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Tikka is a Chaghatai word which has been commonly combined with the Hindi-Urdu word masala — itself derived from Arabic — with the combined word originating from British English. [1] [2] The Chaghatai word tikka itself is a derivation of the Common Turkic word tikkü, which means "piece" or "chunk". [3] [4]
A Nepali woman with a tilaka on her forehead. In Hinduism, the tilaka (Sanskrit: तिलक), colloquially known as a tika, is a mark worn usually on the forehead, at the point of the ajna chakra (third eye or spiritual eye) and sometimes other parts of the body such as the neck, hand, chest, or the arm. [1]
Chicken tikka is a chicken dish popular in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the United Kingdom. [1] It is traditionally small pieces of boneless chicken baked using skewers on a brazier called angeethi or over charcoal after marinating in Indian spices and dahi (yogurt)—essentially a boneless version of tandoori chicken . [ 2 ]
Tikka may refer to: Tikka (food), a type of South Asian food; Tikka (forehead mark), a mark made on the forehead by Hindu Indians; Tikka (name), list of people with the name; Tikka (brand), a brand of hunting rifles manufactured formerly by Finnish firearms manufacturer Tikkakoski Tikka, the brand then owned by SAKO; Tikka, a brand of headlamps ...
We know sushi is Japanese, but there are plenty of U.S.-born rolls that we have come to adore. The California roll might be the top on your list, but if you’ve never had an Alaska roll, you’re ...
The Urdhva Pundra (Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्र, romanized: Ūrdhvapuṇḍra, lit. 'elevated mark') [1] is a tilaka worn by Vaishnavas as an ...
Chicken tikka masala is composed of chicken tikka, boneless chunks of chicken marinated in spices and yoghurt that are roasted in an oven, served in a creamy sauce. [1] [2] 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 Swaminarayana tradition holds that the tilaka (yellow U-shaped mark) "is a symbol of the lotus feet of Paramatma," and the kumkuma "represents the bhakta" (devotee). [2] In both of these traditions, the forehead mark serves as a reminder that a devotee of God should always remain protected at the feet of God. [citation needed]