curry leaf

American  

[kur-ee leef, kuhr-ee] / ˈkɜr i ˌlif, ˈkʌr i /

noun

1. a shrub or tree, Murraya koenigii, of India and Sri Lanka.

2. the pungent leaf of Murraya koenigii, used in Indian cooking.

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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 • Sep. 9, 2023

Pak spent months asking around at local nurseries and scouring her social networks for leads on curry leaf plants or seeds.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2022

At my parents’ home in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, as at many others across South Asia, curry leaf trees grow in the backyard, suffusing the air with a slight earthiness.

From New York Times • May 16, 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

Masala popcorn is movie popcorn fragrant and fiery with all sorts of C’s — curry leaf, coriander, chilies — and I can’t help but think Bajaj would be wise to sell the idea to Bollywood.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2016