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Halal-certified Indian dining · Tanjung Benoa

NOOR — halal-certified Indian dining at The Sakala Resort Bali

From the tandoor to the shared table.

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Reservations recommended for dinner · Message us for large tables

Open daily: 12:00 — 22:00
Setting: Within Sakala Beach Club
Kitchen: North Indian · Tandoor

Halal certified

Certificate ID51410067085050526, issued by BPJPH — the Halal Product Assurance Body of the Republic of Indonesia — in Jakarta on 9 May 2026, on the halal decree of the Indonesian Council of Ulama.

The dining room laid out in its NOOR configuration — Within SakalaThe room in its NOOR configuration

Chef Narendra lifting tandoori skewers from the tandoor at NOOR — At the tandoorBreads and skewers, cooked to order

NOOR dishes from above: mutton biryani, palak paneer, daal tadka, gulab jamun, pani puri, samosas, a creamy curry and naan — The shared tableDishes to the middle, everybody reaching

The idea of light

NOOR means light.

A plain word, and an accurate one. It is what the tandoor gives off, what spice does to a dish, and what happens at a table when the food arrives all at once.

One word, carried three ways

HeatThe glow off the tandoorCharcoal, clay, and a lid coming away.

SpiceBrightness, not weightEach one lifting the next rather than burying it.

TableShared, not servedDishes to the middle, and everybody reaching.

From the tandoor to the shared table

Three things happen before you eat.

Heat, then fragrance, then company. It is the same order every evening, and it is the reason the food tastes the way it does.

At the tandoor

Chef Narendra

Chef of NOOR

Embers

First · the tandoor

A tandoor is not a grill. It is a clay well of charcoal heat that seals the outside in seconds and leaves the middle tender: breads on the wall, prawns and chicken on skewers.

Spice

Then · the fragrance

Layered, not loaded. Cumin bloomed in ghee at the start, garam masala folded in at the end, cardamom and mint holding the edges.

Together

Last · the table

Dishes arrive in the middle of the table, not to one person. Bread is torn and passed — a slower, louder, better evening by the sea.

The menu

What the kitchen is known for.

A North Indian menu built around the tandoor, the curry pot and the biryani pan — with separate lunch and full menus, and a list of signature mocktails alongside.

Goan fish curry at NOOR in a copper handi, with green chilli and curry leaves, rice and naan alongside

मछली करीGoan Fish CurryFresh fish, coconut, tang and heat

Mutton biryani at NOOR, saffron-tinted basmati with fried onions in a copper handi

मटन बिरयानीMutton BiryaniLayered basmati, marinated mutton, caramelised onion

Pani puri at NOOR: six puri shells filled with potato and onion, set on shot glasses of mint water on a wooden board

पानी पूरीPani PuriCrisp shells, tamarind water, one bite

Garlic naan at NOOR, charred from the tandoor and scattered with garlic and coriander

लहसुन नानGarlic NaanPulled warm from the tandoor wall

Three vegetable samosas at NOOR with mint and tamarind chutneys and an onion and lime salad

समोसाVegetable SamosaCrisp pastry, spiced potato and peas

Palak paneer at NOOR, cubes of paneer in spinach gravy with cream, in a copper kadai

पालक पनीरPalak PaneerCottage cheese in thick spinach gravy

Two gulab jamun at NOOR in warm syrup, topped with flaked almonds

गुलाब जामुनGulab JamunWarm, rose-scented syrup

Daal tadka at NOOR, yellow lentils with a cumin and red chilli tempering in a copper bucket

दाल तड़काDaal TadkaYellow lentils, butter, garlic and spice

A NOOR table with palak paneer, mutton biryani, daal tadka, gulab jamun, pani puri, samosas and naan

साथTo ShareBiryani, daal, palak paneer and naan

Egg biryani at NOOR in a copper handi, with halved boiled eggs and whole spices, mint raita on the side

अंडा बिरयानीEgg BiryaniBasmati, boiled eggs and whole spices, mint raita

All-Inclusive

NOOR is part of All-Inclusive. The two mutton dishes carry a supplement, marked on the menu. What’s included →

Five Indian dancers in orange and gold costume posed in classical hand gestures in front of the painted mandala wall at NOOR

Resort entertainment · Mondays

Monday is dance night at NOOR.

Every Monday the resort’s weekly entertainment moves into NOOR. An Evening of India brings classical Indian dance and live acoustic music to the room, with dinner straight from the tandoor. Reserve a table and you have a seat for the show.

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Find us · नूर

Within Sakala, By the Sea

NOOR sits within Sakala Beach Club, overlooking the infinity pool and the beach garden at Tanjung Benoa — its own menu, its own service, its own table.

Within Sakala Beach Club — the room closest to the sea.

Built around the tandoor — breads and skewers, cooked to order.

Made for sharing — dishes to the middle of the table.

Open daily12:00 — 22:00

The menuNorth IndianSeparate lunch and full menus

LocationPoolside, outdoor seatingJl. Pratama No. 95 · Tanjung Benoa

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Not staying at Sakala? You're welcome at NOOR — message us for a table, and we'll guide you in.

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