Glasgow-based chef who claimed to have invented chicken tikka masala dies at 77

Ali Aslam, His Chicken Tikka Masala, and the Legacy of South Asian Cuisine in UK

Ali Aslam died earlier this week at the age of 77 after a prolonged illness, leaving behind his wife, Kalsoom Akhtar, their five children, and an enduring legacy of popularising south Asian cuisine in United Kingdom.

Chicken tikka masala or butter chicken: The origins of this popular style of chicken are irrelevant

Instead of obsessing over the question of who invented the chicken tikka masala, it is better to celebrate all those who contributed to its rich flavours.

Ahmed Aslam Ali, inventor of chicken tikka masala, dies aged 77

“Chicken tikka masala is now a true British national dish.”

Britain mourns its self-proclaimed chicken tikka masala inventor

Chicken tikka masala is one of Britain’s favorite curries, found on the shelves of major supermarkets like Sainsbury’s and in the restaurants of London’s Curry Mile. Now, fans of the dish are mourning the man who claimed to have invented…

Ali Ahmed Aslam: Erfinder von „Chicken Tikka Masala“ gestorben

Er ist eine britische Ikone: Ali Ahmed Aslam soll in den Siebzigerjahren das „Chicken Tikka Masala“ kreiert haben. Nun ist er gestorben.

Ali Ahmed Aslam, Pakistan-born Scottish inventor of Chicken Tikka Masala, dies at 77

Twenty-one years after the UK's then foreign secretary Robin Cook declared Chicken Tikka Masala, popularly known by its initials CTM, as "a true British national dish", and a decade after a survey found that it was the second most popular dish in Britain close on the heels of Chinese stir fries, its