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> so, if they're not looking for the word "tikka" they are looking at
> the word masala???????
>
AFAIK they are looking not for tikka alone, not for masala alone, but the
group 'tikka masala' together.

> masala is a sanskrit word you can find in the RAMAYANA and it means
> the ingredients used to make a sauce or powder used in a particular
> dish...such as garam masala is a combination of powdered ingredients
> combined to make a 'whole' which can be used in dishes.
>
> i'd say the word 'masala' is about as ancient as a cooking term can
> be!!
>
>
>
>> From: Richard Wright >
>> Organization: Ihug Limited
>> Newsgroups: rec.food.historic
>> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:20:44 +1100
>> Subject: earliest use tikka masala
>>
>> The OED newsletter is asking for information about the published use
>> in English of the phrase tikka masala. They are looking for its use
>> before 1975.
>>
>> It is not the use of the word tikka on its own that they are looking
>> for.
>>
>> If anyone can cite a use before 1975 then I can pass it on to the
>> editors of the newsletter.