Glossary

I have been getting a lot of queries on some of the ingredients used in the recipes here. While I do try and explain the difficult ones, I also understand that even the simple ones may be difficult to interpret if you are not familiar with Indian cooking. So this *glossary would explain a little bit on some of the common ingredients used in this blog. If you are from India, then finding these should not be a problem as they are available in all grocery stores. But if you are abroad, then you can find them in most Indian Stores. If you are not sure of how these ingredients look, simply google it and you will get loads of images.

Spices/Herbs ENGLISH TAMIL HINDI
Turmeric	Manjal	Haldi
Coriander seeds, Coriander powder	Dhaniya	Dhania
Cloves	Lavangam, Kirambu	Lavang
Fennel	Sombu	Saunf
Cinnamon	Pattai	Tuj/Dalchini
Carrom Seeds	Omam	Ajwain
Cardamom	Yelakkai	Elaichi
Cilantro, Coriander leaves	Kothamalli	Dhania
Ginger	Inji	Adrak
Garlic	Poondu	Lasun
Pepper corns	Milagu	Kalimirchi
Fenugreek seeds	Vendhayam	Methi
Red chili pepper	Kaindha milagai, Vatral milagai	lal Mirchi
Poppy seeds	Gasagasa	Khuskhus
Asafetida	Perungayam	Hing
Saffron	Kungumapoo	Kesar
Aniseed	Perunjeeragam	Sauf
Bay leaf, Cinnamon leaf	Birinji ilai	Tej/Tuj patta
Cumin seeds	Sombu	Shah Jeera/Kala Jeera
Mustard seeds	Kadugu	Rai/Sarson
Mint leaves	Pudhina	Podina
Grains/Flours ENGLISH TAMIL HINDI
Gram flour	Kadalai Mavu	Besan
All purpose flour (Maida)	Maida mavu	Maida
Wheat flour	Gothumai mavu, Chapathi mavu	Atta, Chappathi flour
Par-boiled rice	Puzhungal Arisi	-----
Semolina	Ravai	Suji / Sooji
Lentils	Paruppu	dal
Vermicelli	Semiya	Seviyan
Yellow split peas	Thuvaram Paruppu	Thoor dal / Tual Dal
Bengal gram	Kadalai Paruppu	Channa dal
Black gram	Ulundhu	Urad dal
Green gram	Pachai Paruppu	Moong dal
Seasonings ENGLISH TAMIL HINDI
Tamarind	Puli	Imli
Jaggery	Vellam	Gur
Sesame seeds	Ellu	til
Green hot chili	Pachai milagai	Hari Mirchi
Green pepper, Capsicum	Kudai milagai	Simla Mirch
Curry leaves	Karivepilai	kari Patta

*adapted from www.foodfromindia.com