Spices & Condiments at a glance










Spice
Name
English Name
Hindi Name
Purpose / Use
Sour Mango powder
Amchur powder is made from dried mango and is used to add sour tangy taste to the food. In many Indian dishes amchur powder is used.
Achar
Indian Pickle
अचार
Achar / pickle is made from variety of indian spices/ masalas and made during summers specially. Variety of pickles like Mango, lime or mixed pickle is made. They are accompanied by meals with parathas etc. It can be made with various tastes like sour, sweet, spicy or mild.
Ajmud
Celery / Radhuni seed
अज्मुद
Ajwain
Carom / caraway
अज़वाइन
Ajwain is mostly know for its digestive quality. It is mostly added for making plain paratha ( Indian braed), kachoris etc.
Amla
Indian gooseberry
आँवला
Anardana
Pomegranate seed
अनारदाना
It is a dried pomegranate seeds. Mostly used in Indian cuisines specially in North Indian Cuisine.
Bazil / Basil
spice powder
बाजील
Badam
Almond
बादाम
It’s a dry fruit. Mainly used in Indian desserts.
Choti Elaichi
Green cardamom
छोटी इलाइची
Green Cardamon gives very good flavour and widely used in makin Tea/chai, its gives very nice taste and aroma. It is also widely used in powdered form in Indian sweets.
Badi Elaichi
Black cardamom
बड़ी इलाइची
Its gives nice flavour to food. Widely used in Indian Cuisine.
Chakra Phool
Star anise
चक्र फूल
Chironji
Charoli
चिरोंजी
It is widely used in Indian desserts.
Camiki
Mango extract
कामिकी
Dalchini
Cinnamon
दालचीनी
Used widely in Indian dishes and gives nice flavour to food.
Dhania
Coriander seed
धनिया
Widely used in Indian cuisine,
Spice mixture
गरम मसाला
It’s a powder of 8 ingredients roasted and powdered. Used widely in Indian Cuisine. It give good taste and nice aroma to dishes.
Gulab Jal
Rose water
गुलाब जल
Used to give flaour to desserts
Gur
Unrefined Sugar (Jaggery)
गुड़
Haldi
Turmeric
हल्दी
Used on daily basis in various Indian dishes. It also has a good medicinal value.
Hari dhaniya
Coriandergreen
हरी धनिया
Used in garnishing dishes, making indian chutney's.
Hari Mirch
Green Chili
हरी मिर्च
Gives spicy taste to food and used in making chutney in Indian cuisine.
Dhania powder/ Pisa Dhania
Coriander powder
धनिया पावडर/पिसा धनिया
Made from corriender seeds. They are roasted a little and the grinded into a fine powder.
Hing
Asafoetida
हींग
Mainly used in Indian Cuisine. Used in little quantity. Gives good flavour to food and known for its medicinal value.
Imli
Tamarind
इमली
It gives sour in taste. Mainly used in south indian dishes and for making chutneys.
Jaiphal
Nutmeg
जैफल
Javitri
Mace
जावित्री
Jeera
Cumin seed
ज़ीरा
Cumin seeds / jeera widely used in Indian Cuisine annd gives nice taste and aroma. It is one of the main ingredient in making garam masala.
Jeera Goli
Cumin seed grounded into balls
ज़ीरा गोली
Good for Digestion.
Jethimadh
Licoricepowder
जेठीमध
Kadipatta
Curry Tree or Sweet Neem leaf
करीपत्ता / कदिपत्ता
This is widely used to tadka (tempering in Indian Cuisine) gives nice flavour and aroma to food.
Kaju
Cashewnut
काजू
Kala Namak / Sanchal
Black salt
काला नमक / संचल
Rock salt.
Kali Elaichi
Black Cardamom
काली इलाइची
Widely used in North indian cuisine.
Kali Mirchi
Black pepper
काली मिर्च
Kalonji
Nigella seed
कालोंजी
Kasoori Methi Dried
Fenugreek leaf
कसूरी मेथी
Widely used in gravy based recipes in Indian cuisine and gives good taste.
Kesar
Saffron
केसर, जाफरान
World's most expensive spice. Flavoring for rice.
Khajur
Dates
खज़ूर, খেজুর
Can be consumed directly. Widely used in making Sweet chat chutney.
Kokum
Garcinia indica
कोकम,
Khus Khus
Poppy seed
खस खस
Lahsun
Garlic
लहसुन
Lal Mirchi
Red Chilli
लाल मिर्ची
Lavang
Cloves
लवाँग
Kali Mirch
Peppercorns
काली मिर्च
Methi leaves
Fenugreek leaf
मेथी पत्ता
Methi seeds
Fenugreekseed
मेथी सीड्स
Naaga Keshar
नागा केशर
Namak
Salt
नमक
Nimbu
Lemon / Lime
नींबू
Pudina
Mint
पुदीना
Pyaz / Ganda
Onion
प्याज़ / गांडा
पञ्च फोरों
This is a Bengali spice mix that combines aniseed, cumin, fenugreek, mustard and nigella
Pathar Ka Phool
Black Stone Flower
पत्थर के फूल
Pippali
Long pepper
पिप्पलि
Peeli Mirchi
Yellow Pepper
पीली मिर्ची
Rai
Brown Mustard Seed
राइ
Ratin jot
Alkanet root
रातीं जोट
Safed Mirchi
White Pepper
सफ़ेद मिर्च
Saji na phool
Citric acid
सजी फूल
Sarson
mustard seed
सरसो,
Sarson Tel
Mustard oil
सरसो तेल
Saunf/Sanchal
Fennel seed
सौंफ / संचल
Shahi Jeera
CarawaySeeds
शाही जीरा
smaller in size than regular
Sirka
Vinegar
सिरका
Soa sag
Dill
सोया साग
Sonth
Dried ginger
सोंठ
mostly powdered
Suwa or Shopa
Aniseed
सुव्वा / शोप
Tej Patta
Malabathrum,Bay Leaf
तेज पत्ता
Both Malabathrum and Bay Leaf are similar and called as Tej Patta in Hindi. however, they are from two different families with difference in taste
Til
Sesame seed
तिल
Shimla Mirch
Capsicum
शिमला मिर्च
Kali Zeera
Black Cumin
Aroma between cumin and diesel fuel
Tulsi
Holy Basil
तुल्सी




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