makhani

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adjective

Cooked Punjabi-style in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream.

OriginPunjabi ਮੱਖਣੀ ← Hindi मखनी →
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Meanings

adjectivemakhani (not comparable)

alternative makhni · alternative makhonee

  1. not comparablecookingCooked Punjabi-style in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream.
nounmakhani (plural makhanis)

plural makhanis · alternative makhni · alternative makhonee

  1. cookingA Punjabi dish cooked in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream.

    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.

    2012, Arthur Plotnik, Better Than Great

Origin

  1. Hindiमखनी“buttery”
  2. Punjabiਮੱਖਣੀ
  3. Englishmakhani

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੱਖਣੀ (makkhaṇī) or Hindi मखनी (makhnī, “buttery”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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