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currie

American  
[kur-ee, kuhr-ee] / ˈkɜr i, ˈkʌr i /

noun

curried, currying
  1. a less common variant of curry.


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Squeeze in a small lemon, when the dish is going to table.—A more easy way to make currie is to cut up a chicken or young rabbit; if chicken, take off the skin.

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

If the meat has been dressed before, a little broth will be better than water, but the currie is richer when made of fresh meat.

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

Edward, produce your best wines—the pilau and currie, and all that, leave to me.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 05 by Edgeworth, Maria

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.

Let it simmer half an hour, then mix two spoonfuls of currie powder, and the same of flour, with a little cold water and a tea-spoonful of salt, and add these to the soup.

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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