Hindi

[English]

Terms in Hindi 241-250 of 1888

behi

[Hindi]

Quince

bekti

[Hindi]

Barramundi. A fish which can be substituted by any flaky white fish, but it is most similar to the European sea bream.

बेंल(bel)

[Hindi]

Bael fruit; a close relative of the citrus. The fruit is about the size of, and has the appearance of a greyish-yellow orange with a thin woody rind. The floury pulp is pale orange in colour and has numerous seeds. Dried slices are soaked and boiled and the resulting liquid sweetened and drunk. Used for medicinal purposes.

belan

[Hindi]

A rolling pin, used with the chakla, a plate for rolling dough.

bele

[Hindi]

Pulses. Generally lentils

bella

[Hindi]

Jaggery or gur. Palm sugar, obtained from the sap of, usually, the date or Palmyra palm. 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.

bello

[Hindi]

Bael fruit; a close relative of the citrus. The fruit is about the size of, and has the appearance of a greyish-yellow orange with a thin woody rind. The floury pulp is pale orange in colour and has numerous seeds. Dried slices are soaked and boiled and the resulting liquid sweetened and drunk. Used for medicinal purposes.

benki

[Hindi]

Fire

bennai

[Hindi]

Butter

benoil tree

[Hindi]

Drumstick bean. A long, stick like pod. It is a delicacy used in fish stews or mixed vegetable dishes.