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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.
curry powder
A spice mixture in powder form that typically contains turmeric, coriander, cumin, and other spices and is used for curry dishes.
Für die Soße fehlt noch ein Teelöffel Curry.
The sauce still needs a teaspoon of curry powder.
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.
