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Balti House in Rishton High Street started out as a takeaway but recently expanded into next door and now boasts this new restaurant too. You won’t miss it as the striking halogen lighting outside regularly changes colour. The owners have been in the hospitality business for 25 years and the service here is both friendly and efficient with a menu that covers all the classics from the subcontinent. They take great pride in the fact that you can really taste the herbs and spices the kitchen uses. Balti House is unlicensed so you can bring your own booze – or get it from the off licence two blocks away -- and they will provide glasses and corkage free. The takeaway next door also has pizzas, kebabs and burgers to take out.

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One not to miss for fans of Indian food, Bangla Fusion gives you the chance to dine out in real style. The plush and spacious restaurant is located south of Preston in Much Hoole and offers a truly innovative menu, marrying the best of East and West and including many dishes of their own creation. The décor is nothing short of sumptuous with comfortable leather sofas and artefacts from across the subcontinent. The main restaurant seats 130 and there is room for another 30 diners in the newer Conservatory area.

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Bombay Balti has been a feature of the Lancaster dining scene since 2000. It's housed in a listed building on China Street and on entering there is a bar area with comfortable leather settees by an elaborate water feature. The restaurant can seat up to 70 diners and has been refurbished in a contemporary style. All the kitchen staff are trained by the chef patron and the chefs create all the dishes to the ‘house style’ using a unique blend of spices. The Chicken Tikka Karella and the steak chilli fry are very popular. On Sundays, they have a buffet from 2pm-6pm and takeaway is available with local orders over £7 delivered free. Open for lunch Tuesday-Saturday 12pm-2pm, dinner Sunday-Thursday 5.30pm-11.30pm and Friday and Saturday 5.30pm-12.30am.

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Established in 1986, Buraq Indian restaurant and takeaway at Bryn, near Ashton-in-Makerfield, has built up a fantastic reputation over the years for its friendly staff and good-quality, reasonably priced food. If you don’t like your chef's recommended curry, they will happily change it for you – and if you still don’t enjoy your food they offer a money-back guarantee. Not many restaurants have this kind of ethos but it’s all part and parcel of really looking after the customer. Owner Mr Taleb is well known in the local community with the warm and welcoming atmosphere largely down to him. If you order takeaway you always get something free thrown in and that’s often the case too in the main restaurant. Buraq is open seven days a week from 5pm to 11.30pm.

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The ever-popular Buraq, neighbourhood Indian restaurant and takeaway in Kirkham, has had a refurbishment and has plenty to shout about. The restaurant and bar now feature luxury leather lounge chairs in the cool bar area and banquet seating and booths for family or romantic dining. The large restaurant is split into key dining areas that employ great use of mood lighting and top quality table settings. The takeaway aspect is geared up with the latest high-tech equipment to make sure your food is delivered in peak condition, hot and on time. They have even recently taken delivery of their own Tuk Tuk.

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Emni Restaurant and Winebar at Norden is a new opening for the team behind the award-winning Emni Indian restaurant in London. The attention to detail that’s a trademark of the London operation has been transplanted to the Pennines with a kitchen team boasting a real wealth of experience. Executive Chef Uttam has cooked for three Indian prime ministers, Chef Kalim was a personal chef to the Sultan of Brunei and Chef Tappan spent eight years with Atul Kochhar at the world-famous Benares restaurant in London. As you would expect, all spices are freshly ground on the premises and all sauces individually prepared. As well as the main menu, there is a bar menu offering finger foods and sizzlers available in the bar area where you are welcome to just drop in for a few drinks. Emni also offers a free taxi drop-off in the surrounding area subject to a minimum spend.

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Fusion Spice in Horwich that offers something unique to the area – Indian, Chinese and Thai fusion cooking. It’s spread over two floors with room for 50 diners plus a private dining room that can seat 10 and has its own TV. Fusion Spice’s Indian head chef has worked in hotels around the world for chains like Le Meridien, Holiday Inn and Taj Hotels and the menu includes dishes like Patiala Murg (minced chicken cooked with a distinct curry sauce, diced onion and capsicum) and Chandi Chicken (chunks of chicken soaked in a creamy yoghurt and cheddar marinade, bound with egg, flavoured with cardamom and gilded in the tandoor). The main menu changes twice a year and there are also banquet menus and a weekend specials board. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday and from 12 noon to 11pm on Sundays. Fusion Spice also does event catering for up to 300 people.

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Gulshan Indian takeaway is located on Talbot Road in Layton. This popular and well established takeaway has been consistantly creating high quality Indian food made fresh every day using their own "Secret blend of herbs and spices" Orders can be placed by phone or using the latest technology via an online ordering system that is convenient and easy to use. Orders over £10 can be delivered free within a 2 mile radius or the ample free local parking allows rapid collection with 10% discount.

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Hilal Balti House in Formby is housed in an old schoolhouse, the first in the town, dating back to the 19th century. It retains much of the olde worlde atmosphere with beamed ceilings throughout and an open fire. The menu covers all the Indian favourites and as well as the a la carte there are set meals available for one, two and four people. Chef Special Dishes include Sylheti Ayir, chunks of Bangladeshi Ayir fish cooked in a rich sauce and Malibu Chicken, succulent chicken tikka breast cooked in a thick and creamy coconut sauce with almonds, coconut milk and Malibu liqueur. Hilal has a good selection of wines too as well as Cobra and Kingfisher beer. Function and private parties are welcome and and a takeaway service is available. Hilal is open from 5.30pm every day, until 11pm during the week and midnight at weekends.

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Jali is a first for Blackpool in that it's a fine dining Indian restaurant. The sumptuously decorated venue blends traditional and contemporary design elements and as a centrepiece has an ancient well that was uncovered during renovations. The menu, although Indian, is a far cry from your typical curry house fare. A sister restaurant in Hastings had an AA rosette, something which this award winning Blackpool restaurant has now also achieved. Jali has a fantastic private dining room that can seat 16 people, offers a takeaway service and there is also a new Signature Dishes menu available Monday to Saturday. The restaurant also holds both Excellence Through People and Taste Lancashire quality assured awards.Awards | 1 AA Rosette | Taste Lancashire

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You would have to travel a long way to find a vegetarian Indian restaurant as good as award winning Lily’s in Ashton-under-Lyne. A real culinary gem, Lily’s specialises in creating authentic vegetarian Indian cooking, with specialities from Gujarati, Punjabi and southern India. Since it opened in 2007, Lily’s stylish diner has steadily grown in popularity. Weekly specials vary but the consistency never falters when it comes to delicious food and great service. As an added bonus, a trip to Lily’s should include a visit to the Indian food emporium, Ashton Sweet Mart. Awarded a Tameside Food Festival ‘Outstanding Contribution to Food and Drink’ accolade, the Sweet Mart is just next door to Lily’s and has a stunning range of specialist groceries. A great way to spend the afternoon. Lily’s is open every day except Tuesday from 11am to 8pm, closing at 7pm on Sunday.

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This bright and contemporary Thornton Indian restaurant is more akin to the kind of operation you would find in Manchester or Bradford -- it's big and it's upmarket with spot lighting and stylish high-back seats. As well as the Indian faves you would expect, they also do a special pizza menu which makes this a great choice if your party includes kids or adults that aren't overly fond of spicy food. A special kids menu is available too. And keep an eye out for the monster naan breads that they serve up here.

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The recently refurbished Moghul started life in 1988 and has matured into what some would say is the best Indian in Lytham St. Annes. Owner Danny specialises in Indian and Bangladeshi balti and khorai dishes, eat in or takeaway. The service is exceptional.

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Nabis has been established in the St Helens area for nearly 30 years but it was only in May 2006 that they opened this restaurant on the East Lancs Road. It's one of the most opulent Eastern and Indian restaurant for miles around with plush furnishings, a split-level dining area, open kitchen and plasma screen. The menu changes regularly and you can expect a choice of imaginative Eastern and Indian dishes, including lobster. There is a good selection of wines too and now opening for lunch on Friday as well as evenings every night of the week.

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This Lytham Indian restaurant, The Red Fort, offers something different from your average curry house. It's part of a traditional terrace in the town centre but the interior is modern and stylish with a small bar area leading on to the main restaurant. The Red Fort has a sister restaurant in St. Annes, the Moghul.

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On the main road through Blackrod, near Bolton, you'll find Sagar Restaurant. Unprepossessing from the outside, this Indian has been recently refurbished and the comfortable bar and restaurant area is decked out with stripped wooden flooring and furniture, funky lighting and a warm cream terracotta colour scheme. The restaurant is open from 6pm weekdays and right through from 1pm til late on Saturday and Sunday. Sagar has a sister restaurant -- Sagar Premier -- at Bamber Bridge, near Preston.

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Sanmini’s has brought top-notch south Indian cooking to Ramsbottom, gaining both an entry in the 2010 Good Food Guide and a nomination as Best Newcomer at the 2009 Manchester Food & Drink Festival. The restaurant enjoys a wonderful location in an old stone gatehouse and is named after Dr Mini Sankar, one half of the husband-and-wife team that own this family-run operation. Signature starters include Idli & Sambar (steamed rice cakes with lentil sambar) and Masala Dosai (Crispy pancake with spicy potato filling and chutney) whilst for mains standouts include Mini’s Mutton Madras and Chettinad Chicken. At lunchtimes, a choice of thali meals is available. Wines are carefully selected to match the food with Riesling and Gewurtztraminer as well as a selection from the New and Old World plus Indian wines. The 40-cover dining room opens for both lunch and dinner, Tuesday to Sunday, and there is also an upstairs function room that can seat 20. Awards | Good Food Guide 3

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Shantii is a slick and modern 60-cover Indian restaurant in Formby that’s been open for five years, although owner Ali has been in the Formby area for nearly 20. It's fully air-conditioned, has full disabled access and is open seven nights a week and until midnight at weekends. The menu offers all the traditional Indian favourites plus some specialities like duck, monkfish, salmon and red snapper. Part of the menu now has a ‘healthy options’ section with various curries on a points system. There is a Sunday buffet and various special offers for early in the week. They also offer a range of authentic Indian wines. Shantii won both Customer Excellence and Ethical Good Food awards in 2009.

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Spice Lounge is Rishton enjoys a commanding position at the top of the moors where four roads intersect. Formerly a country pub, this extremely spacious and well-appointed Indian restaurant has been open since 2006. The restaurant seats 180 and there is also a lounge seating area complete with red leather Chesterfields and shiny wooden floors which can accommodate up to 70 people. In the dining area, there is a canopy that’s reminiscent of a maharajah’s tent which is a great place to eat. Spice Lounge specializes in Bengali cuisine with a selection of English dishes for the less adventurous. The Chicken Lounge and the Lounge Fusion are both popular dishes as well as the Bengali fish. Unlike many Indian restaurants, the menu is always changing and they have set meal options for two or four people. Spice Lounge has theme nights, two big car parks and a private dining area for up to 70 people. It’s a great location to spend the whole night and is open from 4.30pm-11pm Monday to Friday and from 12 noon until 11pm on weekends.

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Sukhi’s Indian Restaurant is on Darwen’s main drag, close to the Shell garage. Sukhi literally translates as ‘be happy’ but is also the given name of the restaurant owner. Sukhi’s opened its doors in 2000 and is divided into two separate areas – a takeaway and the main restaurant. It’s a spacious venue with room for up to 100 diners. There’s booth seating available and everything is very spick and span. The restaurant is actually Indian-owned – not Bangladeshi – and this is reflected in the menu with dishes like their Sukhi Special. The premises are licensed and they used to have their own beer here before the credit crunch took its toll. The takeaway offers the same menu as the restaurant – with cheaper prices – and has a delivery service available. There is free wifi internet access too and Sukhi’s is open for dinner seven nights a week and right through from 12 noon at weekends.

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Sylhet Bangla in Hutton is named after a picturesque area of Bangladesh which is home to the three largest tea gardens in the world. The restaurant is located on the main road between Preston and Southport and is a spacious and modern affair, open from 5.30pm every night as well as right through the day from 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays. As well as the classic Indian restaurant offerings, Sylhet Bangla has a range of more exotic dishes such as Goan Blussi Fish (monkfish cooked to a secret homemade recipe) and South Indian Garlic (chicken and garlic marinated in a yoghurt sauce then roasted with keema). A takeaway service is also available.

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Taj Mahal in Farnworth is an authentic Indian restaurant, a family run affair that’s been trading now for 18 years. All of the chefs are from India and the spices used are all freshly ground on the premises for maximum freshness and flavour. House specialities include the Murgi Palak Poussins (whole chicken breast stuffed with spinach and cooked with white wine), Lamb Taj Delight (tender spiced lamb cooked with red wine and goats cheese) and Achari Bateyr Balti (whole quail cooked with Indian pickle). The Taj Mahal is open seven nights a week (and from 3pm Sundays) and was recently refurbished and given a more upmarket feel with a spacious conservatory bar area at the front. There is a good selection of wines with prices that are easy on the pocket.

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Established in 1994, Terry’s Balti House has built a reputation as one of Blackpool’s top Indian restaurants, meriting a mention in the Pat Chapman Curry Guide. Located right in the centre of town, it serves – as the name would suggest – an impressive range of balti dishes as well as other Indian favourites. All food is cooked fresh to order using spices that the owners import direct from the subcontinent. A special party menu available for functions. Recently refurbished, Terrys now has a real contemporary feel.

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Located near the Old Links golf club in St Annes, The Dilraj Takeaway has been serving great tasting Indian food for over 16 years. Local delivery is free or if picking up, there is plenty of free parking, a large comfortable seating area with free Bombay mix, coffee and a TV. The open kitchen allows you to watch the chefs in action and if you fancy something that is not on the menu, they will try to accomodate your taste. The Dilraj is open for lunch 12-2pm and dinner 5-10pm 7 days.

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Located at the top of Rossendale Road, overlooking Burnley, Usha is an Indian and Bangladeshi fusion restaurant housed in an ex-pub. Established since 2002, Usha has developed a strong local following and national recognition for its award-winning, uniquely spiced food. It has the Taste Lancashire ‘Highest Quality Assured’ mark and was shortlisted for the ‘Best in the North West’ in the British Curry Awards. They have continued to innovate and develop the menu and have added a range of blended spice mixes for sale, have launched a cookery school and support the community with charity and themed events. Usha Express takes care of the takeaway and delivery side to the business whilst they also offer corporate and event outside catering. The restaurant interior is contemporary yet has a relaxed atmosphere, there are comfy leather sofas in the lounge area and smart table settings that include booth and banquette seating. Try the chef special Duck Fiaza, with light and flavoursome Naan and fluffy Pilau rice. Awards | Taste Lancashire

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