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16/ 9/2004
CURRY king Farooq
Ahmed scooped the top prize at this year's Rochdale curry chef
competition.
Farooq (pictured above), who also won last year going onto become the North West curry champion, came first out of six finalists despite never having made his winning culinary creation before.
Farooq, of Veenas Restaurant in Heywood, started with black halibut, courgette and spinach topped with bombay mash potato.
His main course was an Asian style duck dish cooked with mango, garlic and coriander, on a bed of pasta and baby vegetables.
His rice dish took on a sweet theme, with vanilla and cinnamon added and all encased in puff pastry.
Said Farooq: "It felt great to win again.
"The competition is a great thing to have as the standard is always very high."
Abdul Noor from Milnrow Balti came second and Jamal Ahmed from Raj Restaurant came third.
Farooq (pictured above), who also won last year going onto become the North West curry champion, came first out of six finalists despite never having made his winning culinary creation before.
Farooq, of Veenas Restaurant in Heywood, started with black halibut, courgette and spinach topped with bombay mash potato.
His main course was an Asian style duck dish cooked with mango, garlic and coriander, on a bed of pasta and baby vegetables.
His rice dish took on a sweet theme, with vanilla and cinnamon added and all encased in puff pastry.
Said Farooq: "It felt great to win again.
"The competition is a great thing to have as the standard is always very high."
Abdul Noor from Milnrow Balti came second and Jamal Ahmed from Raj Restaurant came third.
Chef Nadeem Ali
from has been crowned Stockport Curry Chef 2004 following a
'cook-off' held at the local college L'Ecole, against some of the
borough's curry masters.
Nadeem from Saeed's Restaurant on Wellington Road cooked up a winning dish of chicken karahi with a mushroom bhaji and a garlic keema nan that left the judges hungry for more.
In second place was Shamsu Miah from The Pride of Bengal in Bredbury, and third was Mohammed Bilal Samed from Café Mhariam in Cheadle Hulme.
The Stockport Curry Chef competition, which is organised by the council's food safety team and sponsored by The Authentic Food Company, aims to promote top quality Asian cuisine, encourage a high standard of food health and safety, and encourage good working relationships between businesses and the council.
Only those restaurants judged to have the highest standards are permitted to enter the competition.
Among the judges were executive chefs from The Authentic Food Company, Sanjay Sijhat and Rakesh Sharma, who provided cash prizes for the competitors.
Executive member for the environment, Councillor Hazel Lees said: "The curry chef competition is good for the promotion of local Asian cuisine and good food hygiene practices in general. The standard is always very high as has once again been proven. Congratulations to all three finalists."
Nadeem will now go on to compete for the North West curry crown.
Nadeem from Saeed's Restaurant on Wellington Road cooked up a winning dish of chicken karahi with a mushroom bhaji and a garlic keema nan that left the judges hungry for more.
In second place was Shamsu Miah from The Pride of Bengal in Bredbury, and third was Mohammed Bilal Samed from Café Mhariam in Cheadle Hulme.
The Stockport Curry Chef competition, which is organised by the council's food safety team and sponsored by The Authentic Food Company, aims to promote top quality Asian cuisine, encourage a high standard of food health and safety, and encourage good working relationships between businesses and the council.
Only those restaurants judged to have the highest standards are permitted to enter the competition.
Among the judges were executive chefs from The Authentic Food Company, Sanjay Sijhat and Rakesh Sharma, who provided cash prizes for the competitors.
Executive member for the environment, Councillor Hazel Lees said: "The curry chef competition is good for the promotion of local Asian cuisine and good food hygiene practices in general. The standard is always very high as has once again been proven. Congratulations to all three finalists."
Nadeem will now go on to compete for the North West curry crown.
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