kichree

Updated: May 20, 2025

I come as Ladakhi trader oh, anything and I say to you: "You want to buy precious stones?" You say: "Do I look like a man who buys precious stones?" Then I say: "Even verree poor man can buy a turquoise or tarkeean." 'That is kichree vegetable curry, said Kim. 'Of course it is. You say: "Let me see the tarkeean." Then I say: "It was cooked by a woman, and perhaps it is bad for your caste."

Rudyard Kipling - Kim