Chicken tikka masala

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Chicken tikka masala with naan bread

Chicken tikka masala , often abbreviated to CTM , is a curry dish often offered in Indian restaurants in Europe and North America, made from grilled marinated chicken pieces ( chicken tikka ) in a spicy tomato sauce , which is actually part of English cuisine . It was the most popular dish in the UK , according to a 2001 survey .

preparation

The preparation initially follows that of the classic Indian dish chicken tikka : bite- sized pieces of chicken are placed in a yogurt marinade and then baked or grilled in a tandoor oven. Then they are cooked in a sauce made from tomatoes, whipped cream and yogurt and a special mixture of spices ( masala ). Rice or naan bread is usually served as a side dish . Other types of meat can also be prepared à la tikka masala ; mutton tikka masala with mutton is particularly common .

Emergence

Chicken Tikka Masala with rice and naan bread (drink: Mango - Lassi ) - here in an Indian fast-food restaurant in the USA

The dish was created in the UK in the post-war period to balance Indian food with English eating habits. Various versions circulate about the time and place of origin of the dish. According to a popular version, it is said to have originated when an Indian or Bengali cook served the traditional chicken tikka (grilled marinated chicken pieces) to an English guest . Since the guest was used to gravy sauce being served with meat in general in English cuisine , the dish seemed too dry, so the cook improvised a sauce made from tomato soup and Indian spices. However, Iqbal Wahhab, owner of a fine Indian restaurant, claimed in an article published in the Independent in 2001 that he himself had put this legend into circulation and that it is astonished that it is rumored to this day again and again.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the dish spread through the menus of Indian restaurants in the UK and beyond. Today, Chicken Tikka Masala generates an estimated quarter of the sales of around 9,000 Indian restaurants or curry houses in Great Britain, estimated at 2.5 billion pounds sterling . In 2001, the then British Foreign Minister Robin Cook caused a sensation with the statement that chicken tikka masala was now a “true national dish ” of the British, as it affected the sensitivities of British and Indian traditionalists. Cook saw chicken tikka masala as an expression of successful multiculturalism :

"Chicken Tikka Massala is now a true British national dish, not only because it is the most popular, but because it is a perfect illustration of the way Britain absorbs and adapts external influences. Chicken Tikka is an Indian dish. The Massala sauce was added to satisfy the desire of British people to have their meat served in gravy. Coming to terms with multiculturalism as a positive force for our economy and society will have significant implications for our understanding of Britishness. "

“Chicken Tikka Massala is now a true British national dish, not only because it's the most popular, but because it perfectly depicts how Britain absorbs and adapts to foreign influences. Chicken Tikka is an Indian dish. The massala sauce was added to meet the need of the British to have their meat served in sauce. Recognizing multiculturalism as a positive force for our economy and society will have important implications for understanding our identity as British. "

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chicken tikka masala - entry in the e-cyclopedia of the BBC .
  2. ^ The truth about tikka masala , in: Independent , April 24, 2001.
  3. ↑ Chicken Tikka Masala celebrates 60 years in UK, where else? Article in the Hindustan Times , October 21, 2007.
  4. ↑ Cook argues for immigration into 'tikka massala Britain' - Article in Daily Telegraph , June 18, 2001.