Chinese Curry

[Michael Morris]

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I always liked chips from a Chinese takeout. Soy sauce and vinegar. Lush.

Chips from the Chinese take away are generally crap. Unless they use a proper chip shop fryer. Chinese and English take aways combined are the best of both worlds.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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So what is balti and masala then ?

Did balti not originate in the Birmingham curry quarter ?

And is masala a dish invented for the British?

[Michael Morris]

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I've seen "Irish Curry" on the menu at bars over here occasionally. It's chicken in curry sauce, like you get on Caroline Street.

Irish curry here is similar to the fruity chip shop curry but with a twang, it's more salty with some extra flavour and without the fruity bits.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Irish curry here is similar to the fruity chip shop curry but with a twang, it's more salty with some extra flavour and without the fruity bits.

They can get rid of that fruity chip shop curry as far as I am concerned

There is a chippy called Harvey's in Barry run by an Indian fella who does a poncey fruity curry or his own spicy sauce , its an absolute belter

[Lord Dargavel]

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So what is balti and masala then ?

Did balti not originate in the Birmingham curry quarter ?

And is masala a dish invented for the British?

Yes the Pakistani immigrants set up cafes for the local population back in the 70s. Balti translates to bucket and is the name of the dish that it is both cooked and served in. It has a flatter bottom than similar vessels and the method of balti cooking is similar to stir fry. A real balti from Birmingham cannot be replicated outside of the area in my opinion, and can definitely not be found in South Wales. In the late 80s there were so many good balti houses both inside and outside of the Balti Triangle (an area formed by 3 roads) - Adil’s, Sher Kahn, Royal Alfaisel, Shabab’s, Shereen Kadah, Balti Paradise, Azim’s and more...

Masala means mix or spice mix. A curry powder is a spice mixture. Garam means hot so garam masala is hot spice mix.

The famous chicken tikka masala was supposedly invented when a British diner found their dish too dry and wanted sauce so a chef added a tin of tomato soup and cream. It’s very similar to butter chicken which was “invented” at the Moti Mohal in Delhi.

[The Bloop]

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Then what is curry sauce?

Gravy isnt it?

[the other bob wilson]

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I was offered Irish curry the other day in a chip shop , I quickly contacted my local MP.

I had Irish curry and chips from one of the shops up here - not bad, say, six out of ten.

Pretty sure it didn’t have many of the ingredients in this recipe and I’m glad it didn’t.

https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-curry-sauce-chips

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Yes the Pakistani immigrants set up cafes for the local population back in the 70s. Balti translates to bucket and is the name of the dish that it is both cooked and served in. It has a flatter bottom than similar vessels and the method of balti cooking is similar to stir fry. A real balti from Birmingham cannot be replicated outside of the area in my opinion, and can definitely not be found in South Wales. In the late 80s there were so many good balti houses both inside and outside of the Balti Triangle (an area formed by 3 roads) - Adil’s, Sher Kahn, Royal Alfaisel, Shabab’s, Shereen Kadah, Balti Paradise, Azim’s and more...

Masala means mix or spice mix. A curry powder is a spice mixture. Garam means hot so garam masala is hot spice mix.

The famous chicken tikka masala was supposedly invented when a British diner found their dish too dry and wanted sauce so a chef added a tin of tomato soup and cream. It’s very similar to butter chicken which was “invented” at the Moti Mohal in Delhi.

Considering Cardiff has a large bangladeshi community and quite a sizeable Pakistani one I am surprised it doesn't have more decent curry houses and indeed a curry triangle or mile like Manchester, Birmingham do

I used to live in Bradford and the Asian community is so widespread its all over the city so no real curry quarter

In Cardiff I suppose we have city road , Albany Road, Crwys Road area but thats it really

[NYCBlue]

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They can get rid of that fruity chip shop curry as far as I am concerned

There is a chippy called Harvey's in Barry run by an Indian fella who does a poncey fruity curry or his own spicy sauce , its an absolute belter

Harvey's is one of the best chip shops I've been to. Although, there's always a queue there so I usually go to Irene's which is also good.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Harvey's is one of the best chip shops I've been to. Although, there's always a queue there so I usually go to Irene's which is also good.

lovely guy who runs Harvey's

Steak and kidney pie , chips , hot curry sauce 😋

Refuse to go into Irene's, spurs shirt on the wall

I am not having that

[Lord Dargavel]

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Considering Cardiff has a large bangladeshi community and quite a sizeable Pakistani one I am surprised it doesn't have more decent curry houses and indeed a curry triangle or mile like Manchester, Birmingham do

I used to live in Bradford and the Asian community is so widespread its all over the city so no real curry quarter

In Cardiff I suppose we have city road , Albany Road, Crwys Road area but thats it really

Cardiff now has some really good Indian restaurants but nowhere that does balti like Birmingham. I’ve eaten balti in Bradford and Leeds but it just doesn’t capture the Birmingham experience somehow. When I lived near Birmingham it was quite common to get a taxi to Ladypool Road at 2am and go for a balti until 3-4am. This was back in the 90s. I went to Shabab’s about 5 years ago with old colleagues and we were there until after 1am when people were still arriving!

[Des Parrot]

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Almost all of the Chinese / Fish shop / Pub curries are from the Bookers or Costco curry powder (just add water), supplied by Dinaclass or similar.

[Rjk]

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bearable

Butter chicken is my current bit on the side ��

you've ruined your entire point there by admitting you eat butter chicken.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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it should be sued under the trades description act

Its basically beef in a mild, curry flavoured gravy

Shocking stuff

Love it. Can drink it straight from the carton.

[life on mars]

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I've seen "Irish Curry" on the menu at bars over here occasionally. It's chicken in curry sauce, like you get on Caroline Street.

Yeh , slightly fruity .