Cooking involves the usage of multiple ingredients to create a good dish. Here are a list of the ingredients used commonly in the Indian kitchen. Do you mess with these ?
- Atta usually refers to wheat flour. It is called as gehu ka atta.
- Plain flour is maida.
- Gram flour is besan.
- Pigeon peas is Toor dal.
- Gram dal is bengal gram or chana dal in Hindi.
- Split Green Gram is Moong Dal.
- Red Lentil is Masoor Dal
- Tapioca is sago pearls or sabudana.
- Corn flour is makki ka atta.
- Cardamom is Elaichi.
- Saffron is Kesar.
- Black Cardamom is bada elaichi.
- Clove is laung.
- Cinnamon is Dalchini.
- Pepper is kali mirch.
- Bay Leaf is Tej Patta.
- Black Cumin is Kalonji.
- Mustard is Rai.
- Sesame seed is Til.
- Turmeric powder is Haldi.
- Asafoetida is Hing.
- Cumin is Jeera.
- Carom seeds is ajwain.
- Mace is Javitri
- Star Anise is Chakri Phool.
- Cinnamon is Cardamom.
- Dried Fenugreek Leaves is Kasturi Methi.
- Pomegranate seeds powder is Anar Dana.
- Dry Mango Powder is Amchur
- Fennel seeds is Saunf.
- Jaggery is Gud
- Sugar is Chini
- Red Chilli is Laal Mirch
- Ginger is Adrak.
- Garlic is Lehsun.
- Salt is Namak.
- Clarified butter is ghee or desi ghee as it is commonly called.
- Butter is makhan.
- Curd (or yoghurt) is Dahi.
- Buttermilk is Chaach
Vegetables :
- Cauliflower is Gobhi
- Potato is Aloo.
- Tomato is tamatar.
- Green chilli is Hari Mirch.
- Carrot is Gajar
- Lady finger is Bhindi.
- Ash Gourd is Rakh Laukee
- Turnip is Shalgam
- Yam is Sooran
- Sweet Potato is Shakarkhand.
- Ridge Gourd is Torai.
- Pointed Gourd is Parwal.
- Drum Stick is Shingh Phali