Cooking Ingredients Glossary
Cooking ingredients glossary - English to Hindi and Hindi to English
Cooking ingredients glossary - English to Hindi
Almond - Badam
Alum - Phitkari
Aniseed - Saunf
Apple - Sabe
Apricot - Khurbani
Asafoetida - Hing
Banana - Kela
Basil - Tulsi
Bay leaf - Tejpan
Bell Pepper - Simla Mirch
Bengal gram - Chana
Bengal gram split - Chana dal
Bitter gourd - Karela
Black pepper - Kali Mirchi
Black salt - Kala Namak
Brinjal - Baigan
Butter - Makkhan
Butter Milk - Chaas
Cabbage - Patta Gobi
Capsicum - Simla Mirch
Cardomom - Elaichi
Caraway Seeds - Shajeer
Carom seed - Ajwain
Carrot - Gajar
Cashewnut - Kaju
Cauliflower - Phool Gobi
Chili - Mirchi
Cinnamon - Dalchini
Citric acid - Nimboo ka sat
Clarified butter - Ghee
Clove - Lavang
Cluster Beans - Gawar Phali
Coconut - Narial
Coconut Oil - Narial ka Tel
Colocasia - Arbi
Coriander - Dhania
Corn cobs - Bhutta
Corn kernel - Makai
Cottage cheese - Paneer
Cream - Malai
Cucumber - Kakdi
Cumin seed - Jeera
Curd - Dahi
Currants - Kishmish
Curry leaves - Kadipatta
Dillweed - Suvabhaji
Dates - Khajoor
Dried Mango powder - Amchoor
Dried whole milk - Khoya or Mawa
Dry fenugreek leaves - Kasoori Methi
Fenugreek seeds - Methi
Flaked, beaten rice - Poha
Flour - Atta
French Beans - Flas Beans
Garcinia indica - Kokum
Garlic - Lasoon
Ginger - Adrak
Gram flour - Besan
Grapes - Angoor
Green Cardomom - Chhoti elaichi
Green Chili - Hari Mirchi
Groundnuts - Moomfali
Groundnut Oil - Singdana Kalekai Tel
Guavas - Amrood
Honey - Shahad
Horsebean - Urad
Ivy gourd - Tendli
Jackfruit - Kathal
Jaggery, Molasses - Gud or Gur
Kidney beans - Rajma
Leafy greens - Patta bhaji
Lentil - Masoor dal
Lime or Lemon - Nimboo
Long grain rice - Basmati
Mango - Aam
Margosa - Neem
Milk - Doodh
Mint - Pudina
Mustard seeds - Rai
Mustard Oil - Sarson ka Tel
Mushrooms - Goochi
Muskmelon, Mashmelon - Kharbooja
Nigella, Onion seeds - Kalonji
Nutmeg - Jaiphal
Oil - Tel
Olive Oil - Zetoon ka Tel
Olives - Zetoon
Onion - Pyaj or kanda
Orange - Santra
Papaya - Papeeta
Peas - Matar
Pear - Nashpati
Pickle - Achaar
Pineapple - Ananas
Pistachio - Pista
Refined flour - Maida
Plum - Aloobukara
Pomegranate - Anar
Pomegranate seeds - Anardhana
Poppy Seeds - Khuskhus
Potato - Aloo
Pumpkin - Kaddu
Pulse - Toordal
Puffed Rice - Mumurae
Radish - Mooli
Raisins - Kishmish
Red chili - Lal mirchi
Rice - Chawal
Rose - Gulab
Rose Water - Gulab Jal
Saffron - Kesar
Salt - Namak
Screwpine - Kewra
Semolina - Sooji, Rava
Sesame - Til
Spinach - Palak
Split green gram - Moong dal
Split horse bean - Urad dal
Sugar - Shakkar
Sugar syrup - Chaasni
Sweet potato - Shakarkand
Tamarind - Imli
Turmeric - Haldi
Vegetable oil - Vanaspati
Vegetables - Sabji
Vermicelli - Seviyan
Vinegar - Sirka
Walnut - Akhrot
Watermelon - Tarbooj, Kalingad
Water Chestnuts - Shingara
Whole Wheat flour - Gehu atta
Yam - Suran
Yeast - Khameer
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Cooking ingredients glossary - Hindi to English
Aam - Mango
Achaar - Pickle
Adrak - Ginger
Ajwain - Carom seed
Akhrot - Walnut
Aloo - Potato
Aloobukara - Plum
Amchoor - Dried Mango powder
Amrood - Guavas
Ananas - Pineapple
Anar - Pomegranate
Anardhana - Pomegranate seed
Angoor - Grapes
Arbi - Colocasia
Atta - Flour
Badam - Almond
Baigan - Brinjal
Basmati - Long grain rice
Besan - Gram flour
Bhutta - Corn cobs
Chaas - Butter Milk
Chaasni - Sugar syrup
Chana - Bengal gram
Chana dal - Bengal gram split
Chawal - Rice
Chhoti elaichi - Green Cardomom
Dahi - Curd
Dalchini - Cinnamon
Dhania - Coriander
Doodh - Milk
Elaichi - Cardomom
Flas Beans - French Beans
Gajar - Carrot
Gawar Phali - Cluster Beans
Gehu atta - Whole Wheat flour
Ghee - Clarified butter
Goochi - Mushrooms
Gud or Gur - Jaggery, Molasses
Gulab - Rose
Gulab Jal - Rose Water
Haldi - Turmeric
Hari Mirchi - Green Chili
Hing - Asafoetida
Imli - Tamarind
Jaiphal - Nutmeg
Jeera - Cumin seed
Kaddu - Pumpkin
Kadipatta - Curry leaves
Kaju - Cashewnut
Kakdi - Cucumber
Kala Namak - Black salt
Kali Mirchi - Black pepper
Kalonji - Nigella, Onion seeds
Karela - Bitter gourd
Kasoori Methi - Dry fenugreek leaves
Kathal - Jackfruit
Kela - Banana
Kewra - Screwpine
Khajoor - Dates
Khameer - Yeast
Kharbooja - Muskmelon, Mashmelon
Khoya or Mawa - Dried whole milk
Khurbani - Apricot
Khuskhus - Poppy Seeds
Kishmish - Currants or Raisins
Kokum - Garcinia indica
Lal mirchi - Red chili
Lasoon - Garlic
Lavang - Clove
Maida - Refined flour
Makai - Corn kernel
Makkhan - Butter
Malai - Cream
Masoor dal - Lentil
Matar - Peas
Methi - Fenugreek seeds
Mirchi - Chili
Mooli - Radish
Moomfali - Groundnuts
Moong dal - Split green gram
Mumurae - Puffed Rice
Namak - Salt
Narial - Coconut
Narial ka Tel - Coconut Oil
Nashpati - Pear
Neem - Margosa
Nimboo - Lime or Lemon
Nimboo ka sat - Citric acid
Palak - Spinach
Paneer - Cottage cheese
Papeeta - Papaya
Patta bhaji - Leafy greens
Patta Gobi - Cabbage
Phitkari - Alum
Phool Gobi - Cauliflower
Pista - Pistachio
Poha - Flaked, beaten rice
Pudina - Mint
Pyaj or kanda - Onion
Rai - Mustard seeds
Rajma - Kidney beans
Sabe - Apple
Sabji - Vegetables
Saffron - Kesar
Santra - Orange
Sarson ka Tel - Mustard Oil
Saunf - Aniseed
Seviyan - Vermicelli
Shahad - Honey
Shajeer - Caraway Seeds
Shakarkand - Sweet potato
Shakkar - Sugar
Shingara - Water Chestnuts
Simla Mirchi - Capsicum or Bell pepper
Singdana Kalekai Tel - Groundnut Oil
Sirka - Vinegar
Sooji, Rava - Semolina
Suran - Yam
Suvabhaji - Dillweed
Tarbooj, Kalingad - Watermelon
Tejpan - Bay leaf
Tel - Oil
Tendli - Ivy gourd
Til - Sesame
Toordal - Pulse
Tulsi - Basil
Urad - Horsebean
Urad dal - Split horsebean
Vanaspati - Vegetable oil
Zetoon ka Tel - Olive Oil
Zetoon - Olives
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