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Glasgow chef claims chicken tikka masala originated in Scotland

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    • ANI Tags : Chicken Tikka Masala Posted: Monday , Aug 03, 2009 at 1553 hrs Glasgow:
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    A Glasgow chef has claimed that Britain's popular chicken tikka massala did not originate in the UK, but in Scotland. Sixty-four-year-old Ahmed Aslam Ali, the founder of Shish Mahal, is claiming that he invented the dish, and is now calling on the European Union to give it "Protected Designation of Origin" status, alongside the likes of Champagne, Parma Ham and Greek Feta cheese.

    Ali says that the creamy, mildly spicy curry was first made here in the 1970s to please the Scots, but then it went on to become the most popular dish in British restaurants. "Chicken tikka masala was invented in this restaurant, we used to make chicken tikka, and one day a customer said, ''I''d take some sauce with that, this is a bit dry," The News quoted Ali, as saying. Glasgow's Labor lawmaker Mohammad Sarwar is now taking steps to gain EU legal protection for the curry.

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    its wrong By: aamir bhatti | 07-Sep-2009 Reply | Forward hi the chicken tikka masal is served in karachi in 1965 anD the chef who make it first time is (LATE) USTAD SHAFIQ IN AL SHERAZ RESTURENT we can proof this if required
    Too much Scotch Whisky/Whiskey in the Tikka masalaBy: Dr. Paras Deo | 04-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward These so called 'First World' have often belittled the creativity of the so called 'Third World'. I remember the Eoropeans(Swiss) trying to patent the 'parboiled Rice' as their patent and the Ameericans ' trying to patent'Basmati'and the Germans trying to 'patent' Yoga.The Germans have put a bit of garam masala in their tomato ketchup and called it 'Curry-Ketchup'a and have the cheek of calling it German I could list more examples of these EURO-HOGWASH trying to feed rich on unregistered Indian and Asian and even African creations.India through an Access Agreement with the European Patent Office, has established a mechanism to protect India's traditional medicinal knowledge from bio-piracy.NOW IT TIME FOR INDIAN AND ASIANS TO PROTECT THEIR traditional GASTRO-DIVERSITY!!! Ahmed Aslam Ali would do better if he put some Scotch Whisky or Whiskey call it Chicken Whisky Masala.....before he forgets ..that's MY creation and with rum or brandy/cognac as well!! AND NOT HIS
    Bangladeshi connectionBy: ravi bhatia | 04-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward We are actually not talking abt the Indian connection of chicken tikka masala in this article.In the British Island, the dish was defintely popularised by Bangladesi immigrants to Britain not Indians. There is a possibilty that it was conceptualised there in Glasgow, and not in England.
    Tikka masala is something from Scotland??By: Dr. Paras Deo | 03-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward 'Tikka' is a misintrepretion of the Hindi word 'Teekha'. These Brits just couldn't pronounce'Teekha'. It de4finately not originate in Glasgow. To call a slighly dry version of Curry as Tikka an as something European is nonsense
    PronunciationBy: Diomedes Kane | 11-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward You seem to be unfamiliar with the variety of both Scottish and British accents and forms of speech, many of which are capable of the pronunciation you mention. A Scot will typically not have a problem with the word, nor as Liverpudlian.
    OriginsBy: Diomedes Kane | 11-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward I don't think the claim is that he invented Chicken Tikka, just its particular presentation in the mild form suitably for British palates known as Chicken Tikka Masala.
    @Diomedes Kane CommentBy: Dr. Paras Deo | 14-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward Sorry @ Kane. I do know the diversity of the British accents. But, accents and pronouciations are 2 diffrent things. I have lived in Europe since 1979 and I know how bad the Brits pronounce Indian Gastro items.
    chiken tikka masalaBy: suhail | 03-Aug-2009 Reply | Forward this dish is orignated in india its an indian famious dish from ansient time
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