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What Is Balti Cooking? The Birmingham Curry Tradition Behind Sahib's Balti Pot Dishes
Every cuisine has a few dishes that come with a real story attached, and balti is one of them for Indian and Pakistani food. It didn't come from a single region of the subcontinent passed down over centuries. It came from a working-class neighborhood in England, invented by immigrant chefs who wanted to feed their new city something fast, fresh, and completely their own. That's the tradition sitting behind the balti pot dishes on Sahib's menu, and it's worth understanding bef
Emilie Chopra
Aug 134 min read
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