How to Use curry in a Sentence

curry

noun
  • The recipe calls for a tablespoon of curry.
  • We had chicken curry for dinner.
  • So, chop up a few cloves and add it to your favorite stew, sauce, or curry.
    Women's Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • One loaf is stained with turmeric and charged with cumin, curry leaves, and cilantro.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2024
  • This is not your curry-in-a-can strip mall Thai joint (which can also be good!).
    Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Chilean sea bass, meaty white fish in a curry base, is served atop a sauce lighter than soup and closer to a broth.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Use this marble one to make pesto, grind spices, or mash up a fiery red curry paste.
    Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2022
  • The pepperiness of the curry leaves blends with the saffron and stands up to the meaty, sweet scallops.
    Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • Any of the meats can be paired with either rice or udon noodles, served in either the house sauce or dry curry.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2023
  • Add the chicken and cook, stirring until the pieces are coated in the curry spices, 1 to 2 minutes.
    Nandita Godbole, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • As soon as the mustard seeds start to pop (a matter of seconds), stir once and add the curry leaves, if using.
    Madhur Jaffrey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Chie makes a great curry, loves martial arts, and is willing to go against the group to stick to her principles.
    PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2023
  • In the finished dish, the gentle heat of the curry and the sweetness of the warm pudding were offset by the cool, tangy white sauce and a salty plink of caviar at the end of each bite.
    Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Look for khao soi, boat noodle soup, curries, wok’d noodles, laab and more.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The food wouldn’t be fancy, Chaluvadi said, just some rice and curries.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
  • Add the curry paste and cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
    Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2020
  • The staple forms the base for curries, dhals, and cooked vegetables across India.
    Time, 28 July 2023
  • There'll be pork on a stick from the Philippines, chicken and coconut curry from Thailand and lasagna and bread sticks from Italy.
    Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2023
  • For me, a meal isn’t complete without a hunk of whole-wheat bread to dip into my soup, or a pile of brown rice to soak up my curry.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Thai Sweet Potato Soup combines the tuber with vegetable broth and a bit of Thai red curry paste.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022
  • There’s green curry with Jidori chicken and gra pow (a dish powered by the Thai herb known as holy basil) with Wagyu or crispy pork.
    Andy Wang, Robb Report, 11 July 2022
  • Sweet corn meets aromatic curry and ginger in this unique take that tastes and looks like sunshine in a bowl.
    Su-Jit Lin, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Adding a few scoops of pumpkin purée will give your next curry some sweetness and help thicken up your sauce, Geiger says.
    Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Bloom, who does not eat non-kosher meat, orders massaman curry with soft tofu and white rice.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The flavors are focused, vibrant and distinct, with a slap of heat in the jerk and a thread of turmeric, coriander and ginger in the curry.
    Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022
  • More to my taste is the coconut curry risotto, golden-orange and packed with enough heat to cause blushing.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • At Bake on the Run, that curry, a yellow split pea dal or a mix of egg and salted cod come with a side of bake, a semi-sweet puff bread that gives the cart its name.
    Mrussell, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Canadian snow crab legs, tossed in the same fragrant curry, can be added for $25 per cluster.
    Lauren McDowell, Chron, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Think nourishing smoothies, fresh-from-the-boat fish tacos with hearty homemade green curries, and red lentil dahls.
    Kelley Mullarkey, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Molly Baz took the flavors a Thai curry and turned them into a Super Bowl staple.
    Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024

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