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Best South Indian A type of Carp Fish Rui or Rohu Machli
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Chavleri Sag
Conserves Chaulli or Chowlii Chauli,
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Chavleri dana
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Anise seeds
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Aniseed (see also saunf) Vilayati saunf
Saev or saeb (often spelled as
Apple
sev or seb)
Apple Seb
Apricot Khubani, Khumani or Jardaloo
Apricot Jardalu
Arrow-root Ara-root or Paniphal or Tikora
Artichoke Hathi chak
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Black gram, split and with skin Urad (Urid) dal with chilka
Black gram, whole Urad (Urid) Sabut
Black Pepper Kali mirch
Black Rock salt, a pungent salt Kala namak or Sanchal
Black-eyed beans Lobia or Lobhia or Chowli
Boiled rice Bhat
Bombay Duck (Fish) Bumallo or Bombil, a small fish
Bone Haddi
Bottle Gourd Ghia
Bottle gourd Dudhi
Bottle gourd or Chinese melon Lauki or Lawki or Loki or Dudhi
Brain Bheja
Bread Double Roti
Brinjal Baingan
Broccoli Hari Phoolgobhi
Buck wheat Kotu
Butter Makkhan
Butter Makhan
Butter Beans No Hindi name
Butter Fish, Indian Pabda or Pupta machli
Buttermilk-cultured Mattha
Cabbage Band Gobhi or Patta Gobhi
Camphor Kapoor or kapur
Cape Gooseberry Rasbhari
Capsicum Shimla mirch
Caraway Siya jeera
Cardamom Green Choti or green Ilaichi/Ellaichi,
Cardamom Large-Brown or
Illaichi/Elaichi Bari/Badi
Black
Carom seeds Ajwain
Carp Fish Katla Machli
Carrot Gajar
Cashew nuts Kaju
Cassava, Mandioca, Manioc,
Simla aloo, Simla alu, Mogo
Yucca, Manihot
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Colocacia Arbi
Colocasia, Taro, Elephant ear,
Arbi or Arvi
Eddo
Colocsia leaf Patra or Arvi Patta
Condensed, solidified milk Mawa
Cooked in Tandoor Oven Tandoori
Cooked with lots of butter or
Makhani
cream
Coriander leaves Hara dhania
Coriander leaves (English word) Hara Dhania
Coriander, Cilantro Dhania, Kothamalli
Corn Makai
Corn Makki
Corn Makka
Corn on the cob Bhutta Sabut
Cow Gai
Cowpea Lobia or Lobhia or Chowli
Kekra or Kenkra or Kekda or
Crab
Kurlya
Cracked wheat Lapsi
Cracked wheat (like Bulgar
Dalia
Wheat)
Crystalised sugar lumps Misri or Mishri
Cubes of skewered meat Shashlik Kebab
Cucumber Kheera
Cudpah nut Charoli
Chaach or Chach or Chaas or
Cultured Buttermilk
Chas
Cumin Jeera
Cumin Zeera
Curd (in India) Dahi
Currants; Small, dark raisins,
made from red, seedless
Kishmish or Kismis, choti, kali
grapes, with a slightly tangy
flavour
Meetha Neem, Kari Patta, Curry
Curry leaves
Patta
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Pigeaon Kabutar
Pigeon Peas Tur or Toor or Arhar, Sabut
Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram
Tuvar Dal
(can also be oily)
Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram
Toor dal
(can also be oily)
Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram
Tur dal
(can also be oily)
Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram
Arhar Dal (can also be oily)
(Often called Yellow lentil)
Pilaf or Pilaff rice; rice cooked
with spices and other Pulao rice (generic)
ingredients
Pine Kernel Chilgoza
Pineapple Annanas
Pineapple Ananas or Annanas
Pistachi Pishta
Pistachio Pista
Plain, white flour (all purpose
Maida
flour in USA)
Plum Alubukhara or Aloobukhara
Pomegranate Anar or Anaar
Poplait or Saranga or Chandwa
Pomfret Fish
or Halva Machli
Chandwa or Saranga or Halva
Pomfret Fish
or Poplait Machli
Saranga or Chandwa or Halva
Pomfret Fish
or Poplait Machli
Halva or Saranga or Chandwa
Pomfret Fish
or Poplait Machli
Pomfret,silver Chandava Machli
Poppy seeds Post dana
Poppy seeds Khus Khus/Kus Kus
Poppy seeds Khas khas
Pork Sooar or suar
Potato Aloo or Aaloo or Alu
Jhinga or Chingri or Chemen or
Prawn
Sungat
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Sugar Shakkar
Sugar Cheeni or Chini
Sugar cane Ganna
Sugar Syrup Chasni
Sugar Syrup Chashni or Sheera
Sultana, Very sweet, large,
Kishmish or Kismis, Sunahri or
pale/gold/amber raisins, made
Peeli, Badi
from seedless white grapes
Sunflower Sooraj-mukhi
Sweet Lime Mausammi
Sweet potatoes Shakarkand
Tamarind Imli
Tapioca, produced from the
Sabudana
cassava
Tempering (Tarka) with
Dhungar or tarka
cumin/mustard etc. in hot oil
Tempering of foods with hot
ghee/oil and cumin/mustrad Baghaar
seeds etc.
Thyme Hasha
Thymol flowers Ajwain ke Phool
Tomato Tamatar
Tongs Chimta
Tori, Indian Ridge gourd
Trotter Paaya
Turbot - Indian (Fish) Kuppa machli
Turmeric Haldi or Huldi
Turnip Shalgam
Turtle Kachua
Vegetable (generic) Sabzi
Vegetable (generic) Sabji
Vegetable. Also used to
describe a cooked a vegetable Bhajee or Bhaji
dish, generally without gravy
Vegetarian Shaka-hari
venison Hiran
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Vermicelli Seviyan
Vermicilli Sev
Vinegar Sirka
Walnut Akhrote, Akroot
Water Pani
Water chestnuts Singhara
Water-melon Tarbooja
Watermelon Tarbooja
Wax Gourd, Ash Gourd, Tallow
Petha
Gourd, Ash Pumpkin
Weighing scales Taraju
Wheat Gehun
Wheat flour Gehun ka atta
White Safed
White bait (Fish) Katai Machli
White gram or chickpea Kabuli chana
White pepper Safed mirch
Whole Sabut
With yoghurt Dahi wala
Wok Kadhai
Yam - ordinary Ratalu
Yeast Khameer
Yellow Split Peas (Field peas) Matar dal
Yoghurt Dahi
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