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balti

noun
/ˈbɔːl.ti/UK

Etymology

From Urdu بالٹی (baalti, “pail”), originally coined by Birmingham restaurateur Afzal Butt because English people had difficulty pronouncing karahi, the name of the dish used for cooking this food.

  1. borrowed from بالٹی

Definitions

  1. A large iron pan having two handles, especially used in Pakistani cuisine

  2. A style of curry traditionally cooked in a balti pan, typically stir-fried and served…

    A style of curry traditionally cooked in a balti pan, typically stir-fried and served with a relatively dry sauce.

    • For in time, balti became an enduring British cultural entity all of its own—even as Jim Davidson and his fellow bullies lapsed into obscurity.

  3. A dish cooked in this style.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A people who live in Baltistan, Gilgit and Kargil.

    2. Their language.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA