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Food related Terms

General Name	English Term	Examples
Achaar	Pickle	Chili, Mango
Bharta	Mashed Food	Brinjal bharta, Alu bharta
Bhajji	Fried vegetables	Mixed bhajii
Bhujia	Deep fried & small pieces of vegetables, eggs etc.	Egg bhujia
Bhuna	Pan fried or Pan roasted with a little or no gravy	Mutton bhuna- gosth
Burfi	Diamond shaped cake made from milk solid	Milk burfi
Chikki	A sweet commonly made with peanuts or cashew nuts.	Nuts Chikki
Dal	Legume Soup	Lentil soup, Mung dal
Dhansak	Parsi curry with legumes	Meat dhansak
Do Piyaza	Damp curry containing half or more onions	Chicken patiwala
Dosa	South Indian Rice/ Bean crepe	Plain dosa, Masala dosa
Firni	Rice flour pudding	Firni
Halva-Carrot	Carrot Pudding	Gajar ka halwa
Halva-Sooji	Semolina Pudding	Upma
Idli	South Indian Rice/ Bean dumpling	Idli
Kheer	Rice Pudding	Payesh
Kebab	Roasted whole food	Egg kebab
Kofta	Meatball shaped minced food	Palang paneer kofta
Korma	Mild aromatic curry made with yogurt and nut paste	Hydrabadi Mutton
Khameer	Yeast	Yeast
Khasta	Flaky or crumbly	Besan kachori, Raj kachori , Nimki
Khichdi / Khichuri	Rice and beans cooked together	Khichdi, Dalia khichdi
Makhni	Buttery curry	Paneer Curry
Pakora	Deep fried fritter	Vegetable pakora, Chicken pakora
Pasanda	Mild aromatic vegetablse or meat curry with yogurt	Mutton kasa
Rogan Josh	Bright red colour meat curry	Hing mutton
Rasgulla / Rasogolla	Cottage cheese balls in sugar syrup	Rasogolla
Samosa	Conical shaped deep fried stuffed pastry	Mutton samosa
Tandoori	Roasted in a clay oven	Roasted cauliflower , Tandoori pomfret
Tikia	Whole - muscle or chunk food roasted or baked	Mutton tikia
Tikki	Minced food patty	Potato tikki
Thandai	Sweet Beverage made with combination of seeds and nuts	Thandai
Vindaloo	A spicy hot Portuguese style (Goa) curry	Mutton vindaloo