curry

Traditional Indian mixture of spices used to flavour a dish of rice, meat, and/or vegetables. Spices include turmeric, fenugreek, cloves, chillies, cumin, cinnamon, ginger, black and cayenne pepper, coriander, and caraway.

In southern India curry dishes are made primarily with vegetables, seasoned with sambar podi or other hot spice mixtures; in northern India garam masala is a milder curry, often used with lamb and poultry.