Indian Food Glossary

Many a times I used to wonder what a particular ingredient is called in other Indian Language. As of now I collected few details from my friends and have updated this table. I would greatly appreciate if you can add to this post by sharing how an ingredient is called in your language. Isn't this a fun way of learning and sharing?

Anyways, below is the table containg the ingredients in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada. In future I will try to add Malayalam and Telugu. I am really thankful to Kirthi chandar for sending me few of the transalation from english to Kannada.

ENGLISH	HINDI	TAMIL	KANNADA
All purpose flour	Maida	Maida mavu	Maida Hittu
Almonds	Badam	Badam	Badaami
Aniseed	sauf	Perunjeeragam	Dodda jeera
Asafetida	Hing	Perungayam	Ingu
Bay leaf, Cinnamon leaf	Tej/Tuj	Birinji ilai	-
Bengal gram	Channa dal	Kadalai Paruppu	Kadale Bele
Black gram	Urad dal	Ulundhu	Uddina Bele
Cardamom	Elaichi	Yelakkai	Ellakki
Cashew nut	Kaju	Mundhiri Paruppu	Godambi,
Cilantro	Dhania	Kothamalli	Dhaniya
Cinnamon	Tuj/Dalchini	Pattai	Lavanga pattiai
Cloves	Lavang	Kirambu ,Lavangam	Lavanga
Coriander seeds	Dhania	Dhaniya	Kothambari
Cumin seeds	Shah Jeera/Kala Jeera	Jeeragam	Jeerike
Curry leaves	kari	Karivepilai	Karibevu Ele
Dates	Kajhoor	Perichampazham	Karjoora
dried Apricot	Khumani	-	-
Fennel	Saunf	Sombu	Sompu
Fenugreek seeds	Methi	Vendhayam	Menthiyam
Garlic	Lasun	Poondu	Bellulli
Ginger	Adrak	Inji	Shunti
Gram flour	Besan	Kadalai Mavu	Kadla hittu
Green gram	Moong dal	Pachai Paruppu	Hesaru Bele
Green hot chili	Hari Mirchi	Pachai milagai	Menasina Kaayi
Green pepper	bari mirch	Kudai milagai	Dodda Menasina Kaayi
Jaggery	Gur	Vellam	Bella
Lentils	dal	Paruppu	Bayle
Mint leaves	Podina	Pudhina	Pothina
Mustard seeds	Rai/Sarson	Kadugu	Sasuve
Par-boiled rice	-	Puzhungal Arisi	-
Peanuts, Groundnuts	moongphali	Verkadalai,	Kdlakaai beeja
Pepper corns	Kalimirchi	Milagu	Menasu
Pistachio	Pista	Pista	Pista
Poppy seeds	Khuskhus	Gasagasa	Gasagase
Raisin	Kishmish	Kaintha thratchai	Ona drakshi
Red chili pepper	lal Mirchi	Kaindha milagai	Vatral milagai
Saffron	Kesar	Kungumapoo	-
Semolina	Suji	Ravai	rave
Sesame seeds	Ellu	-
Tamarind	Imli	Puli	Hunase hunnu
Vermicelli	Seviyan	Semiya	Semigae
Walnut	Akroot	Akroot	Akroot
Wheat flour	Atta	Gothumai mavu	Godi Hittu
Yellow split peas	Thoor dal	Thuvaram Paruppu	Thogari bele