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The Indian food industry is the beating heart of the multicultural communities of our greatest British cities. The industry provides billions of pounds of investment and thousands of jobs to Britain each year, so we at hungryhouse thought it was high-time we shared with you the stories from the leading Curry connoisseurs and businessmen that are the lifeblood of the industry. Read our features below to find out why Indian food and Britain are so inseparable….

 

A Brief History of the Curry House in the UK

The Indian restaurant industry is thriving more than ever in the UK  but Brits have long been enthusiasts of Indian food as the curry house has been around in some form for over a couple of centuries.

Read our article on how the curry house has evolved in that time.


UK Curry Crisis Heats Up

The UK is in the midst of a curry crisis, with new immigration laws making it harder for chefs from non-EU countries to live and work in the UK, therefore threatening the £3 billion industry.

Read here to see why soon your Chicken Tikka Masala may not be tasting the same as it used to.


Nisha Katona: Home Cook’s Recipe for Success

You don’t need a cooking talent show to get noticed by ITV Food and Jamie Oliver’s publishers, you just need a great idea. That’s exactly what self professed ‘greedy curry evangelist’ Nisha Katona has, with her vision to help the people of the UK make curry at home as quickly and easily as you would throw together a spag bol.

Read our interview with Indian cooking sensation Nisha Katona to hear about her down-to-earth approach to cooking simple – yet delicious Indian dishes!


Get Curried Away With Two Spicy Scotsmen

There are a couple of curry crusaders, or ‘currynauts’ as they like to call themselves who came  onto the hungryhouse radar for a number of reasons.

1) They’re on a curry mission which is second to ‘naan’ visiting nearly every curry house in  Glasgow and beyond, documenting their culinary curry tales on their popular blog TATTGOC (Trampy and the Tramp’s Glasgow of Curry)

Hear from Glasgow’s finest Curry connoisseurs “Trampy and the Tramp” about their love for Scottish Curry and their global exploits in the name of Curry…

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