qorma

English

Noun

qorma (countable and uncountable, plural qormas)

1. Alternative spelling of korma
   • 2001, ʻIṣmat Cug̲h̲tāʼī, Tahira Naqvi, My friend, my enemy: essays, reminiscences, portraits:

     "Ai Manto Sahib, who uses turmeric in qorma?" Safia asked in horror. And he launched into an argument with her.

   • 2001, Jahanara Habibullah, Remembrance of Days Past, page 90:

     The two main curries served in Rampur were the qaliya and the qorma.

   • 2005, Shaila Abdullah, Beyond the Cayenne Wall:

     She glanced quickly at the thick meat qorma curry simmering quietly on the other stove and then rushed to the phone.