naan
Keema Naan
Peshwari Naan
Kulcha Naan
Garlic Naan
Cheese Garlic Naan
Tikka Naan
Tandoori Roti
Raitha
Cucumber onion
Onion Salad
Chilli Pickle, Lime Pickle Or Mix Pickle
Mango Chutney
Naga Pickle
Plain / Spicy Papadums
Partha 4Pcs
Very tasty and soft
Chocolate Naan 2Pcs
Very soft and dressing with chocolate sauce
Chocolate Naan
Nutella malted chocolate dressing on the top
Rice & Roti
Drinks
Water Bottle
Cans
Bottles
Banana Fritter Or Pineapple Fritter
Kulfi Mango Or Pistachio
Fresh Mango
Rashmalai - Snickers
2 pieces