An award winning chef is heading to India to show of his skills at an international curry festival.

Abul Monsur, who is executive chef at the Taj Cuisine Restaurant in Walderslade is one of just five British chefs chosen to show off his skills at the Taste of Britain Curry Festival in New Dehli.

The group will produce a range of new dishes giving a spicy twist to traditional British meals as well as classic high street favourites like Chicken Tikka Masala, Balti and Vindaloo.

Mr Monsur said: "It’s a great honour to be selected again after a long time. I am really looking forward to cooking for a new audience."

The event is organised by the UK trade magazine, Curry Life, and Mr Monsur has been selected before but this will be his first trip to the country's capital.

Festival organiser, Syed Belal Ahmed, is hoping the city will prove to be inspiration for the team of chefs who will be serving up their dishes at the ITC Maurya which has five restuarants.

Mr Ahmed, who is also the editor of Curry Life Magazine, said: "British food is enjoying a renaissance period after many years and curry has played a major role in helping put us back in the world kitchen.

"This festival will create the opportunity not only to showcase the best of British but also help our chefs to bring fresh ideas to their own menus by working alongside the culinary masters of ITC Maurya.

"What greater inspiration could they have than a city which has been famed for its gastronomy for centuries?"