Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various mixtures of spices that are used in South Asian cuisine.
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- noun Any of many
blends ofspices used inIndian cuisine , most often containingcardamom ,coriander ,mace together withpepper ,nutmeg ,fennel seeds ,jeera etc.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Chicken tikka masala is a good gateway curry (literally, it was invented in England as a more mild, creamyoption for the British palate.) Good luck and godspeed.
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Chicken tikka masala is basically a marinated chicken chunks in a tomatoey/creamy yogurty sauce with spices.
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For despite its majestic name, the Kitchen King masala is best suited as a multipurpose masala that is best used for throwing together tasty and impromptu dishes for everyday meals for us commoners.
Archive 2008-02-01 Nupur 2008
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As Zach mentioned, chicken tikka masala is definitely the gateway curry for Indian food novices, and Minar has a serviceable one.
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The liberal use of garam masala is the hallmark of Punjabi cuisine.
Archive 2007-01-01 Nupur 2007
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The chicken tikka masala is wonderful, as is the dal.
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MTR's bisibele masala is extremely flavorful and authentic (to the extent that I am able to recognize authenticity of Kannada dishes, at any rate).
Archive 2007-05-01 Nupur 2007
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The pav bhaaji masala is optional just for the extra taste.
Masala Pav Anjali 2007
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And even garam masala is now available in many of the better food stores such as Whole Foods and spice markets such as Penzey's as well as Indian stores and International stores everywhere.
Archive 2007-01-01 Nupur 2007
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Chaat masala is a store-bought mixture of all those tangy spices that go into chaats, and it gives the tikkis some extra oomph.
Archive 2007-03-01 Nupur 2007
seanahan commented on the word masala
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Tikka_Masala
December 2, 2006
colleen commented on the word masala
I posted it thinking of garam masala, and of masala chai. Although I might mention that I make a pretty mean Chicken Tikka.
December 2, 2006