currie
Americannoun
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There he saw his seven daughters carefully washing the rice and preparing the currie, and as each dish was completed, they put it by the fire ready to be cooked.
From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Frere, M.
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 Frere, M.
This forms an agreeable edging for currie or fricassee, with the meat served in the middle.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
Stragglers there were many, separated from the flight by the noises made by the servants and people to deter them from settling; some were caught, and, no doubt, converted into currie for a Mussulmaun's meal.
From Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society by Crooke, William
This must be done by degrees, according to the taste, taking care not to put in too much of the currie powder.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
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