Tikka (food)

Not to be confused with Tikka, the Hindu mark of the forehead, also known as Tilaka.

Paneer tikka served in a restaurant in Mumbai, India

Tikka (or Teeka, Teekka) is a type of Indian and Pakistani food.

Food

The word that is pronounced [ʈɪkkaː] in Hindi and Urdu ^[1] refers to a piece of meat, such as a cutlet, and the popular dish chicken tikka is made of chicken cutlets in a marinade. A westernised version, chicken tikka masala, a curry, is a widely popular dish in the United Kingdom. The marinade used in the preparation of chicken tikka is also sometimes called tikka; it is made from a mixture of aromatic spices and yoghurt. Paneer prepared in a tandoor is also known as paneer tikka.

Bibliography

• Curry Club Tandoori and Tikka Dishes, Piatkus, London — ISBN 0749912839 (1993)
• Curry Club 100 Favourite Tandoori Recipes, Piatkus, London — ISBN 07499149 & ISBN 0749917415 (1995)
• India: Food & Cooking, New Holland, London — ISBN 978-1845376192 (2007)

References

1. ^ Wells, John (11 September 2009). "But Soft!". John Wells's Phonetic Blog. http://phonetic-blog.blogspot.com/2009/09/but-soft.html. Retrieved 11 September 2009. 

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