Wheat (gehu, gam) Indian name : Gehu, gam Scientific name : T. aestivum Part used : Dried grains Systematic position : Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Pooideae Tribe: …
Yellow split Pea (motor dal)
Yellow split Pea (motor dal) Indian name : motor dal Scientific name : Pisum sativum Part used : Dried yellow seeds as motor dal Systematic position : Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: …
Vermicelli (shemai, seviyan, shavige, sevalu, semiyalu, semiya )
Vermicelli (shemai, seviyan, shavige, sevalu, semiyalu, semiya ) Vermicelli is a thin long threadlike food made from dough, that prepared using flour, water and egg.
Parboiled rice (siddha chaal / ushna chawal / ukha chaul)
Parboiled rice (siddha chaal / ushna chawal / ukha chaul) Parboiled rice is rice that has been boiled in the husk. It is the staple diet of many portion of Indian subcontinent
Lentil (masoor dal)
Lentil (masoor dal) Indian name : Musur Scientific names : Lens culinaris Part used : seeds Systematic positions : Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Vicieae Genus: Lens …
Red Kidney bean (rajma)
Red Kidney bean (rajma) Indian name : Rajma Scientific names : Phaseolus vulgaris Part used : seeds Systematic positions : Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Phaseoleae Genus: …
Chick pea (Channa dal / chholar dal)
Chick pea (Channa dal / chholar dal) Indian name : Channa dal / chholar dal Scientific name : Cicer arietinum Part used : whole or split seeds Systematic positions : Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: …
Green gram ( tarka dal / tadka dal / kala mung )
Green gram or Yellow lentils ( tarka dal / tadka dal / kala mung) Indian name : tarka dal / tadka dal / kala mung Scientific name : Vigna radiata Part used : whole …
Black gram (Urad dal / biul i/ kalai dal)
Black gram (Urad dal / biuli / kalai dal) Indian name : urad dal, urd bean, urd, urid, black matpe bean, black gram, black lentil Scientific name : Vigna mungo Part used : whole or …
Semoilna (suji)
Semoilna (suji) Semolina is the inner, granular, starchy endosperm of hard or durum wheat, the only tetraploid wheat species (Triticum durum or Triticum turgidum subsp. durum)