Tributes have poured out after the passing of Ali Ahmed Aslam known as Glasgow's inventor of chicken tikka masala.
Hundreds of tributes have been made after the passing of a much-loved Glasgow restaurant owner and chef.Mr Ali opened the Shish Mahal restaurant in Glasgow's West End in 1964 which became one of the city's most popular curry houses.
“When he came here, he started to work for his uncle in the haberdashery business, called Sher Brothers. The first cafe opened by the family was called Green Gates Cafe on Bank Street which eventually closed. According to legend, Mr Ali invented chicken tikka masala at the Shish Mahal in Glasgow in the 1970s with a can of tomato soup after a customer complained that his meal 'was too dry'.Asif said: “He made Glasgow and"He was Glaswegian and Scottish first. He was very, very proud of being Glaswegian, very very proud of being Scottish, and it was very important to him."Asif said: “He set up a lot of charities and he donated a lot of money because he was from such humble beginnings.
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