Glossary

Fruits

English	Hindi	Malayalam	Notes
Apple	Seb
Banana	Kela	Pazham
Mango	Aam	Manga/ Mampazham
Pineapple	Ananas	Kaithapazham
Pomegranate	Anaar

Herbs

English	Hindi	Malayalam	Notes
Amaranth leaves	Khatta palak	Cheera	Maat
Basil
Chives
Coriander leaves	Hara dhania	Malli ela
Curry leaves	Kadipatta	Karuveppila
Dill	Suva
Fenugreek leaves	Methi
Holy basil	Tulsi	Tulasi
Mint	Pudina
Mustard greens	Sarson ke patte
Oregano
Parsley
Spinach	Palak
Spring Onions/ Scallions/ Green Onions	Hara Pyaaz

Vegetables

English	Hindi	Malayalam	Notes
	Papdi beans	Avarakka
Ashgourd/ White Pumkin	Petha	Kumbalanga
Bittergourd	Karela	Kayapakka/ Pavakka
Bottlegourd	Dudhi/ Lauki/ Kaddu
Brinjal/ Eggplant/ Aubergine	Baingan	Vaizhithininga
Chinese Potato		Koorka kizhangu
Cluster beans	Gavar	Kothavarakka
French beans
Ladies Fingers/ Okra	Bhindi	Vendakka
Onion	Pyaaz	Ulli
Potato	Alu	Urulakizhangu
Ridgegourd/ Zucchini	Turai	Peechanga
String beans		Payaru
Sweet Potato	Jimikhand
Taro root	Arbi	Chembukizhangu
Tomato	Tamatar	Thakkali
Yam	Suran	Chena
Yellow Pumkin	Bhopla	Mathanga/ Mathan

Spices

English	Hindi	Malayalam	Notes
All spice
Asafoetida	Hing	Kaayam
Black cardamom	Kali Elaichi		To flavor rice, curry
Black pepper
Black salt	Kala namak
Carom Seeds/ Bishop's weed	Ajwain	Omam/ ayamodakam
Cayenne pepper
Chilli powder
Cinnamon	Dalchini	Patta
Cloves	Lavang	Krambu
Cumin seeds	Jeera	Jeerakam
Cumin,black	Shah jeera/ Kala jeera
Dried fenugreek leaves	Kasuri methi
Dry Ginger Powder		Chukku podi
Edible Camphor		Pacha karpooram
Fennel	Saunf	Perinjeerakam
Fenugreek seeds	Methi dana, Methre	Ulluva
Garlic	Lasun	Vellithulli
Ginger	Adrakh	Inji
Green Cardamom	Elaichi	Elakkaya	To flavor desserts
Mace	Javitri
Mango powder	Amchur
Mustard	Rai	Kadugu
Nigella/ Onion seeds	Kalonji
Nutmeg	Jaiphal	Jathikka
Paprika
Pomegranate seeds	Anardhana
Poppy seeds
Rock salt		Kalluppu
Saffron
Salt	Namak	Uppu	Table salt
Star anise	Phool Chakri
Sumac
Tamarind	Imli	Puli
Thyme			Zaatar
Vanilla
Wasabi
White pepper
Yellow mustard			Dijon mustard