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Masala vs Tikka - What's the difference?

masala | tikka |

As nouns the difference between masala and tikka

is that masala is any of many blends of spices used in indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc while tikka is a marinade made from various aromatic spices and lentils (dahl); often used in indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.

masala

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.

    • Derived terms

    * garam masala * tikka masala

    Usage notes

    * The term is often used in the names of individual dishes.

    Anagrams

    * English terms derived from Hindi

    tikka

    English

    (wikipedia tikka)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A marinade made from various aromatic spices and lentils (dahl); often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.

    • Derived terms

    * tikka masala

    See also

    * tandoori

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