Punjabi

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Terms in Punjabi 11-20 of 77

badi saunf

[Punjabi]

Fennel seeds

ਬੈਂਗਨ(baiṅgana)

[Punjabi]

Aubergine (US: eggplant)

baingan

[Punjabi]

Aubergine (US: eggplant)

बज्‌रा(bajra)

[Punjabi]

Millet. Pearl millet. After rice and wheat this is the most important grain crop of India. It is used to make flour which is often used in the making of poppadums. Two types of millet are available, bulrush or bajra bajra (pearl millet - Pennisetum typhoideum) and finger millet (Eleusine coracana).

bara nimbu

[Punjabi]

Lemon or lime. These seem to be interchangeable. Since the lime grows much more readily than the lemon in India this is more likely to be a lime.

besan

/BEH-sahn/
[Punjabi]

Gram flour. The fine, pale yellow chickpea (US: garbanzo bean) flour made from channa dhal (the ones which resemble yellow split lentils). It is used to make pakoras and for binding dishes such as kebabs as well as making excellent batter.

bijaura

[Punjabi]

Lemon or lime. These seem to be interchangeable. Since the lime grows much more readily than the lemon in India this is more likely to be a lime.

bowala

[Punjabi]

Curry leaves

chana

[Punjabi]

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

chana dhal

[Punjabi]

Chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans).