tikka

¹

/ ˈtiːkə /

noun

1. another word for tilak

2. the act of marking a tikka on the forehead

tikka

²

/ ˈtiːkə /

adjective

1. (immediately postpositive) Indian cookery (of meat, esp chicken or lamb) marinated in spices then dry-roasted, usu. in a clay oven

Word History and Origins

Origin of tikka¹

from Hindi tika , Punjabi tikka spot, mark

Example Sentences

When sourcing my coworkers’ favorite tips for treating local restaurants like sous chefs, Lexie Clinton, Salon’s executive producer, dropped this flavorful little nugget: “Some Desi places sell the chicken tikka masala sauce as a side dish — and that’s like buying gold.”

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Take the aforementioned leftover chicken tikka masala, for example.

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He keeps ordering — modest, comforting meals: two vegetable dishes, one lamb, garlic naan, chicken tikka.

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"I went back to them with the idea and they said, no, we want a proper evening meal bar of soap, something like beans on toast or a chicken tikka masala," she said.

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Among them were a chicken tikka pie, a pie flower salmon chaï-matchaï, a Caribbean-style jerk spiced turkey pie with cranberry sauce and a butternut and malabar pie.

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