Chicken Tikka Masala

I remember hearing that the new national dish or rather the most eaten dish in the UK was now Chicken Tikka Masala.

A lot of people were surprised when this news was announced as Fish and Chips were always seen as traditional and favourite.

There are many myths about the origin of this dish but my favourite goes something like this....

Sometime in the 70's a British man ordered a dish called Chicken Tikka from an indian restaurant in Birmingham.

When he received his expected curry it turned out it was a dry dish. Obviously not being familiar with indian cooking the man complained that there was no sauce.

So the chef took it back and poured tomato sauce over and added some spices.

And there the great British dish was born.