Superb video Chewy. Many thanks for sharing. The chef I was following at my local would start this dish with almond powder (no coconut). Gave it a brief pan toasting, and then piled everything else in. No idea (as yet) what his masala paste consisted of. The new chef uses both almond and coconut. His sauce consists of oil, green cardamom, cassia, asian bay, GM, margarine, blended plum tomatoes, and red food colouring. He starts the dish with a tiny amount of Patak's kashmiri paste, mixed with mustard oil. Both produced good results, I think.
Where did you get that fine triple-handled balti dish from? Seen it in one of your other videos a while back. Can't find one to buy anywhere.
Rob