A north Indian dish consisting of sliced meat cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, yogurt, cream, and spices.
‘Jo's lamb pasanda was, she said simply, "yum".’
‘Consumers of Waitrose chicken pasanda demand to know!’
‘Wigan council's environmental health commercial services manager, Tony Dickinson, said: "If you're thinking of turkey curry after Christmas, pass on the pasanda and choose a different flavour."’
‘The more unusual items on the menu include quiches, assorted sushi, Tiranga paneer pasanda, and pastas with classic and innovative oriental sauces.’
‘As appealing, and even richer, was the lamb pasanda - braised lamb with homemade cheese, which seemed to have lots of cumin and coriander.’
‘For a roghan josh, just add onions and tomatoes to a bhoona base, for a pasanda, ground almonds and yogurt.’
‘The keerhay chicken pasanda was excellent, spring chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger yoghurt and garnished with mango slices.’
‘Be the first to recommend a restaurant that serves the best Pasanda Palak Curry.’
‘The service is always excellent and I ate probably the best pasanda in the whole world there.’
Origin
Urdu pasandā, from Persian pasanda ‘pleasing’.
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