Fakeaway recipes in Bradford

Bradford is the UK Curry Capital of the Year (most times any city has won it). 200+ Asian restaurants in the city. The curry scene is dominated by Pakistani and Kashmiri flavours — Bradford is the unofficial capital of Kashmiri cuisine in the UK.

The city's curry mile equivalent is the Leeds Road area, with multiple restaurants within walking distance. Mumtaz, MyLahore, the Sweet Centre (one of the oldest Pakistani sweet shops in the UK), the International, Akbar's — all on the same stretch of road. The karahi and the lamb biryani are the local specialities.

Bradford's traditional Kashmiri restaurants (the Kashmir in Bradford, Akbars, Mumtaz) serve richer, more aromatic curries than the standard Punjabi-style British curry house canon. The rogan josh, the karahi, the korma, the biryani — all done with Kashmiri chillies (dried, ground, smoky) and a heavier use of cardamom and clove.

For chains: McDonald's, KFC, Subway, Nando's. Pizza Hut and Domino's. Greggs is everywhere. The local chain is the legendary MyLahore — Bradford-based, with restaurants in Leeds and Manchester.