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Category: Indian Food Articles
Published: Monday, 01 March 2010 23:00
Written by Dinesh
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We launched our Facebook Fan page a few months ago and today we hit the 500 fans milestone. To celebrate this milestone, we are giving away 5 mousepads to 5 lucky fans.  All you have to do is listed below.

  • If you are Facebook Fan, all you have to do is simply click on the "Like" button on the wall post related to the content. Yes, its that simple, all you have to do to win is lift a finger.
  • If you are not a Facebook fan, you will have to signup as a fan by visiting the Indian Foods Guide.com Facebook Fan page. Once you have signed up, click the "Like" button.
  • We would greatly appreciate it if you would help spread the message (by sharing this link with your friends) and get others to sign up as fans too. We will announce more giveaways, such as cookbooks, dinners etc as we hit new milestones.


Thank you for being a fan and supporting our effort to help build a better site dedicated to Indian food. 

The contest has been closed as of April 15th 2010. Winners will be announced shortly

 Rules of the Contest: 

 1. The contest is open to everyone no matter where you live. 

 2. The contest will be open till the 15th of April, 2010. 

 3. We will announce the winners after the 15th of April, 2010. If the winner does not want the prize, we will pick another winner. The winners are responsible for any customs duty applicable in their country. We will send the prize by regular post. 

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Worlds Largest Indian Restaurant

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Published: Monday, 01 March 2010 23:00
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Whats the largest Indian restaurant you have been to? 100 seats, 200 seats...maybe 300. Well, the largest Indian restaurant seats over 800. Aakash Restaurant in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire seats about 860 guets at a time and is housed in a 19th century chapel. Apparently, the chapel was rundown and in derelict state until one of the original restaurant owners decide to take it over and renovate in 2001.

Today the restaurant offers a 5 course Indian buffet prepared by 5 Star Chefs. They have over 30 dishes in the buffet. The buffet costs 9.95  on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday and 13.95 on Thu, Fri and Saturday. They have a good Ala-carte menu with items like Coconut Mint grilled Pomfret, Fish Tikka, Lamb chops, a host of Biryani's and a good selection of vegetarian dishes as well.

They have various events during the year covering popular events such as Valentine's day, New Years, Christmas etc and have special evenings such as Bollywood night.


 

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5 New Indian Restaurants in Irving TX

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Published: Monday, 08 February 2010 23:00
Written by Dinesh
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The economy in this country is going through tough times with business shutting down every day, but it seems that Indian restaurants in Irving are bucking the trend. In the past 3-4 months, the Irving area has had 5 new restaurants open up in an already competitive Indian restaurant landscape. Each restaurant is trying to offer something different. 

  • Samosa Hut and Grill - offers a very different menu mainly made up of 10 varities of Samosas along with some quick items like Kebabs etc. You will not find Chicken Tikka or Biryani here.
  • Paradise Biryani Pointe - brings the taste of Hyderabadi cuisine with another branch of the Hyberabad restaurant of the same name.
  • Anjappa Chettinad - brings the taste of Chettinad to Irving.
  • Pakvan - offers Gujarati thali and a host of vegetarian options
  • Desi Dhaba -  offers the traditional North and South Indian food but at a lower cost. Their weekday lunch buffets start at 6.99.

 

Its a competitive market with close to 50 restaurants. Lets hope they all make it. 

Indian Restaurant sets Naan World Record

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Published: Saturday, 10 October 2009 00:00
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Ashton's Indian Ocean restaurant beat another world record this week as part of this yearâ€â„¢s Tameside Food Festival.

The Indian Ocean team cooked 640 naan breads in one hour, obliterating the target number of 400, set by the Guinness Book of Records. The feat was achieved by a team of five chefs using traditional tandoor ovens under the watchful eye of specialist chef, Akram Jat. The temperature inside a tandoor reaches up to 400C meaning the team really had to keep their cool.

The two official judges were John Fellows from the Willow Wood Hospice and Mark Garner, Managing Director of the Planet Confidential Group which publishes Manchester Confidential online magazine. Harry Kelly, a veteran athletics coach from local club East Cheshire Harriers was the official time keeper and made sure everyone knew how much time was left.  The evening was held to raise money for the Willow Wood Hospice, and the naan breads were donated to the Salvation Army Hostel in Manchester along with curry for 300 people. Guests were treated to the latest Punjabi and Kashmiri dishes prepared by their award winning chefs.

Nahim Aslam, owner of the Indian Ocean, said "I knew as Harry began the last minute countdown we had not just broken the record, we had smashed it. I am absolutely delighted that we have broken another record and raised money for Willow Wood at the same time. Special thanks go to the judges; John Fellows from Willow Wood, and Mark Garner from Manchester Confidential. They really got into the spirit and helped us get the record. It is becoming quite a tradition here!â€Â
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*Images and Press release from Indian Ocean Restaurant

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Global Cuisine

In this part of our website, we explore foods from around the world. We get to travel to some other parts of the world or sample different cuisines around where we live. We will share some of the experiences with you. 

History of Popular Indian Kebabs

In this section of our website, we will try and uncover the stories behind some of the popular kebabs available today. Many kebabs have interesting stories about their origins, many of which relate to royalty. 

Mumbai Street Foods

Mumbai is one of the greatest cities in the world and thousands move into the city everyday. Over the history of the city, these immigrants have had tremendous influence on the food of the city. You can find all kinds of cuisine in Mumbai but there are some things that are very Mumbai in nature and this section of the website tries to look at the food items that define Mumbai. Having spent my early life in Mumbai, the thought of many of these items make my mouth drool. Many of these items are now available elsewhere but there's no better place than the streets of Mumbai to have this.

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Festival Food of India

India is a very diverse country with a long history. Over the years, India has been influenced by almost all cultures, religions and countries. India has a number of holidays during the year and each one of them is partly defined by the food that is prepared for that event. The Muslims make biryani and kebabs during the Ramadan and Eid festivals. The Hindu community prepares sweets and other snacks during Diwali, Dussera and other festivals.  In this section of our website, we explore the various festival foods of India.

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