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David McLean

'RIP Mr Ali 'as tributes paid to Glasgow curry king who invented chicken tikka masala

Tributes have been flooding in following the death of a legendary Glasgow curry house owner, who it's claimed invented curry staple the chicken tikka masala.

Mr Ali Ahmed Aslam, the entrepreneur behind the city's Shish Mahal restaurant, passed away aged 79 on Monday, December 19.

The city restaurateur opened Shish Mahal in Gibson Street back in 1964, taking a leaf out of the book of his father, Noor Mohammed, who ran what many regard as Glasgow's first 'proper' Indian restaurant, the Green Gates.

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