Chicken Tikka Masala is an Indian-style dish consisting of
chicken and a curry sauce, or masala.
The curry is usually red or orange in color, and is made of numerous spices, and often tomatoes, which give it the red/orange
color. There has been concern that the colour is often derived from artificial colourings that may have adverse health effects.
The chicken is first cooked in a tandoor and then marinated in the curry.
There are many derivatives of Chicken Tikka Masala with different local names, such as Chicken Mukhni.
Chicken Tikka Masala actually originated in England, and is considered by some to
be the national dish of that nation. It has proven extremely popular, and is now found in Indian restaurants all over the world.
It is probably the most popular dish in American Indian restaurants
also.
In Britain the expectation is that there will be some sort of sauce or gravy with food, and this gave rise to the meal, which
is derived from a traditionally dry Indian dish.
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