makhani

English

Alternative forms

• makhni, makhonee

Etymology

From Punjabi ਮੱਖਣ (makkhaṇ).

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.