Topic: Three baltis

[pete]

Me, my wife and son went to Shebabs two weeks back
There's a giant picture of "the hairy bikers" as you walk in
Complementary poppadoms and dips while we waited for the main dishes
Three curries all served in balti bowls along with three naans
Saag paneer balti, chick pea and paneer balti,a and vegetable jalfrezi balti
Chilli naan, garlic naan and coriander naan
we also had a fried rice with it (we ordered pilau rice but not worth complaining)
The curries were fine but not spectacular
I think I could match the quality
Pretty much like any curry you'd make with everything fresh, rather than pre cooked
The novelty was eating them from the bowl they were cooked in
So as soon as I can I'm getting some balti bowls
Not so easy as you might think
Took a little while to find out the bowls are made from pressed steel, and not iron (as some reports say)
and definitely not the stainless steel
The latter just being serving dishes, and definitely not suitable for cooking in
Hope to get some proper bowls in a couple of months
I wouldn't mind returning to Shebabs, but I feel more inclined to try another Balti restaurant in the so called ":Balti Triangle"
It all came to about 34 pounds
A pleasant meal, and a good memory
But the restaurant I REALLY wanted to visit was the Kushi Balti House
I've got the book and wanted the T shirt
As far as I can tell, it's closed
Can't get in touch with them, whatever the case and their web site is all out of date
Real shame
Does anyone know anything about them?

[foureyes1941]

We always go to Adil's, the other restaurant shown and have been going there for over thirty years regularly, I'm not the expert but my husband rates it highly, don't know anything about the other restaurant but know that they tend to come and go and only the best appear to survive.

[Invisible Mike]

I went to Shebab's in February. As you say fine, but not spectacular. Done Adil's that was good, Saleem's (now shut) was also good and Khyber Pass good.

Kushi when I went about two years ago was very disappointing but oddly their book I think with the odd tweak makes as good a BIR tasting curry as you'll get.

I think Al Frash is the next on the list...

[pete]

thanks folks

Adil and Al Frash

two to try!

[JarvisMadras]

Hi All

Can I ask in this recipe it calls for Cloves (Pimento)
Is this whole/ground Clove or something different . . .unaware of Clove Pimento
Thanks in advance for any replies

[foureyes1941]

Huh?

[JarvisMadras]

Obviously did not  put my question over too well

In the GM recipe it calls for Clove (Pimento) Page 26 of this thread

What spice is this ?

[Peripatetic Phil]

Obviously did not  put my question over too well.  In the GM recipe it calls for Clove (Pimento) Page 26 of this thread.  What spice is this ?

I see only 11 (eleven) pages in this thread.  The phrase "Clove (Pimento)" is found by the site's search engine only in your question.  If you could use the site's "Quote" function (as I did, in replying to you) to cite the exact stretch of text to which you refer, we may be better placed to help you.

** Phil.

[chonk]

It's Reply #256 on: January 12, 2014, 10:27 AM by JerryM:

okmate,

the balti mix powder is at the Naga link ie for the curry powder i used bassar but any would do to start with



the GM or chef garam at the Naga link has now been revised to:


the dish recipe is still in work but currently is here http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,12276.msg102622.html#msg102622

say if things still don't make sense

In Reply #156 on: October 17, 2013, 06:09 PM JerryM writes:

cloves don't jump out for me as a BIR ingredient or Balti. i have never used them and don't intend to. i do have pimento on my mind but it's quite different.

So I believe pimento being allspice/pimenta? 

Cheers! 

[JarvisMadras]

Thanks Chonk for the reply

Yes after asking The google he told me it (maybe) is Allspice