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Terms in Malayalam 71-80 of 271

kaapanga

[Malayalam]

Papaya. There is great discussion about the difference between papaya and paw paw or papaw. Essentially, they are all the same thing. It just depends where you are. The size of a large avocado, it has soft-textured, fragrant, apricot-coloured flesh with small black seeds which must be stripped out. It is a great breakfast fruit. If you have an unripe papaya which you wish to ripen overnight, pierce it with a sharp knife several times. It should be cut lengthways as this facilitates the removal of the seeds.

kadala

[Malayalam]

Chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans), Bengal gram, channa. Darker and smaller than the chickpeas generally available in the West.

kadalai dhal

[Malayalam]

Chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans).

kadalai paruppu

[Malayalam]

Gram dhal. Split chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans).

kadalapodi

[Malayalam]

Sesame oil

kaduku

[Malayalam]

Spinach-like, peppery mustard leaves and the seeds which it produces.

kaipakka

[Malayalam]

Bitter gourd. Bitter melon.

kaitha

[Malayalam]

Pandanus. A plant which has a long thin leaf which is used to flavour both sweet and savoury foods.

kaithachakka

[Malayalam]

Pineapple

kalam

[Malayalam]

Pot