Examples of masala in a Sentence
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Chicken tikka masala with fried chickpeas, cilantro and yogurt sauce.
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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
Think decadent stews like chicken tikka masala and chana masala along with naan.
—Leena Trivedi-Grenier, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
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
Think decadent stews like chicken tikka masala and chana masala along with naan.
—Leena Trivedi-Grenier, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu masālā materials, ingredients, spices
First Known Use
1780, in the meaning defined above
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“Masala.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masala. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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