kedgeree

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In the afternoon the children are given khichdi (kedgeree).

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  • I can recall breakfast vividly: devilled kidneys and kedgeree, boiled eggs, toast, and kippers, taken from hot plates on the sideboard and eaten at a long, gleaming mahogany table with a smattering of men, uniformed and not, all of whom were preoccupied and none of whom appeared to think that we were in the least out of the ordinary breakfast companions. —  0 Jerusalem - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 05
  • "This kedgeree is quite remarkable, m'dear," offered the marquess. —  A Lady of Expectations
  • He helped himself to a plentiful portion of kedgeree, Freddie watching him with repulsion mingled with envy. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Jill the Reckless, by P. G. Wodehouse
  • Rejoice with me and have some kedgeree or something. —  Tied Up in Tinsel - Marsh, Ngaio - Allyn 27
  • In the afternoon the children are given khichdi (kedgeree). —  Down To Earth
 

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  1. Urdu khichṛī, perhaps from Sanskrit kṛsaraḥ, kṛśaraḥ, dish containing sesame, peas, and lentils.
 

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