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Get
as fit as a footballer's wife with the nation's favourite health food
Fed
up Brits are turning to curry to help them lose weight according to
the owner of Ignite - Taste of Raj in Congleton.
After the excesses
of Christmas and gloom of the credit crunch, people are looking to
literally tighten their belts with a New Year diet and have found an
unlikely ally in curry.
An Indian
restaurant that has been dishing up healthy meals for fit footballers
and their waif-like wives for more than 18 years is leading the curry
revolution, and changing the unhealthy image of the nation's
favourite food.
"We use
low-cholesterol cooking fat instead of traditional ghee and have a
fish-focused menu. The meat that we serve is also organic and locally-reared,"
says Sir Anam Islam, owner of Ignite - The Authentic Taste of Raj in
Congleton, Cheshire.
"Our
healthy recipes and cooking methods have been a favourite with
Manchester United players for years and it doesn't seem to have done
them any harm. Their wives also love our curries because they say
they can't eat it anywhere else without getting fat."
"They
order takeaways for their dinner parties, which is a great honour for us."
The health
benefits associated with spices have been known for thousands of
years, so the spice content alone is enough to classify curry as a
veritable super food.
By eliminating
ingredients such as traditional ghee and opting for healthier cuts of
meat - if not fish - then you remove the only aspects of a curry that
make it anything other than a delicious and nutritious dish.
"You can
enjoy the nation's favourite food at Ignite without feeling guilty,"
says Sir Anam, "and you might even recognise a few famous faces."
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