Nice to see balti being heralded in a poem by Keith Bracey (@1truclaretnblu) aka ‘the Brummie Bard’… from his book of poetry From Bearwood & Beyond Balti Belt n Braceys an Ode to The Birmingham Balti Ladypool Road or Stoney Lane No two Curries are the same Sizzling Tandoori, Tikka too Balti ‘Buckets’ or Vindaloo Kashmiri Spices, Herbs […]
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Balti Buffoonery!
I’m not a fan of daytime TV which seems generally superficial in its approach to topics but I was tipped off by my daughter that a ‘Balti’ was going to be cooked on ‘This Morning‘. It didn’t put me in the best of moods when Alison Hammond, the sometimes over cheery Brummie said that she […]
Nice But Not Really Pukka
Having enjoyed a Pukka ‘balti pie’ I asked Pukka Pies why they called it a balti pie instead of a curry pie and after a few reminders, this is their response.. ’Balti is traditionally a fast cooked “stir-fry” style curry cooked with vegetable oil not ghee and is cooked in a large steel or cast […]