Tamatanga is an Indian chain of restaurants in the UK that offers a range of Indian foods and drinks. They have restaurants in Birmingham, Nottingham, and Leicester.
Tamatanga claims that all its ingredients are fresh and sourced from local suppliers. Also, they grind their spices and don’t add any food additives while cooking in their traditional clay pots.
All meat served in Tamatanga branches is halal certified.
Tamatanga Menu
Tamatanga offers various Indian delicacies. Some of its popular recipes include:
- Salads and Starters
- Biryani
- A range of Veggie Collection
- Seafood
- Lamb
- Chicken Recipes
- Fish Recipes
- Wraps
- Sweets and Desserts
- Gluten-free Meals
- And Many More
Though chicken in Islam is halal, Muslim men must slaughter it according to the Islamic Zabihah method. Tamatanga has confirmed that their meat is halal-certified.
Islamic Principle of Halal and Haram
Quran has clearly distinguished halal from haram. Allah (SWT), in Surah Al Baqarah, has clarified the halal and haram food for Muslims.
“He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” (Quran 2:173)
(Source of above-cited Quranic Verse: https://quran.com/2/173?translations=84,17,95,101,22,20)
This Quranic verse is the guiding principle for distinguishing halal food from haram in Islam. According to this verse of the Holy Quran, carrion, i.e. dead meat, the blood, and swine (pig) meat, is haram. And also, if you slaughter any halal animal and dedicate it to others than Allah, it is haram.
Also, certain intoxicants like alcohol, insects, some birds, and land animals, and some seafood are not permissible to eat in Islam.
