Masala 548813 224815718 2008-07-10T15:22:04Z Deli nk 560563 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Mr.chetanladdha|Mr.chetanladdha]] ([[User talk:Mr.chetanladdha|talk]]) to last version by Mjsabby '''Masala''' (also [[transliteration|transliterated]] as "massala") ([[Hindi language|Hindi]]: मसाला; [[Urdu language|Urdu]]: مصالہ‏) is a term used in [[Indian cuisine]] and cuisines of neighboring, culturally similar regions, like [[Pakistani cuisine|Pakistan]] and to describe a mixture of many [[spices]]. ==See also== * [[Masala (film genre)|Masala]], a popular film genre in [[India]], combining what would be separate genres in Western cinema (action, family drama, religion, romance, comedy, music, etc.) * [[Masala chai]] or ''chai'', a [[tea]] made with milk, sugar, and several spices. * [[Garam masala]], a premade mixture of ground spices used for flavoring foods (some other mixtures exist, such as [[Tandoori masala]], [[Kashmiri masala]], [[Madras masala]], [[Sambhar masala]], [[Dhansak masala]], and [[Green masala]]). * [[Chicken Tikka Masala]], a westernized "Indian" dish based on [[Chicken Tikka]] and cooked in a sauce, or [[curry]]. * [[Masala dosa]], a [[Dosa]] stuffed with lightly spiced potatoes. * ''[[Paan]] masala'', a mixture of ground [[betel nut]]s and other spices. * [[Penn Masala]], the world's first and premier South Asian [[a cappella]] group. The term ''mani'' on its own is sometimes used by cookery writers to refer to the spicy sauce which you are using or have just made, as in "mix the spices to make the masala". ==External links== Masala - also means "material" in Georgian {{Herb and spice mixtures}} [[Category:Indian ingredients]] [[Category:Pakistani ingredients]] [[Category:Herb and spice mixtures]] {{India-food-stub}} [[de:Masala]] [[es:Masala]] [[hi:मसाला]] [[ja:マサラ]] [[pt:Masala]] [[simple:Masala]] [[ur:مصالہ‏]] [[wuu:嘛莎拉]]