Both made and served in one stainless steel bowl, balti is one of Britain’s best-loved dishes – but where it came from remains a bit of a mystery. For years, many people considered chicken tikka ...

The metal Balti dish retains all the food's flavours and keeps the curry sizzling The "Birmingham Balti" could soon have its name protected by an EU scheme, if a private bid is successful. But what ...

It was during the mid-1970s in Birmingham that balti was born. Here, in the UK’s second city, where South Asian culinary culture is influenced by the western palate, the sweet and spicy curry dish ...