Food related Terms
General Name
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English Term
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Examples
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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 |
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