Staff Chicken Curry at Shababs Balti Restaurant | Misty Ricardo's Curry Kitchen (Richard Sayce)

Chicken Staff Curry
at Shababs Balti Restaurant, Birmingham Balti Triangle.
May 2022

Zaf, the head chef and owner was keen to show me how he cooks a chicken curry for his staff, on the bone of course. Next time you order, consider asking if you can try the staff curry.

The Birmingham Balti (BB) is a style of cooking that evolved in the 1970s and was massively popular in the 80's and 90's and has since maintained a large fan base. There's something special in the way an authentic BB is cooked - on a high flame in a thin and squat pressed steel bowl in which it is also served. Scoop it up with a naan and you're in Balti paradise.

This video is part of series of videos I'm publishing about authentic Balti.
Please click here for the full list: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqoeAKonq-KcwPDzrT7iWkmtkHoAaaFGP

Authentic Birmingham Balti Bowls can be bought from the Birmingham Balti Bowl Company:
https://thebirminghambaltibowlco.com/

Thanks to Zaf Hussain, Andy Munro, Andy Lees, and all the staff at Shababs!

Shababs Balti Restaurant
163-165 Ladypool Rd., Sparkbrook, Birmingham B12 8LQ
Tel: 0121 440 2893
https://www.shababs.co.uk

For more info on BIR ingredients such as Mix Powder & Base Gravy, please use the following links:
Info about BIR Cooking: https://mistyricardo.com/introduction-to-cooking-bir-curry-part-1/
My Mix Powder Recipe: https://mistyricardo.com/mix-powder-recipe
My Base Gravy Recipe: https://mistyricardo.com/base-gravy-recipe
My 30 Minute Base Gravy: https://mistyricardo.com/30-minute-quick-base-gravy-recipe/

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