Up until 10 years ago, seafood was commonly cooked in peoples homes in the west, you wouldn't normally see it on the menu of Indian restaurants, unless it was Prawn Puree, an Indian take on Prawn Cocktail, a semi dry sweet and sour prawn curry served on top of a puffed leavened bread.
Indian seafood dishes have always been popular back home from their coastal regions like Bengal, Kerala and even too Asian migrants who settled in east Africa. Slowly restaurants in the 90's started introducing fish dishes to the menu starting with Prawn Curry to other types of dishes, like cod and tilapia marinated of course in spices and either fried or grilled.
With the popularity of these dishes and the health qualities of seafood compared to red meats, the demand for these types of dishes have increased and now you will see dishes like Salmon Tikka and Tandoori Crab on certain menus.
One of the first Indian restaurants in London to offer coastal cuisine was:
Quilon (Victoria)
Meaning - Is a coastal district in South Kerala also called Kollam
Established - 1999
Cuisines - Offers a south Indian coastal cuisine experience with a difference
From the menu - Grilled scallops with mango and chilli & Pan fried lobster with mustard cream sauce
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