The Antigua Curry Club Meeting
Non Vegetarian
Mint & Yogurt dip & Raita
Pork Tikka
Basmati Rice
Naan Bread
Q 105
+ 10% service
Vegetarian
Mint & Yogurt dip & Raita
Dabbawala Dahl
Basmati Rice
Naan Bread
Q 95 + 10% service
Poppadums & chutneys
courtesy of Antigua Curry Club
Tikka masala
is a curry dish chunks (tikka) of chicken or meat in a spicy masala sauce. The
sauce is usually creamy, spiced and orange-coloured.
Tikka masala has been found to be the
most popular dish in British restaurants and it has been called "a true British
national dish”.
Rahul Verma, an Indian expert on street food from Delhi, has stated that the
dish originated in Punjab
during the last 50 years.
Curry Club Glasgow office (staffed by Ken Veronda)
submitted evidence of claims that a
Pakistani chef Ali Ahmed Aslam, proprietor of the Shish Mahal restaurant in Park
Road in the west end of the city in Glasgow invented it by improvising a sauce
made from yogurt, cream and spices. See
below. Tikka Masala is the most popular Indian dish in the U.K.
Others lay claim to the origin being Birmingham and Newcastle.
However, Club member Martha Mast sent an article in The Smithsonian,
see below, in which chefs in New Delhi have claimed that tikka masala is “ an authentic
Mughlai recipe prepared by our forefathers who were royal chefs
in the Mughlai period (16th-18th centuries).
Club member Martha Mast found evidence that Tikka Masala came from India in the Smithsonian Magazine. See an excerpt below, or read the whole article, "How the Chicken Conquered the World" ... the relevant item is on page 3.
Dal (also spelled or Daal, or Dhal) is a
preparation of dried lentils, peas or beans which have been stripped of their
outer hulls and split. It also refers to the thick stew prepared from these, a
mainstay of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Bangladeshi cuisine. It is
regularly eaten with rice and vegetables and a flat bread. Dal is a ready source
of proteins for a balanced diet containing little or no meat.
The Antigua Curry Club is looking for several more curry
eaters
…
there may be two or more memberships available for resale.
If you know anyone who may be interested, please tell them to call our
India Call Center at 7832-8466 or e-mail
cernikovsky@hotmail.com