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| My Spice Box |
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Glossary of Indian Spices in English, Tamil and Hindi
| English | Tamil | Hindi |
| Asafoetida | Perungayam | Hing |
| Aniseed/Fennel | Sombu | Saunf |
| Black Cumin Seeds | Karun jiragam | Shahjeera |
| Bay leaf | Brinji Ilai | Tej Patta |
| Black salt | Induppu | Kala Namak |
| Cardamom | Elakkai | Ilaichi |
| Cinnamon | Pattai | Dalchini |
| Cloves | Krambu | Lavang |
| Coriander seeds | Kothamalli vidhai | Sukha Dhania |
| Coriander Powder | Malli podi | Pisa Dhania |
| Chillies | Milagai | Mirchi |
| Chilli powder | Milagai Podi | Lal Mirch Powder |
| Cumin Seeds | Jeeragam | Jeera |
| Coriander leaves | Kothamalli thalai | Dhaniya pattē |
| Carom seeds | Omam | Ajwain |
| Curry Leaves | Karuveppilai | Kadhi patta |
| Dry ginger | Sukku | Sonth |
| Dry mango powder | Mangai Podi | Amchur |
| Fenugreek seeds | Vendayam | Methi Dana |
| Green chilli | Pachai Milagai | Hari Mirch |
| Ginger | Ingi | Adrak |
| Garlic | Poondu | Lehsun |
| Holy Basil | Tulasi | Tulsi |
| Mace | Jathikai thol | Javitri |
| Mint leaves | Pudina | Pudina |
| Mustard seeds | Kadugu | Rai |
| Nutmeg | Jathikai | Jaiphal |
| Onion Seeds | Vengaya vithai | Kalonji |
| Peppercorns | Milagu | Kali Mirch |
| Poppy seeds | Kasa kasa | Khus Khus |
| Pomegranate Seeds | Mathalam vidhai | Anardana |
| Red Chilli | Milagai vathal | Lal Mirchi |
| Saffron | Kungumapoo | Kesar |
| Sesame seeds | Ellu | Til |
| Star Anise | Annachi mokku | Chakra Phool |
| Turmeric | Manjal | Haldi |
| Tamarind | Puli | Imli |
| White Pepper | Vellai milagu | Safed Mirchi |
These spice powders are commonly used in Indian cuisine
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| In front of the spoon is mace (Jathibathri/Jathikai thol in tamil) and at the back of the spice powder is bay leaf. |
Coriander Powder– Clean and dry coriander seeds in the sun. Then get it ground in the flour mill. Alternatively, you can dry roast coriander seeds in a pan on medium flame until you get a nice aroma of roasted coriander seeds. Cool and powder it. The seeds can be powdered either by roasting them or without roasting them. They give different flavors to the curries.
Cumin Powder – Dry roast cumin seeds in a pan and then grind it to a fine powder. You can use the coffee grinder or mixie for powdering it. Store it in an air tight container.
Red Chilli Powder -Dry Red chillies in the sun and give it in the flour mill for dry grinding. It is available ready made.
Garam Masala Powder -Garam masala- Garam means “hot” and masala means a “mixture of spices” is a blend of ground spices common in North Indian and other South Asian cuisines. Each state has its own spice blend or masala powder. Refer Kerala Garam Masala powder. More will be posted soon.
Turmeric Powder – It is used in almost all curries and dals. It imparts flavor and color to the dishes. It has lot of medicinal properties. It is available ready made.
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very useful post padma
Its great work. ..
As per my knowledge rock salt is known as induppu in Tamil..
Even there's some confusion in language column for the same. ..
Mace also known as jathipathiri.
Very useful post. Can you also please post how garam masala can be prepared at home
useful post padhu
Great effort and extremely useful for us who live in Europe. But may I request that you also put in the Malayalam terms if you can? My mother is from Kottayam and she uses mostly Malayalam terminology even though she speaks Tamil – a consequence of my "pattar" heritage ! When I try to make Indian dishes, I go usually by the terminology used by my mother and your cuisine is close to what we eat at home !
Thanks or "merci beaucoup" as we say in these parts for an excellent blog !
V. Suresh
Strasbourg, France
yes. very very useful post….. tks
Hi Padhu , you have an awesome blog .I eagerly await for your new recipes to try out the same. Keep up the good work !
Very informative. Thanks.
too good…
Thanks a lot for your blog, started cooking.. and i never knew that i also can cook so nicely !!
Thanks again padhu gaaru 🙂
Madam, I want some ideas for my restaurant, will u plz help me.my email is [email protected]
Madam, what is the hindi word for "Karrupati" or "panai vellam"?
Very useful Padma mam
Useful Padma
Dear sir
What is the meaning of chia seed in Tamil
Hindi,English and Tamil language useful info
Very useful
Nice
english,hindi names for khanda thippili
you are wrong rock salt called as kallupu, pink salt or Himalayan rock salt only named as Indupu. please correct it.
Hi I’m looking for the English & Hindi names for the following spices please.
Motukuchi
Arachi Chipile
Sunrasto
Karakie
mixed spices ( Laungo, Putta)
Seero seeds
Moroku Chipile
Dhumpurasto
Pingi Karakie
Woormo
Kothimali seeds
Kadu seeds
Mollu
Anyone who knows can answer this.
Thank you very much. Useful and good links provided for further…
Appreciate your initiative. God bless you n best wishes. Greetings from Malaysia
Very useful info in your table of Indian sp.ces. I m from South Africa & I’m trying to find the exact ingredients for marantha selu. I recall my grandma grinding her own spices & one of the spices resembled a screw. I think it is from the Indian screw tree. Do you know the English & Tamil name for it?