Get To Know The Ingredients - Glossary of Ingredients

Ingredients listed below form a basic guideline for Indian spices,nuts,cereals & Lentils.I will try my best to list the Indian terms for them in Hindi, Tamil,Kannada and Malayalam along with the English term.

Cinnamon

Indian Names

Hindi - Dalchini
Kannada - Dalchini
Malayalam - Karuvapatta
Tamil: Karuvapattai, Sannalavangapattai
Bengali - Daroochini
Assamese - Dalcheni
Oriya - Dalachini
Marathi - Dalchini
Gujarati - Tuj
Telugu - Dalchina Chekka

Cloves

Indian Names

Hindi - Laung/ Lavang
Kannada - Lavanga
Malayalam - Kaarambu , Karayaamboovu
Tamil - Kraambu, Lavangam

Bengali - Labango

Assamese - Long

Oriya - Labanga

Marathi - Lavanga

Gujarati - Laving

Telugu - Lavangalu

Cardamom ( Green )

Indian Names

Hindi - Chhoti elaichi
Kannada - Yelakki (Hasuru)

Malayalam - Pach Elakkaya
Tamil - Pachchai Elakkai

Bengali - Elach (sobooj )

Assamese - Ilachi (sevjia)

Oriya - Gujuratie

Marathi - Welchi (hirvi)

Gujarati - Lila Alchi

Telugu - Yala Kulu (Paachavi)

Cardamom (Big brown)

Indian Names

Hindi - Badi Elaichi , Moti elaichi

Kannada - Doddayelaki

Tamil - Periya yalam , Elakkai ( Pazhuppu)

Malayalam - Elakkaya

Bengali - Elach (Tamate)

Assamese - Ilachi (Muga)

Oriya - Aleicha

Marathi - Masala Welchi

Gujarati - Elcho

Telugu - Yalakulu

Black pepper Corns

Indian Names

Hindi - Kali mirch
Kannada- Kari menasa , Menasina Kalu
Malayalam - Kurumulagu
Tamil - Milagu

Bengali - Marich

Assamese - Jaluk

Oriya - Golamaricha

Marathi - Kale Miri

Gujarati - Mari

Telugu - Miriyaalu

Coriander seeds

Indian Names

Hindi - Sukha Dhania or Dhanya

Kannada - Kothambari Beeja
Malayalam - Kothamalli, Malli

Tamil - Koththamalli Virai

Bengali - Dhonay

Assamese - Dhania Guti

Oriya - Dhania

Marathi - Dhane

Gujarati - Dhana

Telugu - Dhaniyalu

Star Anise

Indian Names

Hindi - Anasphal
Malayalam -Takkolam
Tamil - Anashuppu