Grameen Khana Win Birmingham’s Best Balti Accolade
This is a video from last years competition to find Birmingham’s best Balti. As I’ve just been to Grameen Khana and thoroughly enjoyed it, I thought I’d post the video that showed them winning the...
View ArticleBalti #3 – Kababish, 29 Woodbridge Road
I headed to that Pat Kav for a drink on Tuesday night only to find my buddies were still eating across the road, in fact hadn’t even been served yet. So I headed across the road to the glam-looking...
View ArticleBalti #4 – Saleem’s, 256 Ladypool Road
I know I know, I’m worse than the number 11 bus - no blog posts for a month, and then two come along at once. Last night I took some family members down to the Balti triangle on the promise of an...
View ArticleBalti #5 – Hajee’s, 512 Stratford Road
I was enticed to Hajees in the Stratford road by the Punjabi specialities that had been promised in the review on the Balti Birmingham directory, and as it was my Birthday, the rule book was definitely...
View ArticleBalti #6 – Al Frash, 186 Ladypool Road
For Balti number six it was time to return to the Ladypool Road, and to the rule book. This one was a last minute surprise, and it was free too! I was joined at this highly accoladed Ladypool Road...
View ArticleBalti #7 – Mint – Yew Tree Retail Park, Yardley
So this one was another rule breaker, Mint is squarely outside of the Balti triangle. However when you’re given a personal invite by the owner, a guided tour of the kitchens, and the opportunity to...
View ArticleMore Pictures from Mint Visit
I took my camera into the kitchen at Mint Restaurant last week, and the chef’s kindly allowed me to photograph them at work. Here’s a few pics: My Roop Chanda starter – lovely and crisp on the outside...
View ArticleBalti #8 – Adil’s, 353 Ladypool Rd
Well, this was the last Balti before I present my findings to the public debate at mac on Thursday. I decided to head to one of the likely homes of the Balti, Adil’s restaurant on Ladypool Road...
View ArticleHeston’s Perfect Naan
Even Heston uses self-raising flour for his naans, and adds baking powder to it! Perhaps I should give up looking for a naan leavened without chemicals:
View ArticleThe end of the Quest
Well tonight, the quest for the perfect Balti officially comes to an end, as I present my findings to a public debate on ‘how the Balti was invented’, at the Midlands Arts Centre. It starts at 7.30 and...
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