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tikka

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tikka1
adj
(Cookery) (immediately postpositive) Indian cookery (of meat, esp chicken or lamb) marinated in spices then dry-roasted, usu. in a clay oven

tikka2, tika [ˈtiːkə]
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) another word for tilak
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) the act of marking a tikka on the forehead
[from Hindi tika, Punjabi tikka spot, mark]


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Byline: David Taylor CREAMY kormas have overtaken tikka masala as the nation's favourite curry.
But now the case of the humble chicken tikka masala has arisen.
3 (ANI): A Glasgow chef has claimed that Britain's popular chicken tikka massala did not originate in the UK, but in Scotland.
 
 
 
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