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FLOURS British term
: Hindi term Whole wheat flour
Atta All purpose flour Maida Barley
flour
Jowar ka atta Rice flour Chaaval
ka atta Chickpea flour Gram flour Besan Millet flour Bajri or Bajra
ka atta

BEANS British term (pulses) Hindi term Split peas,
yellow Bengal gram
: Chana dal Chick peas (or garbanzo beans)
Kabuli chana Black gram beans Urad dal Mung
beans,whole Whole green gram
Sabat mung dal Mung beans,split Split green gram Dhuli
mung dal Lentil (split or whole) Masoor ki dal Black eyed Peas Black
eyed peas or Cowpeas Chowley or Lobia Red lentils,split Red gram
(split) Arhar/Tuver dal Kidney bean Rajmah

HERBS
Hindi Term Coriander leaves
(cilantro) Hara dhania or kothmir Basil Tulsi
Bay leaves
Tej patta Mint leaves Pudina
Curry leaves Curry patta or mitha neem Fenugreek leaves Hari methi
Garlic
Lasun Fresh ginger Adrak

SPICES
Hindi term Aniseed or fennel
seeds
Saunfa Asafoetida Hing Curum Ajwain Black
pepper
Kali mirch Cardamom Chotee
illaichi Black cardamom Kali illaichi (don t eat raw) Chilli Lai
mirch Green Chilli Hari mirch Cinnamon Dalchini Coriander seeds
Soohka dhania Cumin seeds Zeera White cumin Safed zeera Black cumin
Shah zeera Fenugreek
Methi zeera Mace Javantri
Ginger, powdered
Soonth Mango powder Aamchur Mustard
seeds Rai or sarson Nigella seeds Kalonji Poppy seeds Saffron Sesame
seeds Gingelly or til Tumeric Haldi Nutmeg Jaiphal Black salt or rock
salt Kala namak Fenugreek leaves Methi ka saag

MISC Ash gourd Hattichak Pumpkin Kaddu Snake gourd Chahehinda Yam
(elephant) *not a sweet potato
Zamikand Yam,ordinary(NOT a sweet potato, white flesh,
larger) Ratalu Sweet potato Shakarkland

SOURCE: _Rotis and Naans of India_ by Purobi Babbar, Vakils, Feffer
and Simons Ltd., Bombay. posted by Anne MacLellan

 

 
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