Cumin seeds

Liquorice. A sweet root with an aroma reminiscent of aniseed. Madhu generally means sweet in the Indian languages.

Cumin seeds

Cumin seeds. The white seeds are commonly used. It is a musty smelling spice, the flavour of which is improved by roasting or frying.

White chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans).

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

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.