The Balti: Its Birth, Its Boom Years and Beyond

'The Balti' charts the story of one of Britains most iconic dishes, from its birth in 1975 in Birminghams Balti Triangle, through the height of its popularity in the 1990s, to its more recent demisethough not disappearancein competition with a proliferation of burger joints and dessert parlours. Interviews with chefs and owners give a rare insight into the running of family restaurants and the massive impact the balti has had on many of Birminghams businesses, bringing back happy memories of the balti boom to aficionados in the city, the Black Country and beyond. As a slightly obsessed aficionado himself, Andy Munro shares some of the best and most authentic balti recipes out there, given by the greatest balti houses past and present, as well as delving into the manufacturing history and health benefits of the unique Birmingham-made pressed-steel balti bowl, which gives the curry its name. See more