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Chicken tikka masala


-is a dish of chunks of roasted marinated chicken (chicken
tikka) in a spiced curry sauce. The sauce is usually
creamy and orange-coloured. There are multiple claims to
its place of origin such as the United Kingdom and Indian
subcontinent. It is among the United Kingdom's most
popular dishes.
Chicken tikka masala is composed of chicken tikka,
boneless chunks of chicken marinated in spices and
yogurt that are roasted in an oven, served in a creamy
curry sauce. A tomato and coriander sauce is common, but
no recipe for chicken tikka masala is standard; a survey
found that of 48 different recipes, the only common
ingredient was chicken. The sauce usually includes
tomatoes (frequently as purée), cream, coconut cream and
spices like many versions of its namesake masala spice
mix. The sauce and chicken pieces may be coloured
orange using foodstuffs such as turmeric, paprika, tomato
purée or with food dye. The dish shares some similarity
with butter chicken, both in the method of creation and
appearance.

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