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curry
A dish, usually from South Asian cuisine, consisting of meat, fish, or vegetables in a spicy, often creamy or thick sauce.
Ich habe gestern ein leckeres vegetarisches Curry mit Kichererbsen gekocht.
Yesterday I cooked a delicious vegetarian curry with chickpeas.
You can tell whether the dish or the spice powder is meant from the verb and the context. Verbs like 'kochen' (to cook) or 'essen' (to eat) point to the dish. Quantities like 'ein Löffel' (a spoonful) or verbs like 'würzen' (to season) refer to the powder.
Bestellen wir heute Abend ein indisches Curry?
Shall we order an Indian curry tonight?
As a dish, 'Curry' (curry) is a countable noun and can have a plural ('die Currys' (the curries)). As a spice, it is uncountable and is always used in the singular. This is an important clue for distinguishing the meanings.
Das Restaurant bietet verschiedene Currys an, auch vegetarische.
The restaurant offers different curries, including vegetarian ones.
When 'Curry' (curry) refers to the dish, the main ingredient or origin is often mentioned. Typical examples are 'Hähnchencurry' (chicken curry), 'Gemüsecurry' (vegetable curry), or 'rotes Thai-Curry' (red Thai curry).
Ich esse am liebsten ein scharfes Lammcurry mit viel Soße.
My favorite is a spicy lamb curry with lots of sauce.
stew
'Curry' and 'Eintopf' can both be warm dishes in which several ingredients are cooked together. A 'Curry' is usually a spicy dish with sauce and often comes from South Asian cuisine or is inspired by it. 'Eintopf' is more general and means a dish in which vegetables, potatoes, and often meat or sausage are cooked in one pot. The words can be confused when a curry contains many ingredients and looks like a stew. The important point is: 'Curry' emphasizes the spicy sauce or also the spice mixture, while 'Eintopf' emphasizes the cooking method in one pot.
Heute Abend kocht Lisa ein Curry mit Kokosmilch, Gemüse und Reis.
Tonight Lisa is cooking a curry with coconut milk, vegetables, and rice.
Im Winter essen wir oft einen Eintopf mit Kartoffeln, Möhren und Wurst.
In winter, we often eat a stew with potatoes, carrots, and sausage.