curry leaf
Americannoun
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a shrub or tree, Murraya koenigii, of India and Sri Lanka.
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the pungent leaf of Murraya koenigii, used in Indian cooking.
Example Sentences
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The main course was a jackfruit pastry served with glazed forest mushrooms, millet crisps and curry leaf tossed Kerala red rice.
From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2023
"Growing and sharing the curry leaf, to me, feels like I'm doing that."
From Salon • Jul. 5, 2022
At my parents’ home in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, as at many others across South Asia, curry leaf trees grow in the backyard, suffusing the air with a slight earthiness.
From New York Times • May 16, 2022
Shaved Brussels sprouts tossed with fresh coconut and curry leaf, and charred eggplant and tomatoes enriched with ghee, are more familiar Indian treatments, but no less welcome.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2019
This was as true for the bright, tart, ruddy sauce of Kerala chicken curry, as it was for mutton varattiyathu, cubed lamb submerged in dark, brown gravy rippling with ginger, cumin, curry leaf and fennel.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2017
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