Butter Chicken Word Search

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This Butter Chicken word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.

Words to find: BUTTER, CHICKEN, MASALA, GINGER, GARLIC, ONION, TOMATO, YOGURT, CREAM, GHEE, TURMERIC, CUMIN.

Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.

Butter Chicken word list, defined

BUTTER /ˈbʌtər/ · noun
A soft yellow solid made from cream by churning, used as a spread and in cooking; also a verb meaning to spread or coat something with butter. Related: margarine, ghee, spread, oleo.
CHICKEN /ˈtʃɪk.ən/ · noun
A domesticated farm bird (Gallus gallus domesticus) raised for its eggs and meat; also, informally, a cowardly or easily frightened person. Related: hen, fowl, pullet, biddy.
MASALA /məˈsɑːlə/ · noun
A blend of spices, typically including a combination of ground spices such as cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, and cayenne pepper, used to add flavor to dishes, particularly in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Related: spice blend, curry powder, garam masala.
GINGER /ˈdʒɪndʒər/ · noun
The root or underground stem of a plant, especially one that is edible and has a spicy flavor. A person with red hair or a fair complexion. Related: root, rhizome, spice, pepper.
GARLIC /ˈɡɑːrlɪk/ · noun
A plant with a strong-smelling bulb, often used in cooking to add flavor. Related: onion, leek, shallot, chive.
ONION /ˈɒnɪən/ · noun
A plant of the genus Allium, widely cultivated for its edible bulb, which is used in cooking for its flavor. Related: leek, garlic, shallot, scallion.
TOMATO /təˈmeɪtoʊ/ · noun
A typically red or yellowish fruit, often eaten raw or cooked in various dishes. Related: fruit, vegetable, berry, cherry.
YOGURT /jɔːɡərt/ · noun
A semi-solid food made by bacterial fermentation of milk, often eaten as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking. Related: curd, kefir, milk, buttermilk.
CREAM /kriːm/ · noun
The thick, fatty layer that rises to the top of milk, or a preparation made from it, used in cooking, baking, and beverages; also the pale yellowish-white color resembling it. Related: milk fat, double cream, heavy cream.
GHEE /ɡiː/ · noun
Clarified butter, often used in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. It is made by heating butter to separate the butterfat from the milk solids. Related: clarified butter, drawn butter, butter oil, ghee butter.
TURMERIC /ˈtɜːrmɛrɪk/ · noun
A perennial plant of the ginger family, native to India and Southeast Asia, with a yellowish-brown root that is used as a spice and for medicinal purposes. Related: curcuma, Indian saffron, yellow root, curry powder.
CUMIN /ˈkjuːmɪn/ · noun
The aromatic dried seed of a Mediterranean plant (Cuminum cyminum) of the parsley family, used whole or ground as a warm, earthy spice. Also, the annual herb itself that bears these seeds. Related: jeera.

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