

The term
curry (கறி - in Tamil meaning mixed vegetable stew) is most likely an anglicized name for
Kari derived from the usage of "Kari" in the Tamil language and other South Indian Dravidian languages to connote some of the stew / gravy like dishes eaten with rice[
citation needed]. In addition,
curry leaves - Murraya koenigii; syn. Bergera koenigii, Chalcas koenigii, known as 'Karuvapillai' (literal translation Karu - balck; ve(a)pillai - neem leaf, which means that it a black is neem leaf like tasting Slightly bitter) in
Tamil , karibevu in
Kannada, and kariveppila in
Malyalam literally means black/dark leaf, and is used in various kinds of dishes common in
South India. The term is now used more broadly, especially in the
Western world, to refer to almost any spiced, sauce-based dishes cooked in various south and southeast Asian styles. Though each curry has a specific name, generically any wet side dish made out of vegetable and/or meat is historically referred to as a 'curry'--especially those yellow, Indian-inspired powders and sauces with high proportions of
turmeric. The dishes are given specific names that indicate the
meat and/or
vegetable, method of cooking, or the particular spices used. Not all curries are made from
curry powder; in India the word curry is heavily used in the southern part of India in languages like
Tamil which is analogous to "sabji" in the north. The spice mixes are known as "masala".
Curry powder and
Garam masala are both masalas. Most dishes involving
lentils or dried beans are called
dal in the north, or are referred to by a name specific to the
spices used in the preparation. There is a particular north
Indian and
Pakistani dish which is given the name
kadi and utilizes yoghurt,
ghee, and
besan. In Northern India and Pakistan, the word "curry" usually means "gravy," likely because it sounds similar to the word "tari" (which means "gravy" in many North Indian and Pakistani languages and comes from root Tur which means wet in Urdu and Persian)
[1]. Bengali dishes called "Torkari" or vegetables stewed/dry in gravy is another potential source for the anglicized "curry" since the British occupation of India started in Bengal before Madras. Another theory is the root word for curry is "Kadhi" which derives from the term "Kadhna" meaning "to simmer" or "
Karahi" denoting the cooking vessel used in Indian kitchens.
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