Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken tikka masala (Urdu: مرغ تکہ مصالحہ; Bengali: চিকেন টিক্কা মাসালা; Hindi: चिकन टिक्का मसाला) is a curry dish of roast chicken chunks (chicken tikka) in a rich red, creamy, lightly spiced, tomato-based sauce. The origins of the dish are disputed. One potential origin attributes its invention to a chef in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Attempts have been made to have the European Union grant Chicken tikka masala Protected Designation of Origin sta... more

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