korma

noun

kor·​ma ˈkȯr-mə 

: an Indian dish of usually braised meat or vegetables cooked with spices and often yogurt or cream

Examples of korma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Silver Coin Indian Grill, another Hoover fixture, has vibrant vindaloos and kormas that are best sopped up with homemade naan bread. — Bob Carlton, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026

Menu highlights include butter chicken, tikka masala, korma, naan and biryani. — Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2025

Curry options include tikka masala, korma (cashew, almond and pistachio cream sauce), saag, coconut and vindaloo which can be had with chicken, lamb, shrimp, vegetables, or paneer. — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2020

For a squash main course, the pea and pumpkin korma needs only a side of rice or flatbread to accompany it. — Nik Sharma, SFChronicle.com, 22 Nov. 2019

Go with the lamb and beef meatball pizza ($17), where juicy nuggets of meat mix with a creamy korma gravy, melted mozzarella and sharp pickled red onions. — Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2019

India isn’t represented in Epcot, so head to A’taj , just outside one of the resort’s southern gates, for kebabs, curries and kormas in a fairly opulent setting that belies its strip-mall address. — Jim Webster, Twin Cities, 29 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu qormā, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish kavurma fried meat, from kavur- to fry, roast

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for korma

• forma
• norma