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> Curry is actually plant whose leaves are used as a spice. However,
> the term has come to mean any dish that uses a combination of spices.
> As someone else mentioned, your term "curry" is too vague, like asking
> for a good soup or meat recipe. I would suggest checking out some of
> the books by Madhur Jaffrey.

The name "curry" means "soup or sauce" in India. When the English left
India, they wanted to be able to reproduce some of the dishes they had
enjoyed, so they invented curry powder.

http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Murr_koe.html

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA