Balti Houses in Ladypool Road

[Strawberry Hunter]

I went to a balti house last night in Ladypool Rd. Extremely good food.

Obviously I know the basic history on balti houses in Birmingham, but if anyone can offer me any more info, it would be great to learn.

 

[boilerman]

Is Saleem's still there? I think Abdul died, but in the 70/80s it was the place to eat, no cutlery, eat with a chapati, like you're supposed to

 

[A Sparks]

I went to one of the Balti places with my evening school classmates, late 80's I think, but I can't remember which one it was - very nice though.

Didn't some of the restaurant buildings in Ladypool Road get damaged by strong winds/hurricane some years ago?

 

[NOTSHARP]

Is Saleem's still there? I think Abdul died, but in the 70/80s it was the place to eat, no cutlery, eat with a chapati, like you're supposed to

Adil's in Stoney Lane was the same. Glass on top of the tables, with menus underneath. No alcohol served.

Fabulous balti house. It was the first place where I had green chilli bhajis.



Steve.

 

[Stokkie]

I went to a balti house last night in Ladypool Rd. Extremely good food.

Obviously I know the basic history on balti houses in Birmingham, but if anyone can offer me any more info, it would be great to learn.

There's a potted history on Wikipedia. Been few years since I ate on the Ladypool Road. I remember finishing the meal with Betel nut rolled up in a leaf.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balti_(food)

 

[Stokkie]

My favourite was actually East African Asian, the Kilimanjaro, which had wonderful bhel puri and tandoori fish. After reading lots of books we eventually were able to recreate a semblance of bhel puri at home with chick peas and Bombay mix.