curry leaf

[ kur-ee leef, kuhr-ee ]

noun

1. a shrub or tree, Murraya koenigii, of India and Sri Lanka.
2. the pungent leaf of Murraya koenigii, used in Indian cooking.

Example Sentences

The main course was a jackfruit pastry served with glazed forest mushrooms, millet crisps and curry leaf tossed Kerala red rice.

From Reuters

Among the vegetarian delicacies are oxtail millet leaf crisps topped with yoghurt and spiced chutney, Kerala red rice tossed with millet crisp and curry leaf, and a cardamom scented barnyard millet pudding with fig and peach compote, according to the menu seen by the Associated Press.

From Seattle Times

Any visit is better when it starts with a cone of wispy onion strings whose chickpea flour coat is lit with green chiles, curry leaf and ginger.

From Washington Post

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

His pakora arrives, and it’s terrific, wispy onion strings whose chickpea flour coat is lit with green chiles, curry leaf and ginger.

From Washington Post