curried

Cooked with spices

Curried describes food prepared with curry—a blend of spices common in South Asian cooking: curried chicken, curried lentils.

The flavor profile typically includes turmeric, cumin, coriander, and chili.

Separately, curried is the past tense of curry, meaning to groom a horse with a currycomb, or in the phrase curry favor, to seek approval through flattery.

spices

turmeric

Yellow rhizome spice

cardamom · garam masala · chili powder · mustard seed · cloves · cinnamon · ginger · saffron · bay leaves · fennel seeds

preparations

tikka masala

Spiced tomato-cream curry

jalfrezi · bhuna · madras · saag · balti · makhani · rendang · katsu · massaman

flavor

aromatic

Pleasantly strong-smelling

fragrant · warming · rich · earthy · complex · layered · bold · zesty · fiery · peppery

cuisines

Indian

Person from either continent

Jamaican · British · Malaysian · Singaporean · South African · Trinidadian · Sri Lankan · Bangladeshi · Pakistani · Burmese

dishes

chicken

Domestic fowl for eating

  • lambJuvenile sheep
  • shrimpSmall edible crustacean
  • goatHorned, bearded livestock

vegetables · chickpeas · lentils · tofu · eggs · potatoes · cauliflower · fish · mutton · paneer

Opposites
flavor profile

curriedplain

Basic and unremarkable

bland · unseasoned · unspiced · unflavored · mild

cooking method/treatment

curriedplain

Basic and unremarkable

raw · uncooked · untreated · unprepared · boiled

Phrases
Family

curries

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G