The Curry Crawl

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Curry fans still taking the tikka

ONE in five curry lovers still orders chicken tikka masala when eating out, despite efforts by Indian restaurants to move upmarket.

Many of the 11,000 curry houses in Britain have tried to introduce regional dishes from places like Goa and Kashmir in a bid to wean diners off populist choices like chicken tikka masala. Some Indian restaurants have brought in skilled chefs from the sub-continent to spice up menus with regional specialities, featuring vegetarian delicacies and alternative meats such as mutton and goat.

However, new research out shows British curry fans find it hard to shake off old habits when it comes to ordering an Indian meal. Number two on the list of popular dishes was jalfrezi, followed by dansak, balti, madras, korma, biryani and korai. A separate poll found Bangladeshi restaurants were favourite, followed by Punjabi, Kashmiri and Goan/south Indian.