Owners of an Indian restaurant in Malpas are celebrating after they were adjudged to serve the best curry in all of Cheshire West.

Forts of India, which sits on the Hampton roundabout on the A41 Chester Road, was given the nod at the Curry Life Awards on Sunday, October 7, proving it is the 'King' of All Indian restaurants after scooping a top prize in the annual in London.

It was voted the best Indian restaurant in Cheshire West, covering most of the region south of Chester.

Restaurateur Akthar Miah, who runs the family owned business, admitted he was delighted to be proven to be the best in the area.

He said: “It’s a great honour to be recognised and I would like to thank my team for their hard work and our customers who’ve inspired us to keep improving and experimenting."

The unsung heroes behind Britain's favourite cuisine were honoured at the Royal Lancaster Hotel as curry chefs and restaurateurs from across the country picked up coveted awards in front of an audience of more than 700 people at a gala event hosted by broadcaster, Jon Snow.

An impressive 500,000 votes were counted in total – the biggest tally yet – and the winners reflect the diverse range of 'movers and shakers' across the country within the curry industry.

The much-loved korma was crowned king of the 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, in a poll conducted by by Curry Life. Cobra Beer founder Lord Karan Bilimoria announced the full results of the survey at the National Curry Life Awards in London.

He 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.

“We are delighted Cobra continues to be the nation’s favourite beer with all curry dishes. Curry remains one of the country’s favourite takeaway foods – and now we know that korma is king.”