Hindi

[English]

Terms in Hindi 811-820 of 1888

जंगली मुर्गी(jungli murghi)

[Hindi]

Wild fowl

jungli soovar

[Hindi]

Wild boar

juwar

[Hindi]

Sorghum

अजवाइन(jwain)

/AH-jwahn/
[Hindi]

Lovage seeds from a plant of the caraway family, used mainly in Indian cooking. The greenish-brown seeds are a little larger than celery seeds and have a strong aroma of rather coarse thyme. Oregano can be substituted.

kaanja drakshai

[Hindi]

Raisins, sultanas

kabab chini

[Hindi]

Allspice. Not to be confused with mixed spice.

kabab chini

[Hindi]

Cubeb pepper. Resembling large, hollow green peppercorns. Like peppercorns they should be ground before use. They can be used as a substitute for peppercorns, but have a more bitter flavour.

काबूली चना(Kabuli channa)

[Hindi]

White chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans).

कच्चा कथल(kachcha kathal)

[Hindi]

Unripe jack fruit. Immature jackfruit provide a starchy vegetable which needs to be cooked.

कच्च केला(kacha kela)

[Hindi]

Plantain. An unripe, green banana. A starchy type of banana with firm flesh. If it is the variety used for desserts it is cooked when it is green, but it is left to ripen if it is the less sweet type. It is a staple food in many tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world.