“The restaurant was his life," said Aslam's nephew, Andleeb Ahmed. "The chefs would make curry for him. I am not sure if he often ate chicken tikka masala.” The Pakistan-born, Glasgow-based Punjabi ...

Ali Ahmed Aslam, a restaurateur in Glasgow, Scotland, who was often credited with the invention of chicken tikka masala, died on Monday. He was 77. His son Asif Ali said the cause was septic shock and ...

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GLASGOW, Scotland - Ali Ahmed Aslam, a chef often credited with inventing the popular chicken tikka masala dish, has died, according to a post by his restaurant and multiple reports. He was 77.

Ali Ahmed Aslam, the chef who is said to have come up with the recipe for the ubiquitous chicken tikka masala, has died at the age of 77. The news was announced by the chef’s Shish Mahal restaurant in ...

Ali Ahmed Aslam, a restaurateur who was often credited with the invention of chicken tikka masala, died Monday in Glasgow, Scotland. He was 77. His son Asif Ali said his death, at a hospital, was ...