Went last night. First time on a Saturday evening. It was busy. The head chef (the Uncle) was there. He looked to be supervising rather than cooking. Photos and thoughts to follow. Balti chicken and Balti chicken (madras). Had some leftover homemade to use up, so the madras has gone in the freezer. Will have the regular balti tonight, with some of their "sweet" rice. Had a good taste of both as soon as I got home though. The regular was most comparable with Mick's Al Frash, but first impression is that it surpassed it, which I honestly didn't think was going to be possible. We will have to see.

Spotted something else unusual on their Balti menu that I have missed before. Whilst there is a whole raft of baltis available, there is one thing you cannot have in your curry; it's not on the menu (not even as a starter). Tikka.

Rob

This is Lidl, I don't get to Aldi. Next time they have a Taste of Asia week I'll have a look, sometimes they have proper brand names, not just their own.

If anyone is interested, it's Ramadan week at Lidl from Thursday.
Spices, rice, flour etc. on sale.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/c/ramadan/a10087140

The base gravy experiment was a great success. Made Instant Pot chicken biryani, diluting the base gravy with water to cook the rice rather than the usual water only. Turned out great, well worth trying.  Having it again tonight, reheated with fried egg on top.

Robbo

I often sneak in a beaten egg.

Rob

The base gravy experiment was a great success. Made Instant Pot chicken biryani, diluting the base gravy with water to cook the rice rather than the usual water only. Turned out great, well worth trying.  Having it again tonight, reheated with fried egg on top.

Robbo