Thanks for the kind words Guys. 

Interesting that you've had it in Lancashire Paul as I thought it
might be a Geordie only dish.

I remember the first time I had it, it was with Tikka Lamb, but it doesn't matter how good a restaurant I go to,
Tikka Lamb can be a bit hit and miss, often like munching on an old boot. Tikka Chicken is the safer option.

SS
No where near a Chicken Chilli Masala I know.
Which is usually a Bhuna loaded with Green Finger Chillis around these parts.

CA
Thanks, I suppose it depends on how involved in eating BIR you were and how long ago you moved to Oz.
This dish may well have been given a few names depending on the restaurant and region, but Tuk Tuk is the one I know.

LOL.  ;D Sorry, no book planned but a lot of videos planned with Bengali Masters.

Malc & Alan
Well worth a punt lads, very tasty
your feedback on it will be great.

cheers chewy

Isn't this a Tuk Tuk ?
http://www.asien-news.de/wp-content/uploads/tuk-tuk.jpg

I've no idea what tuk tuk means but like I said I used to eat a lamb tikka tuk tuk starter in Ormskirk Lancs up to about a year ago. It was only served as a starter.

If you google "tikka tuk tuk" you will find entries on menus for UK restaurants and takeaways so yes it is a BIR thing although not every establishment has it on the menu.

Cheers

Paul

I think in true BIR fashion they've usurped the name of a traditional cooking technique which bears no resemblance to the way they make it. If you want to see tuk tuk (or I think more correctly taka tak - for obvious reasons once you've watched it) watch from 1:50 here: Food Street Lahore Pakistan

CA.
No Idea if Tuk Tuk has a meaning, probably not, but its a name that's been on some of my local Bengali BIR menus for many years and far from new.
I had my curry kitchen installed in around 94 and I remember cooking it back then.

Like my recipe description states:
"A Tandoori Curry, - Chicken Tikka cooked in a red masala curry sauce with chunky onion, Tri colour capsicum herbs and spices. Dry Bhuna Style."
and is exactly that! and very tasty too.

I thought it was a regional dish, but Paul (Lancashire) explains otherwise, except with Lamb.

"Service Onions"  is just a kitchen term, like "Garabi"
and is just a big container of small chopped onion and capsicum which both the curry chef and side chef use in most dishes on the menu.
Some curry chefs parboil these with a little spice, for an even faster turnaround on main curries.

SS
There used to be a short lived Punjabi take away in town called Taka Tak and the same Pakistani dish is a Chicken Keema mash up,
probably very tasty but no relation to TukTuk and the dish I've cooked :
Finally, nothing to do with Taxis either.

chers Chewy