New analysis by Round Our Way of ONS data shows that buying the ingredients for one of the nation’s favourite dishes together with four bottles of beer, is now £7.93 more expensive than just two years ago.
If a family does this once a month, that equates to a whooping £86.74 more per year.
The research finds that extreme weather home and abroad, like floods and heatwaves, has driven up the cost of curry ingredients. Essentials hit include tomatoes, peppers, onions, rice and cooking oil.
If you don’t fancy making your own, there is an array of restaurants and takeaways offering the dish in our area.
Take a look at some of the best-rated places on the pages below.
1. Chicken Tikka Masala
The price of chicken tikka masala is hitting Brits in the pocket. Photo: Peter Macdiarmid
2. Radohny Indian Takeaway, 2 Hope Terrace, Lostock Hall
Radohny Indian Takeaway gets a Google Review Rating of 4.4 from more than 100 people. Photo: Google
3. The Lalbagh, Liverpool Road, Penwortham
This long-established takeaway scores an average of 4.4/5 on Google Reviews from 121 customers. Photo: Google
4. Royal Indian Restaurant, Liverpool Road, Hutton
This venue has had several names over the years, and is now The Royal Indian. It scores 4.5/5 on Google Reviews. Photo: Google