Craving starters in the curry house (4)
I believe the answer is:
itch
'craving' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'starters in the curry house' is the wordplay.
'starters' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'in the curry house' is 'ITCH'.
(Other definitions for itch that I've seen before include "Longing; anag. of 19" , "Slight irritation" , "Seven-yearly desire" , "Prickling" , "cause irritation" .)