Chicken Tikka Masala
A dish of roasted marinated chicken chunks (chicken tikka) in a spiced, creamy tomato sauce. Often considered a British national dish due to its invention in Glasgow.
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Chicken tikka — yoghurt-and-spice marinated pieces cooked in a tandoor — is established across North India and Pakistan.
Wikipedia. (2024). Chicken tikka masala. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala
A creamy tomato-masala sauce is added to tikka in British-Indian restaurants; Glasgow is the best-known origin claim.
Wikipedia. (2024). Chicken tikka masala. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala
Widely called a British national dish — a diaspora hybrid that outgrew any single restaurant claim.
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Part of the Curry / Spiced Stew lineage.
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Claim: A dish of roasted marinated chicken chunks (chicken tikka) in a spiced, creamy tomato sauce. Often considered a British national dish due to its invention in Glasgow.
Wikipedia. (2026). Chicken Tikka Masala. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala
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