Hindi

[English]

Terms in Hindi 1781-1790 of 1888

तूर दाल(thoor dhal)

[Hindi]

Pigeon pea. Otherwise known as red gram or yellow lentil. These and chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) are the most important in India.

thoragi bele

[Hindi]

Pigeon pea. Otherwise known as red gram or yellow lentil. These and chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) are the most important in India.

thorai

[Hindi]

Ridged gourd or angled loofah. A type of gourd characterised by ten ridges which run its length.

thovve

[Hindi]

Dal

thugar bele

[Hindi]

Pigeon pea. Otherwise known as red gram or yellow lentil. These and chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) are the most important in India.

thuppa

[Hindi]

Clarified butter. Ghee can be made at home simply by keeping butter on a very low heat for a few hours until the water evaporates. The melted butter will keep indefinitely, will not change colour on use and can be re-used many times without changing its character.

thuvar

[Hindi]

Pigeon pea. Otherwise known as red gram or yellow lentil. These and chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) are the most important in India.

tikhoor

[Hindi]

Tapioca. Cassava. Manioc. Yuca. Fleshy, starchy tubers with tough brown skin and crisp white flesh, originally from Brazil but now widely cultivated. There are two types, sweet and bitter. Avoid the bitter one. Throughout the Amazon basin there are 26 varieties, each thriving under different conditions. The process of making it into flour or tapioca removes the toxins.

tikhoors maravalli

[Hindi]

Tapioca. Cassava. Manioc. Yuca. Fleshy, starchy tubers with tough brown skin and crisp white flesh, originally from Brazil but now widely cultivated. There are two types, sweet and bitter. Avoid the bitter one. Throughout the Amazon basin there are 26 varieties, each thriving under different conditions. The process of making it into flour or tapioca removes the toxins.

tikka

[Hindi]

Filleted meat threaded onto a skewer, marinated and then baked in a tandoori oven.