Wheat (gehu, gam)

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: Triticeae Genus:...

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:...

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...

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...

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 Species: L. culinaris ...

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: Phaseolus Species: P....

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...

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 :...

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 :...

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) ...