TIKKA Definition & Meaning

tikka

/ ˈ�پ�ː��ə /

adjective

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

tikka

/ ˈ�پ�ː��ə /

noun

another word for tilak
the act of marking a tikka on the forehead

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Origin of tikka¹

from Hindi tika , Punjabi tikka spot, mark

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"I went back to them with the idea and they said, no, we want a proper evening meal bar of soap, something like beans on toast or a chicken tikka masala," she said.

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Among them were a chicken tikka pie, a pie flower salmon chaï-matchaï, a Caribbean-style jerk spiced turkey pie with cranberry sauce and a butternut and malabar pie.

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I like the chicken tikka poutine.

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Will jollof or efo riro follow in the footsteps of tikka masala or chow mein to become UK favourites?

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At Sepia I think the “Kanpachi Crudo with Tikka Masala Consommé, Avocado and Almond” is a great example.

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