Glossary of hindi terms for shopping ingredie

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Ingredients

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Atta All purpose flour Maida Barley
Jowar ka atta Rice flour Chaaval
Kabuli chana Black gram beans Urad dal Mung
Hindi Term Coriander leaves
Tej patta Mint leaves Pudina
Lasun Fresh ginger Adrak
Hindi term Aniseed or fennel
Saunfa Asafoetida Hing Curum Ajwain Black
Kali mirch Cardamom Chotee
Methi zeera Mace Javantri
Soonth Mango powder Aamchur Mustard
Zamikand Yam,ordinary(NOT a sweet potato, white flesh,

Directions

FLOURS British term : Hindi term Whole wheat flour flour

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) 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

(cilantro) Hara dhania or kothmir Basil Tulsi Bay leaves

Curry leaves Curry patta or mitha neem Fenugreek leaves Hari methi Garlic

SPICES

seeds

pepper

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

Ginger, powdered

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

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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