Indian Cooking Class: The Perfect Birmingham Balti Reviews

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This is a fun activity in Rubery, Birmingham

Learn how to make a restaurant-quality Balti meal from scratch in this fun, hands-on cooking class in Birmingham. This is the perfect activity for anyone wanting to master authentic cooking techniques at a relaxed and friendly pace.

In this hands-on workshop, you'll get professional tips and guidance to create a complete feast from scratch. Best of all, you will take home your very own genuine Balti Bowl from the Birmingham Balti Bowl Company, so you can continue making delicious food at home.

You will cook:
- Chicken balti (vegetarian and vegan paneer options available upon booking)
- Pilau rice
- Funky kachumba Salad
- Flame-roasted masala poppadoms

This class is ideal for beginners, as no experience is needed. You can enjoy hot and cold refreshments throughout, and at the end, you can either sit down to enjoy your meal or take it home in the containers provided. The recipes will be emailed to you after the class so you can cook it all again. The venue also has free parking and disability access.

You'll leave this empowering session with the skills, confidence, and official bowl needed to bring the real taste of Birmingham Balti to your own kitchen.

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“What a great way to spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon! From the moment I arrived, I felt really well looked after. Steve’s assistant had the teas and coffees on the go, and the whole atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming from the start. Steve himself was very amiable and helpful — just a genuinely nice bloke. He was happy to chat about everyone’s individual cooking experience and what they were hoping to get from the course. Questions were always thoughtfully answered, with plenty of useful suggestions and tips along the way. I’ve been dabbling in BIR cooking for a few years now, yet I still came away having learned some great new tips and techniques. Best of all, the balti we cooked was wonderful — exactly the sort of flavour I’ve been trying to recreate at home. The class was very relaxed and friendly. All the spices and liquid ingredients had been prepared in advance and portioned out for each table, leaving us to chop the onion and chicken, slice the pepper and chillies, and prepare the salad. Vegetarian alternatives were also available. Steve cooked alongside us in the centre of the class, so it was simply a case of following his lead. We started by cooking the rice and leaving it to rest, then flame-grilled some papadums before moving on to the balti itself. Throughout the cooking, Steve regularly walked around the room checking everyone’s progress and answering questions while somehow still keeping tabs on his own cooking! Once the balti was finished and the salad prepared, it was time to enjoy the results. You could either sit down and eat your meal there or take it home, with takeaway containers provided. To sum up, this was a really enjoyable and informative course that I’d strongly recommend. It doesn’t matter whether you’re completely new to cooking or already a dab hand — there’s something here for everyone to enjoy and learn from. Would I do it again? 100%.”

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Posted 2 months ago

Marcin Jozwik

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“Very nice class with lots of information about balti and the origins of a Balti. Learned a lot cooking with Steve and would definitely recommend for anyone who wants to upgrade their curry cooking skills.”

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Posted 2 months ago

“Steve was welcoming and encouraging, frequently circulating round the attendees to check on an individual's process and answer any queries. He gave frequent tips about ingredients and tweaking cooking as the meal progressed. The venue was airy and pleasant. Given the acoustics, and the understandable level of noise associated with attendees using a metal spoon to stir ingredients in a balti dish, it would have been useful if Steve had a microphone. Would throughly recommend.”

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Posted 6 months ago

Michael Davies

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“I was brought this as a Christmas gift and really enjoyed the experience”

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Posted 8 months ago

Marcus Henry

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“Great time spent with Steve, he came to our house with everything that was needed including gas stoves ! We were guided through the recipes and the. Curries we cooked were delicious. Steve was very informative and some great top tips given . We bought the balti dishes, spices and cook books as extras and we can’t wait to give them a try ! Would recommend this class to anyone who loves a good curry !”

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Posted 8 months ago