Indian cooking glossery

INDIAN COOKING GLOSSARY

Are you confused with the Indian names of various ingredients, categories and processes? Solve your problems with our comprehensive glossary. Search for the Indian/Hindi name in the alphabetically indexed first column and find the corresponding English terms.

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

Indian style fried rice.

photo by me.

Salted eggs...

Just take a Ceramic Plate and smear its face with some oil (More oil better the taste) .
Now carefully crack egg ever the plate so that the yolk doesn't gets mixed with the albumen.
put salt over it(Put more salt on yolk).
Now carefully put the plate in the microwave without disturbing the yolk :-D.
just cook it for about 3 mins and your salted eggs are ready.

Preparing Tea in Microwave....

Tea is something which is very easy every one can make it .
But preparing a good tea is an art.
For preparing tea in microwave you need the minimum ingredients (Tea leaves, Sugar,Milk,cardamom,Ginger(mashed..not grounded),Black pepper powder(If you like its taste))

and a ceramic cup or a Microwave safe plastic glass (Don't use glass utensils).

Put some water in the cup (better to put more water than the amount of tea you are intended to make) put tea leaves,cardamom and ginger . Use 660W power and heat it for 3 minutes.
Now just take strainer and get the tea in other cup and add sugar and milk and a pinch of black pepper and put this cup in microwave for a minute.

The tea is ready and it taste GOOD.

Cooking cup noodles

We will start off with something simple... and whats simpler than cup noodles ..

Though the cup noodles can be cooked by just putting hot water and keeping it for few minutes, but this way noodles doesn't taste good .
For getting better taste from the same noodles just add hot water to it and put it in microwave with power 450W and cook it till the water start to come out of the cup. then switch off the microwave , and leave the noodles for some time .

That's it! tasty noodles are ready .