Topic: Three baltis

[chewytikka]

Gav, next time your in Ladypool road, pop into Rajah Bros and get a couple of those original steel Balti pans, 
We could have a geordie Balti cooking session and a few of my (fresh ingredients) Karahi recipes
doing a side by side for comparison and a laugh.

I've been meaning to ask two or three retired Chefs how they cooked the original Baltis when the
fad arrived here back in the eighties. Time travel curries, should be fun.

cheers chewy

[Naga]

...I've been meaning to ask two or three retired Chefs how they cooked the original Baltis when the
fad arrived here back in the eighties. Time travel curries, should be fun. ...

Be sure to share, CT, by PM if you prefer.

[Gav Iscon]

... next time your in Ladypool road, pop into Rajah Bros and get a couple of those original steel Balti pans, 
We could have a geordie Balti cooking session and a few of my (fresh ingredients) Karahi recipes
doing a side by side for comparison and a laugh.

As my wifes old friend used to say, you must be telepathetic.   I've been watching Balti videos and looking at the pans all this morning on ebay etc. The 'real deal' pans would be great, I always like a bit of feel good factor.  I wouldn't care but I glanced over to Raj Bros when I came out of Shabab and was tempted for a walk across for a bit browsing but the fact that the van I was in didn't lock put the block on it.
A geordie Balti day would be great fun, I've got a few ideas already of what I'd like to try. Bought some stewing beef to pre-cook yesterday which is now reserved. Just need another job near Birmingham now to collect some pans.

PS. For some reason my wife now thinks I'm to tragic for words. 

[Naga]

...For some reason my wife now thinks I'm to tragic for words...

You're not alone, mate...

[Gav Iscon]

Just for those that missed the Ade video from the Adil when he was doing his travels, its now on youtube in glorious HD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8MhbLHpUGc

[daveyham]

Gav, next time your in Ladypool road, pop into Rajah Bros and get a couple of those original steel Balti pans, 
We could have a geordie Balti cooking session and a few of my (fresh ingredients) Karahi recipes
doing a side by side for comparison and a laugh.

I've been meaning to ask two or three retired Chefs how they cooked the original Baltis when the
fad arrived here back in the eighties. Time travel curries, should be fun.

cheers chewy

Can I come too ?
Subject to vetting.

[Naga]

Just for those that missed the Ade video from the Adil...

That would be me! Thanks, Gav!

[Kashmiri Bob]

Great to hear you guys got a proper Birmingham balti!  Good aren't they.  I've been back to Adil's since they moved back to Stoney Lane.  Top notch on this occasion.  It's a no-go on the real-deal balti pans, regrettably. You won't get one from Rajah Bros.  It was Uncles who used to sell them.  They haven't had any for a long time.  Ali at the Kushi told me they're not made any more and the restaurants are basically running out of them.

Rob         

[Gav Iscon]

Thats a shame, looks like it'll have to be ebay then.

[Secret Santa]

This video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ4WuRUD3ow) is a University project but has some interesting clips in it. I'm still not sure what makes a Balti a Balti rather than being just a standard BIR curry in a bucket?

At the end of the video they narrate a recipe which doesn't contain any base sauce and that would fit with Adil's explanation of it being a fast cooked traditional curry. So basically it's a curry made without base sauce, cooked hot and fast with the liquid content derived from the fresh ingredients such as the tomatoes. And it appears (at least from the video linked to by Gav Iscon) they also use fairly coarsely ground spices and mix 'powders' rather than pre-bought ground spices.