Saturday, August 30, 2008

Herbs and spices: Indian names

Spices Indian names

Kaffir Lime Leaves, Blue Dragon 是一种青柠檬的叶子,这种青柠檬表皮凹凸不平,盛产于东南亚

Panch Phoran (别名panch phoron, panch puran, panchpuran, punch puram, punchpuram, Bengali five-spice) 是一种混合香料,由Fenugreek (methi), Nigella seed (kalonji), Mustard seed or (rai or shorshe), Fennel seed (saunf or mouri), Cumin seed (jira) 五种香料混合。也因为地区不同,有时香料混合的原料略不同。

Phool Makhana, Popped Lotus Seeds 莲子

Pomegranate Seeds 石榴籽 Hindi: Anardana, Bengali: Dalimb, Gujarati: Dalamb, Dadam, Kannada: Dalimbari, Kashmiri: Daan, Malayalam: Mathalanarakam, Marathi: Dalimb, Oriya: Dalima Punjabi: Anardana, Sanskrit: Dadima, Tamil: Mathalam pazham, Telugu: Danimma pandu, Urdu: Anardana, Assamese: Dalim

Cubeb 荜澄茄, 荜茇,尾胡椒,比黑胡椒多了梗柄

Sabudana, Pearl sago, 也是西米中一种
Sago seed 西谷椰子籽

Samo Seeds, Morio Seeds 是稗属类,Hindi 里叫 sawan, 在 Gujarati 里叫 morio, 是 billion dollar grass 这种植物的籽

Sooji, Semolina 是一种粗麦粉

List of culinary herbs and spices 食用香草香料

香草和香料的全面名单可参考如下:
From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_herbs_and_spices

Herbs and spices / Indian names 印度香料五花八門的名字

印度的各类方言很多,于是同一样香料,天南地北的就有了奇怪名字连串,完全不搭界

Ajwain 香旱芹籽
Carom, carom seeds or bishop's weed: 'owa' in Marathi, 'vaamu' in Telugu, 'omam' in Tamil, 'ajwana' in Kannada, 'ajmo' in Gujarati, 'jowan' in Bengali and 'asamodagam' in Singhalese. Hindi: Ajowan, Bengali: Jowan or Joan, Gujarati: Yavan, Kannada: Oma, Kashmiri: Jawind, Malayalam: Omum, Marathi: Onva, Oriya: Juani, Punjabi: Ajamoda, Avanika, Sanskrit: Ajamoda, Avanika, Tamil: Omum, Telugu: Vamu, Urdu: Ajowain.

Allspice 多香果
Jamaica pepper, ”Kurundu” Myrtle pepper, pimento, or new spice
Kannada: Gandamenasu, Malayalam: Sarvasugandhi, Tamil: Sarvasukanthi

Amchur 生芒果
Goan Amchur / Dried Amchur / Green Mango Powder / Aamchoor ambi in Urdu. Aam is a Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi word for mango.

Anise 大茴香
Patli (thin) saunf or velayati (foreign) saunf to distinguish anise from fennel
Hindi: Valaiti saunf or aawonf, Bengali: Muhuri, Mitha jira, Gujarati: Anisi, Sowa, Kannada: sompu, Malayalam: Shombu, Marathi: Somp, Badishop, Oriya: Sop, Punjabi: Valaiti sounf, Sanskrit: Shatapusapa, Tamil: Shombu, Telugu: Kuppi soptu

Asafoetida 兴渠
Heeng, Hing, devil’s dung, stinking gum, asant, food of the gods, Hilteet, and giant fennel, Ingu, Perungayam, Hindi: Hing, Bengali: Hing, Gujarati: Hing, Kannada: Hinger, Kashmiri: Yang, Sap, Malayalam: Kayam, Marathi: Hing, Oriya: Hengu, Punjabi: Hing, Sanskrit: Badhika, Agudagandhu, Tamil: Perungayam, Telugu: Inguva, Ingumo Urdu: Hing

Basil 罗勒
Tukmaria
Assamese: Tetali or Tatuli, Hindi: Imli, Amli, Bengali: Ambli, Gujarati: Ambli, Kannada: Amli, Huli, Malayalam: Puli, Marathi: Chinch, Chincha, Oriya: Teetuli, Koina or Konya, Punjabi: Imli, Amli, Sanskrit: Amli, Ambdika, Tamil: Puli, Telugu: Chinthappandu or Chinta or Amlika, Urdu: Imli, Amli

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