Glossary

The glossary will help understand the names of ingredients and its equivalent in Indian/Hindi.
	Glossary Of  Pulses: English Name Indian / Hindi Name Beaten Rice Poha Bengal Gram Chana Black Gram Sabut Urad Dal / Kaali Dal Black Eyed Beans Chawli / Lobhia Broken Wheat Dalia Chickpeas (brown) Chana Chickpeas (green) Cholia / Hara Chana Chickpeas (white) Kabuli Chana Gram Flour Besan / Chane Ka Atta Green Gram Moong Horse Gram Kulthi Maize Flour Makai Ka Atta Puffed Rice Kurmura Red Kidney Beans Rajma Red Lentil Masoor Refined Flour Maida Rice Chawal Semolina Rava / Suji Split Bengal Gram Chana Dal Split Black Gram Urad Dal / Kaali Dal Split Green Gram Moong Dal Split Red Gram Tuvar Dal / Arhar Dal Split Red Lentil Masoor Dal Wheat Gehun Wheat Flour Gehun Ka Atta Indian Names For Spices, Fruits, Dairy Products and Their Categories: Common Indian Names English Names Category Adrak / Sonth Ginger Spices Ajwain Carom Seeds / Thyme Spices Amchoor Dried Mango Powder Masala Anaar Dana (Powder) Pomegranate Seeds (Dried) Masala Angoor Grapes Fruit Atta Wheat Flour Flour Badam Almond Dry Fruit Besan Gram Flour Flour Bhutta Corn Cobs Vegetable Chana Bengal Gram Pulses Chana Dal Gram Dal Pulses Chikoo Sapota Fruit Chhuara Dates (Dried) Dry Fruit Dahi Curd Dairy Product Dalchini Cinnamon Spices Dhania Patta Coriander Leaves Vegetable Dhania Powder Coriander Powder Masala Elaichi (Chhoti) Green Cardamom Spices Elaichi (Moti) Brown Cardamom Spices Ghee Clarified Butter Dairy Product Hari Mirch Green Chilly Vegetable Hing Asafetida Spices Imli Tamarind General Jaiphal Nutmeg Seeds Javitri Mace Spices Jeera Cumin Seed Seeds Kaju Cashew Nut Dry Fruit Kala Jeera / Black Cumin Seeds Caraway Seeds Seeds Kala Namak Rock Salt Masala Kali Mirch Black Pepper Spices Kari Patta Curry Leaves Herb Kheera Cucumber Vegetable Khoya, Mawa Dried Whole Milk/Thickened Milk Dairy Product Kishmish Currants Dry Fruit Lasan / Lahsun Garlic Spices Laung Clove Spices Maida Fine Wheat Flour Cereal Malai Cream Milk Fat Mattha (Chhaach) Butter Milk Dairy Product Methi Fenugreek Seeds Seeds Mirch Chilly Vegetable Moong Fali Groundnut Dry Fruits Nimboo ka Sat Citric Acid Acid Paneer Cottage Cheese Dairy Product Patta Gobi Cabbage Vegetable Paav / Pav / Pao Bun Cereal Phitkari Alum General Phool Gobi Cauliflower Vegetable Poha, Chiwda Flaked, Beaten rice Cereal Pudina Leaves Mint Leaves Vegetables Raai / Raee Mustard Seeds (Small) Spices Saboodana / Sabudana Sago General Sarson Mustard Seeds (Moti) Spices Saunf Aniseed Seeds Shimla Mirch Capsicum Vegetable Tadka Seasoning Cooking Process Tej Patta Bay Leaf Herb Urad Dal Horse Bean Pulses    Reference: http://www.indianfoodforever.com