The Bengal - Indian Restaurant and Takeaway Lichfield Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to The Bengal - Indian Restaurant and Takeaway Lichfield, where authentic Indian cuisine meets a warm and inviting atmosphere. Nestled in the heart of Lichfield, this restaurant boasts a diverse menu that caters to all palates, whether you're a meat lover or a vegetarian.
Start your culinary journey with tantalizing appetizers like the perfectly cooked Prawn Puri. For your main course, indulge in the chef's special dishes, such as the mouthwatering Honey Chilli Chicken or the rich Bengal 42, a glorious mix of lamb, chicken tikka, keema, and king prawns. Each dish promises a burst of flavors, expertly crafted to ensure freshness and authenticity.
The attentive and knowledgeable staff enhance your dining experience, mirroring the heartfelt hospitality intrinsic to Indian culture. With rave reviews praising both the exquisite food and exceptional service, The Bengal is a must-visit destination for anyone in search of remarkable Indian flavors. Don't miss out on this culinary gem!
Appetisers
Spicy Poppadom
Plain Poppadom
Chutney Tray
Onion salad, mint sauce and red sauce
Salmon Tikka
Subtly marinated in tantalizing spices
Fish Pakora
Onion Bhaji
Finely chopped onions, special herbs fried with lentils
Chicken Samosa
Pastry, stuffed with spiced vegetable
Meat Samosa
Pastry, stuffed with spiced vegetable
Vegetable Samosa
Pastry, stuffed with spiced vegetable
Prawn Puri
Chicken Pakora
Prawn Cocktail
Shami Kebab
Shekh Kebab
Nargis Kebab
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken pieces marinated & roasted in a tandoori
Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken marinated & roasted in a tandoori
Lamb Tikka
Marinated in fresh ground spices & herbs Roasted on skewers.
Tandoori Mix Kebab
Consists of lamb tikka, chicken tikka & sheekh kebab
Tandoori King Prawn
King Prawn Puree
King sized prawns gently spiced, cooked in a sweet & sour sauce, served on a puffy bread
Garlic King Prawn
King Prawn Butterfly
Bengal Special Chicken Fry
Bengal Special King Prawn Fry
Chicken Tikka Stuffed Pepper
Whole green pepper stuffed with vegetables & chicken tikka
Lamb Stuffed Pepper
Whole green pepper stuffed with vegetables & minced lamb
Garlic Mushrooms
Chicken Shaslick
Lamb Shaslick
Garlic Aloo Chat
Chicken Chat Puri
Paneer Chilli
Paneer strips, stir fried with fresh green chilli
Kebab Roll
Lamb Chops
Tandoori Chicken Main
Tender half chicken marinated in natural yoghurt, fresh spices and herbs roasted in a tandoori (charcoal clay oven). Accompanied by fresh salad.
Tikka Main
Tender pieces of boneless chicken or lamb marinated and mildly seasoned, roasted in a tandoor. Accompanied by fresh salad
Sheekh Kebab
Tender minced lamb seasoned with onions, fresh mint, herbs & a touch of ground spices.
Shashlick
Tender diced chicken, marinated with mild spices cooked over charcoal Grilled with tomatoes, onions & capsicums, complemented by fresh salad
Tandoori Mix Grill
A selection from our tandoori menu consisting tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, lamb tikka, sheek kebab & king prawn
Paneer Shashlick
Indian cottage cheese marinated in yoghurt with spices, tomatoes, onions and green peppers grilled in tandoor.
Lamb Chops
Tender pieces of lamb chops marinated in mild yoghurt with garlic, ginger, fenugreed leaves spiced with turmeris, dhunia, shahi zeera and hint of chilli.
Tandoori Dishes
Seafood Dishes
Tandoori King Prawn Main
King Prawn Shashlick
Salmon Tikka Main
Delicate salmon subtly marinated in tantalizing spices & tenderly basked in a clay oven.
King Prawn Taya
Subtly marinated tiger prawns, cooked in spring onions, fresh tomatoes, corianer, ginger and garlic.
Bengal 42
We have created a unique dish with tantalising flavours. King prawns, lamb, chicken tikka and keema.
Deshi Fish Aloo Bhuna
Marinated boneless fish cooked with potatoes in a slightly hot sauce, a must try! With ginger, garlic and fresh coriander.
Modhu Minty Lamb Aloo
Tender chunks of lamb infused with honey, sweet mango & fresh garden mint, then slowly cooked with baby potatoes in a medium thick sauce
Nimbu King Prawn
Fresh tiger prawns marinated in lime juice, garlic & ginger Then cooked with onions, green chillies, tona numbu, turmeric & fresh coriander Exquisite!
Mix Shashlick Bhuna
Tender pieces of meat & chicken marinated in authentic herbs & spices, barbecued in the clay oven served with chunks of grilled capsicum, tomatoes & onions Then cooked in a medium bhuna sauce
Salmon Ka Jhool
Salmon fillet simmered with fresh ground spices, caramelised garlic sauce
Lamb Chop Special Bhuna
Home style indian curry, fairlt dry dish with full of authentic south asian flavour.
Belal's Specal Jalfrizi
Fresh baby chicken (breast) cooked with fresh garlic, ginger, green chilies and herbs.
Signature Dishes
House Specialties
Aacahri (From North Bengal)
Cooked with fresh garlic, ginger, mango pickle, exotic herbs & spices
Shehzani (From Assam)
Marinated chicken cooked with fresh garlic, mint, tomatoes, coriander in chefs special blend of herbs & spices
Paprika (From Goa)
Cooked with strips of onion, green pepper in exotic herbs & spices
Kiran Special
This is management recommended dish cooked with fresh garlic, ginger, spring onion & kiran special herbs & spices
Handi Bhuzon (From East Bengal)
Many years ago the villagers of Bangladesh used to cook chicken with minced lamb, fresh garden beans, garlic, ginger & fresh tomatoes all cooked together in a sauce pan, flavoured with a hint of fresh lemon
Kala Mirch (From Madras)
Cooked extensively with hot chilli paste, fresh spinach, herbs & spices
Golden Delight
With spring onion, cucumber and a touch of naga paste in chefs own special flavouring, dressed with very thing omelette on top, taste the difference.
Shatkora
From Syhlet Bangladesh. Originating from our own region, a slightly tangy citrus grown only in the Syhlet area of Bangladesh. Cooked semi dry in pungent spices, enhances the citrus flavours.
Korai
Cooked delicately spiced & herbs garnished with fresh fried tomatoes & capsicums
Mr Naga
Cooked in a very hot spicy naga paste extensively flavoured for chilli lovers.
Jalfrezi
Cooked with onions, peppers, green chillies in a slightly hot sauce.
Masala
Cooked in a sauce made with delicate blend of aromatic spices and herbs, simmered in fresh tomatoes, pure vegetable ghee and cream and coconut.
Badami
Chicken tikka cooked with almonds in chef’s special mild sauce & fresh cream
Pasanda Nawabi
Cooked in fresh cream, cultured yoghurt & mixed ground nuts. A very mild dish
Butter Chicken
Cooked in desi butter ghee & almonds
Kurma
A very mild creamy sauce rich in coconut
Mango Delight
Prepared in tandoori then exclusively cooked with mango & almonds in a fresh cream sauce. A fruity mild creamy dish. For those with a sweet tooth!
Sweet Tooth
Sizzling Dishes
Bindia (From Lahore)
Succulent chicken or lamb tikka, cooked with strips of onion, green pepper, fresh okra & chick peas, semi dry, flavoured with a hint of hari mirchi & spices
Chicken Rezalla (From Delhi)
Marinated boneless chicken cooked with strips of onion, green pepper, fresh palok, extensively flavoured with herbs & spices.
Murgi Masala
Marinated tandoori chicken off the bone, chopped onion fresh garlic, ginger & tomatoes mixed with minced lamb & boiled egg, in a sauce made of a flavoursome selection of oriental herbs & spices.
King Prawn Sizzler (From Chittagong)
Marinated Tiger King prawns, cooked with spring onions, fresh garlic, ginger & Chefs special herbs & spices, a very tasty dish.
Curry
Traditional medium sauce
Madras
Spicy & very hot
Vindaloo
Spicy & very hot
Bhuna
Cooked in a medium hot refreshingly spicy sauce
Dansak
Cooked in a sweet & sour sauce with lentils medium hot
Rogan Josh
Cooked with garlic & herbs in rich tomato sauce
Dupiaza
Medium spiced dish with fried onions
Pathia
A fresh & spicy dish cooked sweet & sour
Kashmiri
Cooked with banana, in a mild sauce
Malaya
Cooked with pineapple in a mild sauce
Balti
Cooked with a special spice, fresh tomatoes & coriander
Traditional Curries
Tawa Specials
Chicken Tikka Tawa
Prawn Tawa
Lamb Tikka Tawa
King Prawn Tawa
Chicken Tikka Mushroom & Sag Tawa
King Prawn Mushroom & Sag Tawa
Garlic Chilli Chicken Tikka Tawa
Slightly hot
Chicken Tikka Biryani
Lamb Tikka Biryani
Special Biryani
Vegetable Biryani
Chicken Biryani
Lamb Biryani
Prawn Biryani
King Prawn Biryani
Persian Biryani
Cooked with chicken tikka, pineapple, nuts & sultanas garnished with omelette & cucumber
Biryani Dishes
English Dishes
Plain Omelette & Chips
Mushroom Omelette & Chips
Chicken & Chips
Chicken Nugget & Chips
Scampi & Chips
Sirloin Steak
Served with mushrooms and fried onions
Fish Finger & Chips
Paneer Makani
Indian cheese cooked with mild herbs and spices in creamy sauce
Begun Bhaji
Fresh aubergines cooked with onions & medium spices
Bhindi Bhaji
Lady fingers (okra) cooked with onions & medium spices
Sag Bhaji
Fresh spinach cooked with onions and fresh herbs
Dall
Assorted lentils cooked with mild spices
Mushroom Bhaji
Fresh mushrooms cooked with onions & fresh herbs
Gobi Peas
Cauliflower & peas cooked in spices
Bombay Aloo
Potatoes cooked in fairly hot sweet & sour sauce
Mattar Paneer
Cottage cheese & peas cooked in mild spices
Cauliflower Bhaji
Fresh cauliflower cooked with onions spices & herbs
Shabzi Bhaji
Vegetables cooked in spices & herbs to our own recipe
Sag Paneer
Fresh spinach with cottage cheese
Chana Masala
Chickpeas, fresh tomatoes, onions, herbs & a touch of spices
Sag Aloo
Potatoes cooked with spinach
Side Dish
Sundries
Coconut Rice
Persian Fruit Rice
Garlic Sag Fried Rice
Bengal Rice (Chicken, Lamb And Prawns)
Mushroom Rice
Special Rice
Pilau rice cooked with egg & peas
Keema Pilau
Pilau with minced lamb
Egg Fried Rice
Vegetable Rice
Lemon Chili Rice
Fried Rice
Peas Pilau Rice
Fried basmati rice cooked with peas
Chicken Tikka Egg Fried Rice
Pilau Rice
Boiled Rice
Garlic Fried Rice
Nan
Peshwari Nan
Garlic Nan
Keema Nan
Cheese Nan
Chilli Nan
Coriander Nan
Garlic Cheese Nan
Onion Nan
Tikka Nan
Masala Kulcha
Stuffed with mildly minced vegetables
Paratha
Buttered bread freshly baked in tandoori (clay oven)
Chapatti
Tandoori Roti
Chips
Egg Paratha
Aloo Paratha
butter bread stuffed with potato
Pepsi - 0.33L
Diet Pepsi - 0.33L
Tango - 0.33L
7 Up - 0.33L
Coca-Cola - 1.25L
Diet Coca-Cola - 1.5L
J20 Apple & Raspberry - 275ml
J20 Orange & Passion Fruit - 275ml
Appetiser - 275ml
Volvo Mineral Water - 50cl
Fanta Twist - 500ml
Fanta Orange - 500ml
Red Bull
Coke (Glass Bottle) 330ml
Diet Coke (Glass Bottle) 330ml
Soft Drinks
Beer 18
None Alc Beer 0.05% ABV Small
Cobra 4.5% Small
King Fisher 4.8% Small
Cobra 4.5% Large
King Fisher 4.8% Large
Bangla 4.8% Large
Recordelling - Strawberry & Lime 4.5% Large
Bitter - Old Speckled Hen 5.0% Large
Pinot Grigio
75cl 11.5%Vol
Red Wine - Shiraz (Australia)
75cl 13.5%Vol
Malbec (Argentina)
75cl 13.0%Vol our best signature wine
Rioja (Spain)
75cl 13.5%Vol our signature wine
White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc (France)
75cl 12.0% Vol
Alcohol
House Wine 18
Vine Elena (Spain) Red 75cl
75cl 11% Vol
Vine Elena (Spain) Rose
75cl 10.5% Vol
Vine Elena (Spain) White
75cl 10.5%Vol
Magners 4.5% Large
Cider 18
Dessert
Hazelnut Flute
Delicious Luxury Vanilla ice cream combined with chocolate sauce, topped with pieces of hazelnut.
Strawberry Flute
Luxury Vanilla & Strawberry ice cream swirled with strawberry sauce, in our signature glass flute.
Haven In Jar
Just indulge in chocolate
Kulfi
Delicious Indian ice cream made from whole milk, nuts & fruits, Available in Pistachio or Mango.