However, his true claim to fame would shortly follow when he set up the Hindoostanee Coffee-House. There he worked for Sir Basil Cochrane’s bathing business and is reputed to have introduced a new form of therapeutic massage to the British capital. In the early 1800s Mahomed moved to London with his wife, Jane, and son, William. Just over a decade later Mahomed completed The Travels of Dean Mahomet which was published to rapturous reviews, providing a valuable perspective on the Indian conquest and Indian nation. When, in 1872, Baker left the army so too did Mahomed and the two headed to Baker’s historical home in Cork, Ireland. That man was Sake Dean Mahomed and he had a rather remarkable life.īorn in the city of Patna, Mahomed initially followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the military and quickly rose through the ranks serving and working alongside one Godfrey Baker. With the average wage coming in at £26,500, that means we spend fifteen months’ worth of our salaries on vindaloos, jalfrezis and tikka masalas.īut did you know about the man who set up the first Indian restaurant in Great Britain? Some 23 million people, just under half of the population, eat curry in United Kingdom every year and those behind the Curry Week forecast that the average Brit will spend nearly £34,000 on traditional subcontinent cooking in their lifetime.
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