Glossary
This section provides a translation of some common Hindi words that occur in the recipes into their English equivalents.
To make it easier to find the words you're looking for, you can either order this list by English or by Hindi.
| English | Hindi |
| A curry with milk/yoghurt and some gravy | Kalia |
| A type of Carp Fish (green carp) | Rui or Rohu Machli |
| A type of rock salt | Sendha Namak |
| A variety of Carp fish (green carp) | Rohu or Rui Machli |
| Almond | Badam |
| Aloe Vera | Gwar Patha |
| Alubia Beans, A type of Kidney Beans | Safed Rajma |
| Alum | Phitkari |
| Amaranth (leaves or grain) | Chauli, Chaulai, Chavlerr, Chowli, Chowlai, Ramdana |
| Amaranth Leaves | Chaulli or Chowlii Chauli, Chavleri Sag |
| Amaranth Seeds | Chaulli or Chowlii Chauli, Chavleri dana |
| Anise seeds | Saunf, Patli or fine ((Shatphool or Dodda jeera) |
| Anise seeds | Saunf, Patli or fine |
| Aniseed (see also saunf) | Vilayati saunf |
| Apple | Saev or saeb (often spelled as sev or seb) |
| Apple | Seb |
| Apricot | Khubani, Khumani or Jardaloo |
| Apricot | Jardalu |
| Arrow-root | Ara-root or Paniphal or Tikora |
| Artichoke | Hathi chak |
| Asafoetida | Heeng or Hing |
| Asafoetida | Hing or Heeng |
| Asparagus | Shatwar or Halyan or Sootmooli |
| Aubergine | Baingan |
| Avocado or Butterfruit | Makhanphal |
| Baking soda | Soda - pakane wala |
| Bamboo | Bans |
| Banana | Kela |
| Banana, green | Hara Kela |
| Basil | Tulsi |
| Basil seeds, | Subja or Sabja |
| Bay leaf | Tej Patta or Tez Patta |
| Bean, flat green | Sem |
| Beckti or Bhetki | Bhetki |
| Beef | Gai ka gosht or mans |
| Beetroot | Chukandar |
| Bell peppers | Shimla mirch |
| Belliric Myrobalan | Harad or Haritaki |
| Bengal gram flour | Besan |
| Bengal Gram leaves | Chane ka Saag (leaves) |
| Bengal Gram or Black Chickpea | Chana Kala |
| Bengal Gram or Black Chickpea | Kala Chana |
| Bengal Gram-green | Hara Chana |
| Berries of Indian Jujube or Zizyphus | Baer or Ber fruit |
| Betel leaf | Pan or Paan |
| Betel nut | Supari/Chali/Chalia |
| Bitter gourd | Karela |
| Black | Kala |
| Black cumin seeds | Kala Jeera |
| Black Cumin Seeds | Kashmiri Jeera |
| Black Cumin Seeds | Shahi Jeera |
| Black gram, split and skinless | Urad (Urid) dal, dhuli (very pale yellow in colour) |
| Black gram, split and with skin | Urad (Urid) dal with chilka |
| Black gram, whole | Urad (Urid) Sabut |
| Black Pepper | Kali mirch |
| Black Rock salt, a pungent salt | Kala namak or Sanchal |
| Black-eyed beans | Lobia or Lobhia or Chowli |
| Boiled rice | Bhat |
| Bombay Duck (Fish) | Bumallo or Bombil, a small fish |
| Bone | Haddi |
| Bottle Gourd | Ghia |
| Bottle gourd | Dudhi |
| Bottle gourd or Chinese melon | Lauki or Lawki or Loki or Dudhi |
| Brain | Bheja |
| Bread | Double Roti |
| Brinjal | Baingan |
| Broccoli | Hari Phoolgobhi |
| Buck wheat or Buckwheat | Kotu or Kottu |
| Butter | Makhan |
| Butter | Makkhan |
| Butter Beans | No Hindi name |
| Butter Fish, Indian | Pabda or Pupta machli |
| Buttermilk-cultured | Mattha |
| Cabbage | Band Gobhi or Patta Gobhi |
| Camphor | Kapoor or kapur |
| Cape Gooseberry | Rasbhari |
| Capsicum | Shimla mirch |
| Caraway | Siya jeera |
| Cardamom Green | Choti or green Ilaichi/Ellaichi, |
| Cardamom Large-Brown or Black | Illaichi/Elaichi Bari/Badi |
| Carom seeds | Ajwain |
| Carp Fish | Katla Machli |
| Carrot | Gajar |
| Cashew nuts | Kaju |
| Cassava, Mandioca, Manioc, Yucca, Manihot | Simla aloo, Simla alu, Mogo |
| Cassia | Cinnamon like bark, used in Indian cooking |
| Castor | Arandi |
| Cat Fish or Pangasus (family Pangasiidae) | Pangush Machli or Sangatam or Balsa |
| Catechu, Acacia | Kaththa, Cutch, Katha, Khair |
| Catfish | Shingala Machli |
| Cauliflower | Gobhi or phool-gobhi |
| Cauliflower | Phool/Phul Gobhi |
| Celery | Ajmud or Ajmoda or Doroo or Randhuni |
| Ceral | Anaj or Anaaj |
| Chapatti flour | Atta |
| Chick pea or Gram or Bengal Gram | Chana Kala (also see Kabuli Chana) |
| Chicken | Murgi |
| Chicken | Murg |
| Chicken | Murga |
| Chicory, Succory, Wild Endive | Kasani |
| Chilli | Mirch |
| Chop (as in Lamb chop) | Chaamp |
| Cilantro | Dhania |
| Cilantro (American word) | Hara Dhania |
| Cinnamon | Dalchini or Darchini |
| Citric acid | Tartrii or Nimbu Sat |
| Citric acid, edible type | Taatri or tatri |
| Clams | Teesrya or Kavchi |
| Clarified butter | Ghee |
| Climbing Perch (Fish) | Koi Machli |
| Clove | Laung |
| Clove | Lavang |
| Cluster Bean | Gowar ki phali |
| Cobra saffron | Nag-kesar |
| Coconut | Nariyal, Copra, Kopra |
| Coconut | Khopra or kopra |
| Coconut oil | Narial ka Tael |
| Colocacia | Arbi |
| Colocasia, Taro, Elephant ear, Eddo, Dasheen, | Arbi or Arvi |
| Colocsia leaf | Patra or Arvi Patta |
| Condensed, solidified milk | Mawa |
| Cooked in Tandoor Oven | Tandoori |
| Cooked with lots of butter or cream | Makhani |
| Coriander leaves | Hara dhania |
| Coriander leaves (English word) | Hara Dhania |
| Coriander, Cilantro | Dhania, Kothamalli |
| Corn | Makka |
| Corn | Makai |
| Corn | Makki |
| Corn on the cob | Bhutta Sabut |
| Cow | Gai |
| Cowpea or Black Eyed bean | Lobia/Lobhia/Chowli/Karamani/Chola |
| Crab | Kekra or Kenkra or Kekda or Kurlya |
| Cracked wheat | Lapsi |
| Cracked wheat (like Bulgar Wheat) | Dalia |
| Crystalised sugar lumps | Misri or Mishri |
| Cubes of skewered meat | Shashlik Kebab |
| Cucumber | Kheera |
| Cudpah nut | Charoli |
| Cultured Buttermilk | Chaach or Chach or Chaas or Chas |
| Cumin | Zeera |
| Cumin | Jeera |
| Curd (in India) | Dahi |
| Currants; Small, dark raisins, made from red, seedless grapes, with a slightly tangy flavour | Kishmish or Kismis, choti, kali |
| Curry Leaves (Murraya koenigii) | Curry Patta, Meetha Neem, Kari Patta, Kurry Patta, Mahanimb, Surabhi-nimba, Kadhi-limbdo, Kath-nim, Gore-Nimb, Narasingha, Barsanga, Basango |
| Custard apple | Sharifa |
| Custard apple | Sitaphal (some people call Pumpkin Sitaphal) |
| Date | Khajur |
| Dill | Sowa or suwa |
| Dill weed | Suwa sag |
| Dill weed | Soa Sag |
| Dough | Goondha Atta |
| Dried fruits | Mewa |
| Dried ginger powder | Sonth |
| Dried green mango, powdered | Amchur/Aamchoor (aam=mango, choor=powder) |
| Dried Pomegranate seeds, used in Indian cooking | Anar dana |
| Drumstick (Vegetable)) | Saijan ki Phali or Shinga Phali, Saijam ki Phali, Sejan ki phali, Seeng |
| Dry Date | Chuara |
| Dry Date | Chuara (Chu-a-ra) |
| Dry Fenugreek Leaves | Kasoori Methi |
| Dry White Peas (Field Peas) | Matar, Safaid |
| Dry White Peas (Field Peas) | Matar, Sookhi |
| Duck | Buttak or Battak |
| Edible beaten Silver | Chandi Varak |
| Egg | Anda |
| Eggplant | Baingan |
| Elephant Yam | Suran |
| Elephant Yam | Sooran |
| Essence (generic) | Khusboo |
| Essence (generic) | Attar |
| Essence (generic) | Ruh |
| Essence (generic) | Ittar |
| Fava bean or Hyacinth Beans, a type of broad beans, also known as Windsor bean and horse beans | Vaal Dal or Sem or Papri or Valor papdi |
| Fennel | Saunf, Moti |
| Fennel | Sonf |
| Fennel | Saunf, Moti (Shatphool or Dodda jeera) |
| Fennel | Saunf |
| Fenugreek leaves, dry | Kasoori methi |
| Fenugreek Seeds | Methi dana |
| Fig | Anjeer or Anjir |
| Fish (generic) | Machchhi |
| Fish (generic) | Machli |
| Fish Roe | Machli ke Ande |
| Flattened rice | Chiwra, Chiwda, Chira, Aval, Poha, Puha |
| Flattened rice (thicker than flaked rice) | Chiwda or Chiwra or Poha |
| Flax Seeds, Linseed | Alsi |
| Flour | Atta |
| French Beans | Pharas Beans |
| Fruit | Phal |
| Gamboge, Garcinia xanthochymus | Kokum |
| Garcinia Indica (Fruit indigenous to the west coast) | Amsool |
| Garlic | Lahsan |
| Garlic | Lahsun |
| Gherkin like vegetable | Kundru |
| Giant Sea Perch Fish | Barramundi machli |
| Ginger | Adrak |
| Ginger powder | Sonth or saunth |
| Ginger powder | Saunth or Sonth |
| Ginger Powder | Sonth or Saunth |
| Goat | Bakra |
| Gold leaf - edible | Varak - Sona |
| Grapes | Angoor |
| Grater | Kaddu kas |
| Gravy | Tari or Shorba or Saalan (Urdu) |
| Gravy | Rasa (Hindi) |
| Gravy of a curry | Salan or Saalan |
| Gray Quail | Batair |
| Green Banana | Kachcha Kela |
| Green banana (not plantain) | Hara kela |
| Green cardamom | Choti Ilaichi or elaichi |
| Green Gram or Mung Bean, split, skinless or hulled | Moong or Mung Dal Dhuli (light yellow in colour) |
| Green Gram or mung Bean, split, with skin | Moong dal Chilka |
| Green leaf vegetables like spinach, mustard greens or fenugreek leaves | Saag or Sag (generic) |
| Green leaves , like spinach or mustard leaves (generic) | Sag (generic word) |
| Green peppers | Shimla mirch |
| Griddle | Tawa |
| Grinding stones | Sil batta |
| Ground nuts | Moongphali |
| Guava | Amrud |
| Guava | Amrood |
| Hemp | Bhang |
| Hemp | Bhang |
| Herring | Bhing machli |
| Honey | Madhu |
| Honey | Shahad |
| Hyacinth Beans or Fava bean, a type of broad beans, also known as Windsor bean and horse beans | Vaal Dal or Sem or Papri or Valor papdi |
| Indian Butter Fish | Pupta or Pabda machli |
| Indian clay oven | Tandoor |
| Indian cooking pot with lid | Bhagona |
| Indian Cottage cheese, Casein, fromage blanc | Chenna or Paneer |
| Indian Cottage cheese, fromage blanc | Paneer or Chena |
| Indian Fudge with condensed milk and other ingredients | Burfi |
| Indian Gooseberry (Emblica offcinalis) | Amla or Aamla |
| Indian ice-cream | Kulfi |
| Indian Panny Wort | Brahmi |
| Indian Salmon | Raavas Machli |
| Indian Salmon | Rawas or Ravas Machli |
| Indian scotch egg | Nargis kebab |
| Indian Shad fish or Ilish | Hilsa machli |
| Indian sweet gourd | Dudhi |
| Indian sweet gourd | Ghia |
| Indian sweet gourd | Lauki or Loki |
| Indian unleavened bread | Roti |
| Indian unleavened, Indian, thin bread cooked on gridle | Chapatti or Chapati or Roti |
| Indian Wok | Karahi |
| Indian Yam | Jimikand |
| Indian, thin cucumber | Kakadi |
| Indian, thin cucumber | Kakari |
| Ivy Gourd | Tindora, Tindla, Tondli |
| Ivy Gourd | Tindora, Tindla, Tondli |
| Jackfruit | Kat-hal (Cut-hal) |
| Jaggery or Jagary (made by condensing juice of sugar cane) | Gur or Gud |
| Jambu, Java Plum, Jambolan, Malabar Plum, Eugenia jambolana | Jamun fruit |
| Jaun or Jaw | Barley |
| Juice | Ras |
| Karimeen Machli | Pearl Spot Fish |
| Kidney | Gurda |
| Kidney Beans or Red Kidney Beans | Rajma |
| King Fish | Surmai or Visonu Machli |
| Knife | Chakku or Chaku |
| Kohl Rabi | Ganth Gobhi |
| Lady Fish | Nogli Machli or Murdoshi |
| Lady Fish | Kane or Nogli Machli or Murdoshi |
| Lady's fingers | Bhindi |
| Lamb's-quarters | Bathua Sag/saag |
| Large spoon or ladle | Chamcha |
| Large Sultanas or Currants | Munakka |
| Leg | Ran or Raan |
| Leg of mutton | Bakre ki Raan |
| Lemon | Neembu - peela |
| Lemon | Nimbu or Neembu (Western) |
| Lime | Nimbu or Neembu (Indian) |
| Linseed | Alsi, Jawas or Tishi |
| Liquorice Licorice | Mulhathi Mulhati Yashti-Madhu Yashti-Madhuka Jethimadh |
| Liquorice Licorice | Mulahati Mulethi Jashtimodhu Mulhatti Mulhathi |
| Little, round, green gourd | Tinda |
| Liver | Kaleji |
| Liver | Kaleja |
| Liver | Jigar |
| Loquat | Lokat |
| Lotus Root | Bhein or Bhain or Bhen or Kamal Kakri |
| Lotus root | Kamal Kakri, Kamal Gatta, Bhein, Bhen |
| Lychee | Leechee or Lichi |
| Mace | Javitri |
| Mackerel (fish) | Bangra or Bangda Machli |
| Maida | Plain White Flour |
| Maida with rainsing agents added to it | Self raising flour |
| Maize | Bhutta dana |
| Mango | Aam |
| Mango Fish | Topsi or Topshey |
| Margosa tree (Azadirachta Indica) | Neem |
| Marjoram | Ban or Van Tulsi |
| Mash | Bhurta or Bharta |
| Mash | Bharta or Bhurta |
| Meat (generic) | Gosht |
| Meat with cream or yoghurt or nuts | Korma or Khorma |
| Melon - generic, like Honeydew, Canteloupe | Kharbooja |
| Milk | Doodh |
| Milk pudding | Kheer |
| Millet | Bajri |
| Millet or Pearl Millet | Bajra |
| Mince Meat Curry | Queema |
| Minced meat curry | Keema |
| Minced meat curry | Kheema |
| Mint | Pudina |
| Monkey nuts | Moongphali |
| Mooli | White radish, long ones |
| Moth Beans or Mut, Mot, mMt, Papillon, Haricot or Dew bean | Moth Dal, Sabut |
| Mould | Sancha |
| Mulberry | Shahtoot |
| Mulberry | Shehtoot |
| Mullet Fish | Boi or Parshey machli |
| Mullet Fish | Andawari machli |
| Mullet Fish | Parshey machli or Boi |
| Mung Beans or Moong Beans or Green gram or , whole | Moong dal , Sabut |
| Murrel Fish | Shole machli |
| Mushroom | Kukur-mutta or Guchchi or Khumbi or Dhool ka Phool |
| Mushrooms | Khumbi |
| Mustard | Sarson |
| Mustard oil | Sarson ka Tael |
| Mustard seeds | Rai or Sarson |
| Mustard seeds | Raai or Rai or Sarson |
| Natal plum | Karonda |
| Nigella or Onion seeds | Kalaunji |
| Nigella or Onion seeds | Kalonji |
| Night Shade-Indian | Kateri or Kantakari |
| Nimbu ka chilka | Lemon Rind |
| Nimbu or Neembu | Lemon |
| Nutmeg | Jaiphal |
| Nutmeg | Zaiphal |
| Nux Vomica | Kuchla |
| Oat | Jow or Jau or Jai or Jaun |
| Oat | Jow or Jau or Jai or Jaun |
| Oil | Tel |
| Okra | Bhindi |
| Olive | Zetoon or zaitun |
| Olives | Jaitun |
| Onion | Piaz |
| Onion | Pyaz |
| Orange | Santara |
| Orange | Narangi |
| Orange (Indian), like satsuma/tangereine | Santra or Shantra |
| Papadom or Papodom or Popodom or Popodum | Papad or Papar |
| Papaya | Papita or Papeeta |
| Paper thin, large roti | Roomali roti (roomal=handkerchief) |
| Partridge | Teetar |
| Partridge | Titar |
| Pea, Green | Matar, Hari |
| Peach | Aadu/Aadoo/Adoo/Aaru |
| Peanuts | Moongphali |
| Pear | Nashpati |
| Peel or Rind or Skin (generic) | Chilka |
| Peepul Tree | Pipal or Peepal |
| Pickle | Achar or Aachar |
| Pigeaon | Kabutar |
| Pigeon Peas | Tur or Toor or Arhar, Sabut |
| Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram (can also be oily) | Tuvar Dal |
| Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram (can also be oily) | Tur dal |
| Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram (can also be oily) | Toor dal |
| Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram (Often called Yellow lentil) | Arhar Dal (can also be oily) |
| Pilaf or Pilaff rice; rice cooked with spices and other ingredients | Pulao rice (generic) |
| Pine Kernel | Chilgoza |
| Pineapple | Ananas or Annanas |
| Pineapple | Annanas |
| Pistachi | Pishta |
| Pistachio | Pista |
| Plain, white flour (all purpose flour in USA) | Maida |
| Plum | Alubukhara or Aloobukhara |
| Pomegranate | Anar or Anaar |
| Pomfret Fish | Halva or Saranga or Chandwa or Poplait Machli |
| Pomfret Fish | Saranga or Chandwa or Halva or Poplait or Poplet Machli |
| Pomfret Fish | Chandwa or Saranga or Halva or Poplait Machli |
| Pomfret Fish | Poplait or Saranga or Chandwa or Halva Machli |
| Pomfret,silver | Chandava Machli |
| Poppy seeds | Post dana |
| Poppy seeds | Khas khas |
| Poppy seeds | Khus Khus/Kus Kus |
| Pork | Sooar or suar |
| Potato | Aloo or Aaloo or Alu |
| Prawn | Jhinga or Chingri or Chemen or Sungat |
| Puffed Kernel of Gorgon Nut or Fox Nut | Makhana |
| Puffed basmati rice | Mamra |
| Puffed rice | Murmura |
| Pulp | Gooda |
| Pulse or lentil | Dhal |
| Pulse or lentil; legume, beans, peas etc. | Dal |
| Pumpkin | Kaddu |
| Quail | Bataer |
| Radish | Mooli |
| Radish seed pods | Seengre or moongre |
| Raisin, generic term for dried grape. Also used to describe dark brown, dried grapes, with a sweet, mellow flavour | Kishmish or Kismis (generic term) |
| Raw or uncooked | Kachcha |
| Red chilli | Lal mirch |
| Red Cow Peas | Like whole Mung beans, but red |
| Red Lentil, whole (can be labelled as Green or Brown lentil) | Masoor, Sabut 1 |
| Red lentils, Split and skinless | Masoor Dal Dhuli |
| Red Sorrel | Chukka Leaves |
| Rice (generic) | Chawal |
| Rice flakes or flattened rice | Pauwa |
| Rice flakes or flattened rice | Poha |
| Ridge gourd | Tori, Indian |
| Ridged gourd (Zuchini like vegetable or courgette) | Turai or Tori |
| Ridged or smooth Indian gourd (Indian Courgette) | Tori or Turai |
| Rind | Chilka stripes |
| Rock Cod | Gobaro |
| Rock Cod (Lotella rhacina) | Gobaro |
| Rolling board | Chakla |
| Rolling Pin | Belan |
| Rose | Gulab |
| Rose | Gulab |
| Rose water | Gulab jal |
| Safflower | Kusam or Kusumbo |
| Saffron | Kesar or Zafran |
| Saffron | Jafran |
| Saffron | Zafran |
| Saffron Coloured | Kesari |
| Sage herb (Salvia officinalis) | Seesti or Salbia-Sefakuss or Sefakuss |
| Sago, produced from pith of Metroxylon and other palms | Sabudana |
| Salmon Fish | Rawas or ravas machli |
| Salt | Namak |
| Salt | Nimak |
| Salty or Savoury | Namkeen |
| Sapodilla Plum or Sapota | Cheekoo or Chikoos |
| Sapodilla Plum or Sapota | Chickoo |
| Sardine (Fish) | Pedvey or Chareeaddee Machli |
| Sawfish | Kandere Machli |
| Screwpine flower essence (pendanus odoratissimus) | Kewra |
| Self Raising Flour | Maida + 2 level teaspoon baking powder |
| Semolina | Sooji or Suji or Rava |
| Semolina | Rawa |
| Sesame | Til |
| Shark, fresh water | Boalee |
| Sieve | Chalni or chhalni |
| Silver barfish | Karli |
| Silver belly Fish | Surgutta Machli |
| Silver leaf - edible | Varak - Chandi |
| Skewer | Seekh |
| Small balls in sugar syrup, made of flour and milk powderkhoa | Gulab jaman |
| Small balls in syrup, made of flour and milk powder/mawa | Gulab jaman |
| Snake Gourd | Chichinda |
| Snake gourd | Chachinda, Chirchira |
| Snake head fish | Murrai Machli |
| Snap Melon | Phoot |
| Soda bicarb | Pakaney wala soda |
| Sole fish | Repti or Morrul Machli |
| Sole fish | Morrul or Repti Machli |
| Sorghum | Jwar or Jowar |
| Sorghum or Shorghum | Jowar or Jwar |
| Sorrel | Khatta-palak Khatta-saag Chukka-kura Ambat-chuka |
| Sorrel, Red | Chukka Sag |
| Soup or stock or gravy | Yakhini |
| Soup, gravy | Shorba |
| Sour or sharp | Khatta |
| Soya bean | Bhatma |
| Spiced minced meat , cooked on a skewers | Sheek or seekh kebab |
| Spinach | Palak |
| Split Peas (Field Pea) | Matar Dal |
| Split, skinless black chickpeas | Chana dal |
| Spring onion with greens | Hara piaz |
| Spring onions with greens | Hari Pyaz |
| Squid | Samudra-pheni (or feni) |
| Stale | Basi |
| Star Anise | Chakri phool |
| Star Anise | Anas phal |
| Star fruit, Carombola | Kamrak or Kumrak |
| Starfruit or Carambola | Kamrakh |
| Stir-fried | Bhuna |
| Stir-Fry (it) | Bhoono or Bhunao |
| Stone apple, Bengal quince, Wood apple | Bael, Bel, Bail, Shriphal |
| Stuffed | Bhare or bharua |
| Sugar | Shakkar |
| Sugar | Cheeni or Chini |
| Sugar | Cheeni |
| Sugar cane | Ganna |
| Sugar Syrup | Chashni or Sheera |
| Sultana, Very sweet, large, pale/gold/amber raisins, made from seedless white grapes | Kishmish or Kismis, Sunahri or Peeli, Badi |
| Sunflower | Sooraj-mukhi |
| Sweet Lime | Mausammi |
| Sweet potatoes | Shakarkand |
| Tamarind | Imli |
| Tapioca, produced from the cassava | Sabudana |
| Tempering (Tarka) with cumin/mustard etc. in hot oil | Dhungar or tarka |
| Tempering of foods with hot ghee/oil and cumin/mustrad seeds etc. | Baghaar |
| Thyme | Hasha |
| Thymol flowers | Ajwain ke Phool |
| Tomato | Tamatar |
| Tongs | Chimta |
| Trotter | Paaya |
| Tuna Fish | Chura or Choora or Toona machli |
| Turbot - Indian (Fish) | Kuppa machli |
| Turmeric | Haldi or Huldi |
| Turnip | Shalgam |
| Turtle | Kachua |
| Vegetable (generic) | Sabji |
| Vegetable (generic) | Sabzi |
| Vegetable. The word also describes a vegetable stir-fry, a curry without gravy | Bhajee or Bhaji |
| Vegetarian | Shaka-hari |
| venison | Hiran |
| Vermicelli | Seviyan |
| Vermicilli | Sev |
| Vinegar | Sirka |
| Walnut | Akhrote, Akroot |
| Water | Pani |
| Water chestnuts | Singhara |
| Water-melon | Tarbooja |
| Watercress | Jal-Kumbhi, Jal-halim |
| Watermelon | Tarbooja |
| Wax Gourd, Ash Gourd, Tallow Gourd, Ash Pumpkin | Petha |
| Weighing scales | Taraju |
| Wheat | Gehun |
| Wheat flour | Gehun ka atta |
| White | Safed |
| White bait (Fish) | Katai Machli |
| White gram or chickpea | Kabuli chana |
| White pepper | Safed mirch |
| Whole | Sabut |
| With yoghurt | Dahi wala |
| Wok | Kadhai |
| Yam - ordinary | Ratalu |
| Yeast | Khameer |
| Yellow Gram | Chana dal |
| Yellow Split Peas (Field peas) | Matar dal |
| Yoghurt | Dahi |
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