THE Alcombe Tandoori Restaurant has been voted the best Indian restaurant in the annual Curry Life Awards in London.

The Alcombe Tandoori's Razaul Karim and Jubar Ahmed were presented with their award by Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow in front of 700 people at the event held at the Lancaster Hotel.

Curry Life also announced the results of its annual survey and found that korma has been crowned 'king of curries' for diners.

The mild dish is Britain's most popular Indian cuisine.

It was named by almost a quarter of restaurants as their biggest seller, with jalfrezi finishing second on 17 per cent, followed by tikka masala.

Other offerings in the top 10 included rogan josh, vindaloo and balti.

Cobra Beer founder Lord Karan Bilimoria, who announced the results, said: "Not many people would have thought korma was more popular than dishes such as tikka masala and balti – so the survey findings really are fascinating from that point of view."

More than 2,000 curry bosses were quizzed for the poll.

Syed Belal Ahmed, editor of Curry Life Magazine, added: “We have been championing the British curry cuisine for many years and despite being hit hard by several recessions, it has managed to survive and flourish.

“There are pressing issues that need to be resolved, such as relaxing overseas work permits and a sensible discussion about spiralling business rates, but awards ceremony was about recognition and celebration of much loved British curry.”