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Over 700 guests are set to attend the awards ceremony, at The Sheridan Suite in Manchester, with stand-up comedian Jeff Mirza handed out the prizes.

Singers Abbas Hasan, Romy Shay and Kiran Dee are due to appear.

Yasmin Mahmood, of event organisers Oceanic Consulting, said: “The 2011 hungryhouse.co.uk English Curry Awards have ignited the passion of curry connoisseurs across England.

"All our finalists have diligently served up the best curry England has to offer to the delight of the nations taste buds.”

Managing Director of sponsors hungryhouse.co.uk, Shane Lake, said: “Thousands of nominations were received from all around England for the 2011 hungryhouse.co.uk English Curry Awards.

"The flood of nominations from the public demonstrates that England is truly a nation of curry lovers."

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The nominees

The Curry Lover of the Year finalists: Curry Council Mike Gatting, The Soldiers Charity.

Best Supermarket Curry of the Year finalists: Asda, Waitrose, Tesco.

Team of the Year finalists: Cafe Lahore, Oldham; Nawaab, Manchester; Brilliant Restaurant, Southall; Maliks Tandoori Restaurant, Berkshire; Kayal Restaurant, Leicester.

Chef of the Year finalists: Gulshan Indian Restaurant, Liverpool; Benares Restaurant, London; Indian Superfood, Birmingham; Lasans Restaurant, Birmingham; Arzoo Restaurant, Midlands.

Caterer of the Year Finalists: Curry Special, Essex; Chak 89, London; Euro Caterers, Manchester; Sukhdevs Catering Services, Birmingham; Johal Catering, Birmingham.

Take Away of the Year North East regional finalists: Cafe Spice, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-tyne; Taj Mahal Indian Takeaway, Durham; Balti Hut, Middlesbrough.

Take Away of the Year North West regional finalists: Saajan Takeaway, Manchester; Spice King, Preston; Zaika Indian Takeaway, Liverpool.

Take Away of the Year Yorkshire regional finalists: Cafe Masala, Sheffield; Jaldi Jaldi, Leeds; Kushboo Spice, York.

Take Away of the Year East Midlands regional finalists: Spice Indian Takeaway, Nottingham; Out of India, Leicestershire; Punjabi Spice, Derby.

Take Away of the Year West Midlands regional finalists: Mahim Indian Takeaway, Shrewsbury; Maliks Indian Takeaway, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-lyme; Sugar + Spice, Solihull: Take Away of the Year East regional finalists: Ashiana Tandoori Takeaway, Colchester; Moghul Tandoori, Cambridge; AFC, Luton.

Take Away of the Year London regional finalists: 2 Sisters Tandoori, London; Tiffin Tin, West Hampstead; Bricklane Kitchen, London.

Take Away of the Year South East regional finalists: Tamarind, Maidenhead; Memories of India, Middlesex; Tehani, Southampton.

Take Away of the Year South West regional finalists: The Thali Café, Bristol; Master Chef, Bournemouth; Papa Raj, Plymouth.

Restaurant of the Year North East regional finalists: The Magna Tandoori, Berwick-upon-tweed; The Rupali Restaurant, Newcastle; Cafe Spice Restaurant, Sunderland.

Restaurant of the Year North West regional finalists: Indian Ocean, Tameside; Blue Tiffin Restaurant, Oldham; Indigo, Romiley.

Restaurant of the Year Yorkshire regional finalists: Aagrah, Leeds; Akbar's, Bradford; Mumtaz, Bradford.

Restaurant of the Year East Midlands regional finalists: Curry Lounge, Nottingham; Memsaab, Nottingham; Viceroy Indian Restaurant, Derby.

Restaurant of the Year West Midlands regional finalists: Lasan, Birmingham; Itihaas Indian Restaurant, Birmingham; Asha's Restaurant, Birmingham.

Restaurant of the Year East regional finalists: Indian Ocean Restaurant, Luton; The Curry Queen Restaurant, Cambridge; The Banyan Tree, Peterborough.

Restaurant of the Year London regional finalists: The Cinnamon Club, Westminster; Bombay Brasserie, London; Tamarind Restaurant, London.

Restaurant of the Year South East regional finalists: 4500 miles from Delhi, Oxford; Miah's Garden on Gulab Restaurant, Reading; Lucky's Indian Restaurant & Tapas Bar, Newbury.

Restaurant of the Year South West regional finalists: The Eastern Eye, Bath; Brunel Raj, Bristol; Jamuna Restaurant, Bath.

The Best of Manchester finalists: Zouk Tea Bar & Grill; East Z East; Mughli Restaurant + Charcoal Pit; Zaika Restaurant; Akbar's.