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Terms in Bengali 11-20 of 696

আচার(achaar)

/Ah-CHAHR/
[Bengali]

Achar. A spiced pickle made with vegetables and coloured yellow with turmeric. May contain fish paste.

আদা(ada)

[Bengali]

Dry ginger. Used very commonly with onion in onion-ginger paste - base for many sauces for fish preparations

আফিং গাছ(afing gach)

[Bengali]

Poppy seeds, from the seed of the opium poppy. They are improved by roasting and are used for thickening curries instead of cornflours or other starches.

akhni

/AK-nee/
[Bengali]

A consommé-like stock, strong and spicy, flavoured with fried onion, coriander (US: cilantro) seed, fennel seed, chopped red pepper, garlic or ginger and then reduced. Typically it is used for steaming rice and vegetables.

আখ্রোট(akhrot)

[Bengali]

Walnuts

akni

/ACK-nee/
[Bengali]

A consommé-like stock, strong and spicy, flavoured with fried onion, coriander (US: cilantro) seed, fennel seed, chopped red pepper, garlic or ginger and then reduced. Typically it is used for steaming rice and vegetables.

আলু(aloo)

/AH-loo/
[Bengali]

Potato. A staple in most Bengali households.

আলু(alu)

/ah-LOO/
[Bengali]

Potato. A staple in most Bengali households.

আলুর চপ(alur chop)

[Bengali]

Balls of spiced mashed potatoes dipped in batter and deep-fried.

আলুর পরঠা(alur paratha)

[Bengali]

Paratha stuffed with potato.