Indian restaurant gives 1,000 free curries to 'unsung Christmas heroes' in Surrey

‘This was our opportunity to give them something back,’ says restaurant owner

(SWNS)

An Indian restaurant in Coulsdon, Surrey, has given out 1,000 free curries to the “unsung Christmas heroes” in the local area.

Bombaylicious distributed nearly 30kg of food to key workers over the festive period, with owner Assad Khan describing the gesture as a way of thanking them for their “tireless efforts” throughout the pandemic.

The meals were served hot and with traditional sauces and were co-funded by the Surrey End of Life Care Provider, Whitestone Care.

Bombaylicious also offered a further 70kg of free biriyani, rogan josh and jalfrezi to homeless people in the local area on Wednesday evening.

Owner Asad Khan said: "Britain’s keyworkers, care home workers and other selfless individuals on the frontline are the unsung Christmas heroes of every community and their tireless efforts have thus far been ignored and forgotten.

“This was our opportunity to give them something back.”

It comes after Bombaylicious made headlines in September for creating a 114-item set menu for those who were self-isolating during the pandemic.

The offering meant that people could get their meals without having to leave their homes for 10 days.

Dishes included chicken tikka, samosas, masala lamb chops, and a specially created dish called Aag Maithyoo Hancock, which translates to “fire Matt Hancock” in Hindi - a jibe aimed at the health secretary.

At. the time, Asad explained of his 114-item menu: "We suffered greatly with the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, which took many of our customers away to nearby restaurants.

“The Aag Maithyoo Hancock will, we hope, enable those regular customers to get the daily curry fix they deserve and crave.”