Indian Food Glossary

Here is a glossary of hindi food terms. This table will help you in your Indian cooking translation.

English	Hindi
Anise seed (Fennel)	Saunf
Asafoetida	Hing
Ash Gourd	Petha
Basil	Tulsi
Bay leaves	Tej patta
Bengal gram, Split	Channa dal
Bengal gram, Whole	Channa
Betel leaf	Paan
Bitter Gourd	Karela
Black gram, Whole	Urad
Black pepper	Kala mirch
Bottle Gourd	Lauki
Buttermilk	Lassi
Cabbage	Band gobi
Capsicum (Giant Chili)	Simla mirchi,
Caraway seeds	Shahi Jeera
Cardomom, Green	Elaichi, Choti elaichi
Carom seeds	Ajawan
Carrot	Gajar
Cauliflower	Phul gobi
Cayenne Pepper	Mirchi
Chebulic myrobalan	Harara
Chickpea Flour (Gram Flour)	Besan
Citron	Bijiura
Cloves	Lavang
Cluster Beans	Guvar ki phalli
Colocasia	Arvi
Coriander	Dhania
Cottage Cheese/Paneer	Paneer
Cowpea	Bora
Cumin	Jeera
Currants	Kishmis
Curry Leaf (Nim Leaf)	Kadi patta, meetha neem, barsunga
Custard apple	Shariifa
Dried fenugreek leaves	Methi saag
Drum-Stick	Shahijna
Dry Red Chili	Mirch
Eggplant, Brinjal, Aubergine	Baingan
Elephant Yam	Suran
Fenugreek Seeds	Methi
Garlic	Lassan
Gherkins	Bimba
Ginger	Adrak
Green gram, Whole	Moong
Green Peas	Matar
Groundnuts (Peanuts)	Mung phali
Horse Gram	Kulthi
Jack Fruit	Kathul
Jaggery	Gud
Melon	Tarbuja
Mint	pudinah
Mustard, Black (Indian Mustard)	Rai
Nigella, Onion Seeds	Kalonji
Nutmeg	Jaiphal
Papaya	Papita
Peppers, Black	Kaali mirch
Pomegranate/Pomegranate Seeds	Anar, anardaana
Poppy seeds	khus khus
Potato	Alu
Pumpkin, Red (sweet gourd)	Meetha kaddu
Radish	Mooli
Red gram, Whole	Toor
Rice Flour	chawal ka atta
Rice, Flattened	Chewda
Rice, Puffed	mormora
Ridge Gourd	Torai
Saffron	Keshar, zaffran
Screw Pine	Kewda
Semolina	Sooji
Sesame seeds	Til
Snake Gourd	Patola
Sweet Potato (Kumara)	Shakkarkand
Tamarind	Imli
Turmeric, Indian Saffron	Haldi
Vermicelli	Seviyan
Water Melon	Kalingu
Wheat flour (Whole)	Atta, Gehun ka atta
Wheat Flour, Refined	Maida
Wood apple	Katha
Yam	Chupri alu
Yogurt	Dahi