Masala

Name: Masala
Address: 206 W Main St, Missoula, MT, 59802, US
Telephone: (406) 926-6444

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206 W Main St, Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 926-6444
Last verified: October 2026
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Three steaming karahi pans of curry — green saag, a red masala and an orange butter-chicken-style gravy — cooking on the stove in the kitchen at Masala in Missoula

Garam masala: "Masala" simply means a spice blend, or the sauce built on one. Garam masala ("warm blend") is the finishing mix of cardamom, cinnamon, clove, cumin, black pepper and other whole spices toasted and ground, added at the end of cooking for aroma rather than heat. Every region and household has its own proportions. On this menu as: Masala Curry Fries (Vegetarian) · Masala Curry Fries (Meat) · Chana Masala.
Naan: A leavened, teardrop-shaped bread slapped onto the wall of the tandoor, blistered and brushed with butter or ghee. Garlic, butter and cheese naan are standard; keema naan is stuffed with spiced mince, peshwari with coconut and dried fruit. Kulcha is the flakier, often stuffed (potato, onion, paneer) Punjabi relative. On this menu as: Naan (whole) · Garlic Naan (whole).
Butter chicken (murgh makhani): Tandoori chicken finished in a silky sauce of puréed tomato, butter, cream and a little fenugreek, sweeter and gentler than tikka masala. Invented at Moti Mahal in Delhi in the 1950s as a way to use leftover tandoori chicken. "Makhani" (buttery) on any dish, including dal makhani, promises the same rich treatment. On this menu as: Butter Chicken.
Korma: A Mughal court braise: meat or vegetables cooked slowly in a pale, rich sauce of yogurt, cream and ground nuts (cashew or almond), scented with cardamom and saffron. Mild on most restaurant menus; navratan ("nine jewels") korma is the vegetable-and-fruit version. On this menu as: Coconut Vegetable Korma.
Vindaloo: A Goan dish descended from Portuguese carne de vinha d'alhos (pork in wine-vinegar and garlic) remade with dried Kashmiri chilies, vinegar and spices. Tangy and hot rather than merely hot; the restaurant version with potatoes (aloo) is a British-Indian pun that stuck. On this menu as: Pork Vindaloo.
Saag & palak: Saag means cooked greens: spinach, mustard, fenugreek or a mix. palak is specifically spinach. Puréed and simmered with ginger, garlic and cream, then paired with paneer, chicken or lamb. Sarson ka saag (mustard greens) with corn flatbread (makki di roti) is the Punjabi winter classic. On this menu as: Saag Paneer.

How these dishes compare

Daltypically $11.99 across 344 menus
Naantypically $3.99 across 337 menus
Butter chicken (murgh makhani)typically $16 across 318 menus
Roti, chapati & parathatypically $4 across 313 menus
Saag & palaktypically $15.95 across 309 menus
Chana masala & choletypically $14.99 across 292 menus
Pakora & bhajitypically $8 across 281 menus
Kormatypically $16 across 253 menus

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