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(in Pakistani cooking) a spicy dish cooked in a small two-handled pan known as a karahi.
as modifier‘balti restaurants’
‘Traditional classics such as tandoori, balti, korma, pathia, dopiaza, madras and bhuna curries were there, along with a decent choice of chef's specials, and, I was pleased to see, no puddings.’
‘It certainly wasn't anything to do with the succulent chicken, the clean-tasting balti sauce or the cooked to perfection tomatoes and peppers.’
‘The food comes in cast-iron pans in which it has apparently been cooked - a sort of upscale, Francophone balti.’
‘Heat a little oil in a wok or balti pan over a high heat.’
‘The Malton Spice offers the usual range of balti and Bengali dishes and curries, as well as a comprehensive selection of house specialities and chef's recommendations.’
‘The Bay's menu is vast, featuring traditional dishes of every kind including balti, tandoori, biryani, korma, bhuna, rogan josh - and even English dishes.’
‘John used to spend lengthy periods in India as a tour guide and knows his bhuna from his balti.’
‘Matthews, who has further convictions for theft and carrying a crowbar, was also alleged to have racially harassed workers and customers at an Indian take-away, balti house and Chinese chip shop.’
‘It's a hook in the passenger side footwell, on which you can hang your bag of balti on a Friday night to avoid korma trauma in the car with curry spillage.’
‘What the balti house lacks in bikini-clad women, sandy beaches and palm trees, it makes up for with pints of bitter on tap and a large menu of spicy dishes.’
‘Among the Rajah's bewildering array of balti choices, two stand out.’
‘The menu describes the balti sauce as ‘unique’ and, cooked together with the mushrooms and prawns, it was certainly a very special dish.’
‘Dishes included Cajun chicken, beef steak and mushroom pot, roast duckling and Cumberland sausage as well as a number of Indian balti offerings and blackboard specials.’
‘Imagine the scene: you're in the kitchen and you reach for a jar - doesn't matter what it is - could be marmalade, balti paste, peanut butter, whatever.’
‘Places he's likely to be spotted include various pubs in the Broad Street and Brindley Place area and perhaps later in the evening he may be found eating in a city centre pizza restaurant or balti house.’
‘If so, did you cook or serve Britain or the world's first balti - or do you know who did?’
‘The Dard and Baltis inhabit Gurez, Tilel and Draas.’
‘The Gilgatis and Baltis do not count themselves as Kashmiris, and they will prefer that their area should become a province of Pakistan at the earliest.’
‘Many Baltis converted to Islam and adopted his school of thought.’
2mass nounThe Tibetan language of the Baltis, with around 400,000 speakers.
‘Nine languages are Dogri, Kashmiri, Ladaakhi, Pothwari, Balti, Gojri, Dardi, Punjabi and Urdu.’
‘I speak Balti and have gotten to know the Balti women, especially the elders.’
‘It is reported that most of the Shina speakers, to whom the Baltis refer as Brokpa, can also speak Balti.’
‘To wear our traditional woollen clothes, or even to speak Balti is considered a sign of backwardness.’
‘Around a quarter of million people living in these valleys speak Balti, an archaic Tibetan accent.’
adjective
Relating to the Baltis or their language.
‘They imported a genuine tandoori oven and a top Nepali chef, Dependra Bahadur to create delicious dishes which reflect the flavours and ingredients of classic tandoori and Balti cuisine.’
‘K2's difficulties begin with its remoteness, reflected by the fact that the Balti hill people don't even have a name for the mountain.’
‘His thick Israeli accent sounded loud in the Swiss Cottage air - pungent and appealing and strange, like Balti spices in the Pennines.’
‘Chapman's analysis of the origins of Balti cooking includes a bow to China (notably Szechuan); to Tibet; to Moghul cuisine; and to the ‘aromatic spices of Kashmir’.’
‘For a month, I had heard nothing but Urdu (the local language), Balti music, and eaten Pakistani food.’