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Terms in Bengali 331-340 of 696

খাসি(khashi)

[Bengali]

A fattened, castrated goat

ক্ষীর(kheer)

[Bengali]

Dried , thickened whole milk. It is made by cooking the milk very slowly until the water evaporates off and it becomes pasty in consistency. It is used as the basis of many sweets.

খেজুর(khejoor)

[Bengali]

Date. The fruit

খেজুর(khejur)

[Bengali]

Date palm

খেজুর গুর(khejur gur)

[Bengali]

Jaggery or gur. Palm sugar. Brown sugar processed from the date palm during winter. It is used extensively in Indian cooking and has a flavour reminiscent of Demerara sugar (US: light brown (granulated) sugar). Palm sugar is the better quality of the two.

খিচুড়ি(khichadi)

[Bengali]

A mildly spiced rice and dhal dish.

ক্ষীর(khir)

[Bengali]

A rich version of rice pudding using Basmati rice, milk, sugar, spices and nuts. Evaporated milk.

খিরা(khira)

[Bengali]

Cucumber

খই(khoi)

[Bengali]

Puffed rice

খৈল্‌সা(kholisha)

[Bengali]

Banded gourami, sometimes erroneously called the giant gourami. This gourami will grow to 12.5 cm (5"), This is fish of freshwater and brackish water and prefers a weedy environment.