Makhani

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Cooked Punjabi-style in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream. not-comparable

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੱਖਣੀ (makkhaṇī) or Hindi मखनी (makhnī, “buttery”), from ਮੱਖਣ (makkhaṇ) + -ਈ (-ī)/मक्खन (makkhan) + -ई (-ī).

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