curry leaf
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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
Then came katlam, a flaking flatbread ready to shed tears of butter, and a bowl of chicken broth for dipping that was stained with curry leaf oil.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
The curry leaf plant's penchant for humidity explains the stickiness Thomas and others often encounter on the leaves and floor surrounding the pot.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2022
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
A fried curry leaf atop an egg-white-capped gin cocktail puts my globe-trotting friend in an Indian state of mind.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2016
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