Glossary
Glossary is a diary of facts & figures relating to cooking and baking. The information written in various sections is sure to ease your cooking adventures to a great extent. Glossary has two main divisions;
- Nomenclature : Search for the English & Hindi names of various foods and ingredients used in cooking,
- Glossary – Baking: The categories in this section will make you understand baking better in terms of the adequate temperature, measurements and the use of leavening agents (baking powder Vs baking soda).
1. Spices/Vegetables
English Hindi
Aniseed
Asafoetida Black Cumin Bay leaf Basil Cloves Cardamom Caraway seeds Cinnamon Coriander seeds Cumin seeds Red chilly Fenugreek seeds Jaggery Mango Powder Mustard seeds Peppercorns Poppy seeds Pomegranate Salt Saffron Turmeric Tamarind All Spices
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Saunf
Hing Kala jeera Tej patta Kali tulsi Laung Elaichi Shah jeera Dalchini Dhania Jeera Deghi mirch Methi Gur Amchoor Rai/sarson Kali mirch Khus-khus Anardana Namak Kesar Haldi Imli Garam masala |
Beetroot
Bottle gourd Bitter guard Beans Colo-cassia Cluster beans Carrot Cabbage Cauliflower Capsicum Fenugreek Flat beans Ginger Garlic Knol Khnol Lemon Mushroom Mint leaves Onion Potato Pumpkin Radish Spinach Turnip Lotus roots Tomato Amaranth leaves |
Chukander
Lauki Karela Phali Arbi Gawar phalli Gajar Patta gobi Phul gobi Shimla mirch Methi Sem Phali Adrak Lehsun Ganth gobi Nimbu Khumb Pudina Pyaz Aloo Kaddu Mooli Palak Shalgum Bhein Tamatar Chawli bhaji |
2. DRY FRUITS
Almonds
Chestnuts Coconut Peanut/Groundnut Cashew nut Raisins Walnut |
Badam
Chilgoza Narial Moongphali Kaju Kishmish Akhrot |
3. CEREALS/GRAIN
Bengal gram
Black gram Curd Cream Cottage cheese De-skinned black gram Green gram Kidney beans Lentils Whole lentils Gram flour Refined flour Rice Semolina Horse gram |
Channa
Kali urad(whole) Dahi Malai Paneer Urad dhuli Moong dal Rajma Masoor Masoor dal(whole) Besan Maida Chawal Suji Kulaith |
Measurement highlights:
- All recipes have been written using metric measurements. Since most find it convenient to use only cups, tablespoons(tbsp), and teaspoons(tsp).
- All cups and spoons measurements are level, unless specified.
- Unless mentioned otherwise, every dish caters for two people.
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