Birmingham locals couldn’t pronounce the word “karahi”, he said, so they started to call it balti, after the Urdu word for “pot”. Did balti have any connection to Baltistan? He shook his ...

This style of recipe, he says, “preserved the idea of ‘one pot’ cooking, which was popular in the mountainous areas of Kashmir.” Balti was introduced to Birmingham in the 1970s by a ...

Before the Balti method of cooking was introduced, chefs would put curry in a "big pot in the morning and then serve them on a plate" after heating them up "in a microwave", he told the BBC.

Gently heat through without boiling. SERVING IDEA This gorgeous soupy balti curry cries out for warm naan breads and mango chutney on the side – and rice, too, if you want the full works.

but it's a dish that's widely popular in the U.K. The name Balti refers to both the style of curry and the heavy-bottomed pot -- or wok -- that it's cooked and served in. I'm not sure if this version ...

Round-bottomed Balti pans, similar to woks, were first used by people in Baltistan, Pakistan Curry houses in Birmingham are applying for the city's famous Balti dish to be given protected EU status.

Before the Balti method of cooking was introduced, chefs would put curry in a "big pot in the morning and then serve them on a plate" after heating them up "in a microwave", he told the BBC.