Inventor of chicken tikka masala dies at 77

A chef from Glasgow, who claims to have invented the curry dish chicken tikka masala, has died at the age of 77. - Photo: Filepic

A chef from Glasgow, who claims to have invented the curry dish chicken tikka masala, has died at the age of 77, a family member told AFP on Wednesday.

Ahmed Aslam Ali, who invented the dish by improvising a sauce made from a tin of tomato soup at his restaurant Shish Mahal in the 1970s, died on Monday morning, his nephew Andleeb Ahmed said.