: a varying blend of spices used in Indian cooking
Examples of masala in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebCustomers now travel from as far as San Diego and Las Vegas to try their battered and fried masala fish and chicken tikka masala burritos wrapped in naan bread.—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023 Chicken tikka masala with fried chickpeas, cilantro and yogurt sauce.—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024 The Indian and Nepalese restaurant, which opened in 2018, boasts 4.8 stars on the platform and earns high praise for dishes such as chicken tikka masala, paneer korma, and chicken and vegetable curries.—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2024 Lore, another New York spot, adds a masala aioli to their smash burger.—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2024 Menu options include paneer dishes, curries, biryani, kebabs and chicken tikka masala.—The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024 And then there's butter chicken's near mirror-image resemblance to one of Britain's national dishes: Chicken tikka masala, basically a hot-roasted bird in a tomato-butter sauce.—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024 Choose between dishes like vegetable biryani, paneer butter masala, and methi matar malai, a creamy curry flavored with sweet green peas and earthy fenugreek leaves.—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2023 The kitchen explores India’s vast landscape in one ambitious menu, featuring dishes like fig and green banana kebabs with chili achar and Kerala Dungeness crab masala.—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
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Etymology
Hindi & Urdu masālā materials, ingredients, spices
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