Balti is a style of cooking and serving the food in a thin pressed steel bowl. I only discovered that Balti was created by the local Kashmiri/Pakistani community in Birmingham in the mid 1970s during my brief visit to The Balti Triangle on the Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour.  There are around twelve restaurants in the Balti Triangle which specialise in the authentic Balti style such as Adil, Al Frash and Shabab.

Adil Restaurant, Balti Triangle, Birmingham by CaterinaAnna

If you want to try cooking your own version of Balti, there are several stores where you can but ingredients such as the vegetables arabi, duddi and okra and special cooking pans.

There are also many jewellery and clothing stores in the area. You can have a tailor made suit ready within days from around £250.

It’s possible to have a Balti Break package put together to suit your requirements whether that be a cooking demonstration and/or shopping tour by contacting Andy Munro, phone 07985 169462 or email munroandy at hotmail.com.

On my short visit to the Balti Triangle, Andy showed me around a few shops, where I admired some lovely dresses and sparkly shoes. Unfortunately, it was mid afternoon and I already had an evening appointment in Digbeth so there was no opportunity to sample a Balti.

Have you eaten at the Balti Triangle, what is your favourite restaurant/dish?

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