Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A varanoid lizard; a monitor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The monitor. See
monitor , 3.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
monitor lizard .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
Etymologies
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Examples
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Corn Crush with spring onions, varan bath, puri and cucumber cuts
Corn Crush with Spring Onions Anjali 2008
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Corn Crush with spring onions, varan bath, puri and cucumber cuts
Archive 2008-04-01 Anjali 2008
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Finally, another varan recipe from Saylee D., who has her own stock market blogs but is now sharing a recipe for Varhadi Varan: Varhadi refers to food from the Vidharbha region of Maharashtra.
Archive 2007-06-01 Nupur 2007
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Manasi from A Cook At Heart sprinkles spices and flour on to perfect eggplant rounds and fries them to a savory finish, then serves them with plain toor dal (varan) to make a double V comforting meal of Vangi Kaap and Varan Bhaat.
Archive 2007-06-01 Nupur 2007
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Anita you know what I am waiting for the chef to visit soon but he craves for roti/varan bhat so can't get him to eat pao when he come over.
Mumbai Special Pao Anjali 2007
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So far he has been one excellent tea brewer and knows how to use a cooker and makes himself varan, bhat and batata bhaaji.
Cabbage Paneer Bhurji Anjali 2007
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Among some interesting recipes like pancharas amti (with mixed vegetables, cashews and coconut) and karlyache varan (dal with bitter gourd), I found something that looked seasonal and inviting: laal bhoplyachi amti or Pumpkin Amti.
Archive 2007-12-01 Nupur 2007
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So far he has been one excellent tea brewer and knows how to use a cooker and makes himself varan, bhat and batata bhaaji.
Archive 2007-06-01 Anjali 2007
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Common reptiles in the ecoregion include the horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) and desert varan (Varanus griseus).
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Meera, varan wt jeera is new n looks good- u know keeping the rest of recipe same, consistency thick, addition of 2 cloves garlic+2 green chilies in grinding and addition of boiled shenga during boiling stage makes it a differentmallu dish!
Jiryache Varan - Cumin flavored daal Meera 2008
vendingmachine commented on the word varan
1. a varanoid lizard; a monitor.
2. a thick Indian soup made with yellow split peas (toor daal) / or lentils (daal) and various spices.
July 23, 2015