Topic: Three baltis

[Curryking32000]

I'm going to contact uncles tomorrow and ask them if they'll do a mail order.  They might and it would certainly be a lot cheaper than travelling to Birmingham.  However, if the Balti triangle is full of restaurants and Asian stores I will be like a kid in a sweetshop. 

I've been to Brick Lane in London a few times and spent hours going from one Asian cash and carry to the other in utter excitement at all the wonderful things in there.  End up leaving with bags ladened with pans, korai's, pickles, 4kg chunks of mutton etc etc.  I remember having problems a couple of years ago trying to fit a 26 ltr aluminium stockpot for my garabi into a carrier bag and having to haul it back to the train.  Does anyone know any large cash and Carries in Birmingham that sells this stuff?

[Gav Iscon]

I'm going to contact uncles tomorrow and ask them if they'll do a mail order.  They might and it would certainly be a lot cheaper than travelling to Birmingham.  However, if the Balti triangle is full of restaurants and Asian stores I will be like a kid in a sweetshop. 

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,12276.msg115307.html#msg115307

Keep us informed please 

[Curryking32000]

Thanks, will keep you informed.  Just found this useful guide to the Birmingham balti triangle on the net.

http://www.davidsemporium.co.uk/Balti_Triangle_Guide_1.pdf

[Geezah]

  Does anyone know any large cash and Carries in Birmingham that sells this stuff?

Not sure about Indian cash & carries in Birmingham as I have a local 1 to me in Wolverhampton I use, but if you are traveling to B'Ham its worth popping in to Wing Yip Chinese cash & carry nr the Villa ground.
Very well priced for all things from ingredients to hardware.

[Mike hunt]

Curryking32000
Aiming to go to Birmingham this year to visit the balti triangle to try my first Birmingham Balti to celebrate my 50th birthday

I dont live to far away from birmingham, 7 miles maybe, Went past racks of curry houses friday, Looking at them i dont think ide be eating in any of them, They looked dirty and run down, Disgusting.

[Garp]

Well I've scoured the Interweb for plain steel balti dishes with horizontal handles for the Geordie Balti-Fest; but to no avail.

But there are some with upturned handles which could be bent down with the use of a blowtorch and a large pair of pliers, if that helps

[Gav Iscon]

Well I've scoured the Interweb for plain steel balti dishes with horizontal handles for the Geordie Balti-Fest; but to no avail.

But there are some with upturned handles which could be bent down with the use of a blowtorch and a large pair of pliers, if that helps

And so have I. I found a similar pressed steel wok today at the Chinese cash and carry but with a rounded bottom. The hunt continues.

[Invisible Mike]

I went in that shop up Ladypool road a couple of months back. They still have those balti pans. They're the same as they give you in Adils as pictured on the previous page. I don't know if it was called Uncle's all I remember is that they are pig ignorant in there.

[chewytikka]

Thanks for the feedback MM.

At least we know their still manufactured and sold on Ladypool Road
and that

[Unclefrank]

Closest thing i found here http://eastmanutensils.com/kadahi-balti-dish
Don't think they are the ones.

Also check these out http://www.blackcountrymetalworks.co.uk/indian-cookware.htm

Need to do some shopping today or tomorrow will have a look at the shops i use, i know they do them in Dudley at Sandhars will find out.