MIDLAND CATERING

Halal Asian Event Catering
Build your own menu

Food that tastes like someone’s home.

Traditional Pakistani and North Indian cooking, scaled for events. Whole spices ground in-house, meat marinated overnight, breads cooked to order.

  • Halal
  • Vegetarian options
  • Allergen labelling
01

To open the table

Chaat plates to start the meal — sharp, tangy and gone before the mains arrive.

Appetisers

  • Samosa Chaat

    Signature V

    Crushed samosa with chickpeas, yoghurt and chutneys

  • Chana Chaat

    V

    Spiced chickpeas with onion, tomato and tamarind

  • Papri Chaat

    V

    Crisp wafers, potato, yoghurt and sweet chutney

02

From the grill and the fryer

Marinated, grilled and fried to order. Starters can be ordered on their own for fewer than twenty guests.

Starters

  • Roast Drumstick

    Signature

    Marinated chicken drumsticks roasted until the skin crisps

  • Chicken Tikka Boti

    Signature

    Boneless chicken in a red spice marinade, char-grilled

  • Chicken Mali Boti

    Cream and cheese marinade, mild and tender

  • Chicken Wings

    Marinated overnight and finished over high heat

  • Sheesh Kebab

    Signature

    Minced meat with onion, coriander and green chilli

  • Lamb Boti

    Lamb pieces marinated and grilled on the skewer

  • Chops

    Twice-marinated chops finished over open flame

  • Fish Pakora

    Fish

    Ajwain-spiced batter, lemon and green chutney

  • Fish Pakora (Cod)

    Fish

    Cod fillet in spiced gram-flour batter

  • Roast Potato

    V

    Whole spiced potatoes roasted until golden

  • Fries

    V

    Salted fries, served hot

  • Veg Samosa

    V Nuts

    Hand-folded pastry with spiced potato and pea

  • Veg Spring Roll

    V Gluten

    Shredded vegetables in a crisp rolled pastry

  • Potato Wedges

    V

    Seasoned wedges, crisp outside and soft through

03

Slow-cooked and served hot

Onions browned properly, whole spices bloomed in ghee, then left alone until they are ready.

Mains

  • Meat Masala

    Signature

    Slow-cooked meat in a tomato, ginger and garlic masala

  • Chicken Masala

    Signature

    Chicken cooked down in masala and finished with coriander

  • Meat Palak

    Meat cooked with spinach and whole spice

  • Chicken Palak

    Chicken with spinach, garlic and green chilli

  • Kofta Aloo

    Minced meat koftas cooked with potato in gravy

  • Butter Chicken

    Signature

    Grilled chicken in a mild tomato and cream sauce

  • Shahi Daal

    V

    Lentils cooked long and tempered with ghee and cumin

  • Chicken Jalfrezi

    Peppers and onion, cooked dry and hot

  • Allo Palak

    V

    Potato and spinach with turmeric and cumin

  • Channa Curry

    V

    Chickpeas in a rich tomato and amchur gravy

  • Mix Veg

    V

    Seasonal vegetables, light and dry-spiced

04

The foundation

Aged basmati layered and steamed, and breads cooked to order and stacked under cloth.

Rice & Breads

  • Meat Pilau Rice

    Signature

    Basmati cooked in meat stock with whole spice

  • Meat Biryani

    Signature

    Layered, saffron-set, sealed and steamed

  • Chicken Pilau Rice

    Chicken and rice cooked together in one pot

  • Chicken Biryani

    Layered chicken biryani with fried onion

  • Chana Pilau

    V

    Chickpea pilau with cumin and bay

  • Boiled Rice

    V

    Plain steamed basmati

  • Roti

    V Gluten

    Wholemeal, cooked on the tawa

  • Naan

    V Gluten

    Soft leavened bread from the tandoor

  • Roghni Naan

    V Gluten

    Enriched naan brushed with ghee and sesame

05

To finish

Warm, cold and syrup-soaked — the part of the table nobody leaves early.

Desserts

  • Gajrella

    Signature V Milk Nuts

    Slow-cooked carrot with milk, ghee and nuts

  • Sweet Rice (Zarda)

    Signature V Milk Nuts

    Sweet saffron rice with nuts and dried fruit

  • Shahi Halwa

    V Milk Nuts

    Rich semolina halwa finished with pistachio

  • Gulab Jamon

    V Milk Nuts

    Warm dumplings soaked in cardamom syrup

  • Rasmalai

    V Milk Nuts

    Cheese discs in sweetened, thickened milk

  • Kheer

    V Milk Nuts

    Rice pudding with cardamom and almond

  • Ice Cream

    V Milk Nuts

    Served cold alongside the hot desserts

06

Poured all evening

A tea station is the single best thing you can add to a late-running event.

Hot Drinks

  • Desi Tea

    Signature V Milk

    Boiled with cardamom and milk, served from an urn

  • Kashmiri Pink Tea

    V Milk

    Pink, salted and topped with pistachio

  • Mint Tea

    V Milk

    Fresh mint, light and clean

  • English Tea

    V Milk

    Standard brew with milk

Dietary key
  • V Suitable for vegetarians
  • Milk Contains milk
  • Nuts Contains nuts
  • Gluten Contains gluten
  • Fish Contains fish

Build your own menu from any of the courses above. Quantities and spice levels are agreed for each booking, and pricing is quoted against guest numbers and service style — minimum 20 guests for full catering, or fewer if you are ordering starters only. Please tell us about allergies when you enquire and we will confirm exactly what is in each dish before your event.

Tell us the date, the venue and roughly how many people you are feeding. We will come back with a menu and a price — usually within a working day.

Request a Quote 0121 773 4778
  • Halal
  • 20 to 2,000 guests
  • Same-day short notice
  • Collection, delivery & serving