What You Mean by Curry

1 : a food, dish, or sauce in Indian cuisine seasoned with a mixture of pungent spices also : a food or dish seasoned with curry powder. 2 : curry powder. curry. verb (2) curried; currying.

What is curry exactly?

In its simplest form, curry is an Indian gravy or sauce that is used in tandem with meat, tofu, or vegetables. It’s served rice, most popularly Basmati rice, and contains many different kinds of spices. Depending on what your recipe calls for, you could have a mild curry or a curry that’s super spicy.

What is curry called in India?

There is no such thing as a “curry” in India The word curry is simply used to describe the gravy or sauce in a dish in India. Curries have their own names, with different words denoting the presence of sauce including masala, salaan and jhol.