- a variation of curry.
currie
Americannoun
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Add one tablespoon of currie powder and one tablespoonful of flour; mix the whole well together and let it boil three minutes; pass it through a colander.
From Civic League Cook Book by
I made the currie very carelessly, and it was as coarse and common as possible; but the Rajah did not even complain.
From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by M. Frere
She then bails out the rice, places it upon the leaf, and afterwards pours the currie over it.
From Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. by Dr. John Scudder
Edward, produce your best wines—the pilau and currie, and all that, leave to me.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 05 by Maria Edgeworth
We want a new gourmet boiler—you know you won’t touch currie made in a frying-pan—a steamer for potatoes, and half-a-dozen table-knives.”
From The Tale of Timber Town by Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus) Grace
He's eating "doubles", a street food snack of flatbreads filled with curried chickpeas.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
But after indulging in a few spoonfuls, my palate begged to differ, craving more in between bites of curried rice and meat.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
He curried favor in Abu Dhabi by backing a local tech incubator and building personal ties to the royals via a circle of well-connected friends on the city’s luxurious Saadiyat island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Once identified among the intelligentsia as a “reformicon” hoping to shift a neoconservative GOP toward a pro-working-class direction, Salam had long curried liberal affection as “literary Brooklyn’s favorite conservative.”
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
There was peacock pie, jellied eds, Devonshire cream, curried porpoise, iced fruit salad, and two thousand side dishes.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Gianni Infantino has spent years currying favor with President Trump to ensure the smooth running of the tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
And I’d say that currying the favor of 84% is still pretty darn good.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
He first fought with the invading Japanese to oust Britain, before swapping sides as the tide of war changed and currying favour with London for the cause of independence.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
So hacking companies prioritize currying favor over delivering excellence.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
He turned from currying one of the horses and looked at her inquisitively.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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