makhani

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Punjabi.

Adjective

makhani (not comparable)

  1. (cooking) Cooked Punjabi-style in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream.

Noun

makhani (plural makhanis)

  1. (cooking) A Punjabi dish cooked in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream.
    • 2012, Arthur Plotnik, Better Than Great:
      I can't say that all the Indian dals and makhanis I enjoy are eupeptic, but they dance a tarantella on the tongue that lifts my soul.
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