Definition of “masala”

But the sauce also contains onions, tomato puree, coriander, garam masala , chilli and, of course, cream.

By the time the guests began tucking into the lobster masala curry, the Pakistanis were clearly enchanted by Vajpayee.

It was a house that encouraged you to lie back and linger Tonight the whole place was full of the smell of tikka masala and Bombay potatoes.

Makers Unilever Bestfoods plan to have the fiery noodle, which has a tikka masala sauce, in the shops within weeks.

Marks & Spencer reckon they sell a pack of chicken tikka masala every four seconds, shifting 18,000 tons of the stuff every week.

Shrimp masala , made with a blend of hot spices, a specialty of northern India, was delectable.

Stuart ordered a chicken tikka masala , which, he claimed, pushing the plate away and fanning his mouth, was `kuu-aaah, uneatable!