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
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Herbs and spices: Indian names
Thursday, August 28, 2008
TATA NANO -The $2500 Dream Car
The much awaited dream car, Tata Nano, also hailed as the peoples car is likely to be delayed from hitting the market as the agitation by Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Manerjee, joined now by Mulayam Singh's frontman Amar Singh is continuing. Ratan Tata has threatened to quit Singur and the agitators continue to stall the work on the car manufacturing facility at Singur, West Bengal. If he does so, it will definitely affect the flow of investors to West Bengal. Mukesh Ambani, the CEO of Reliance Industries has thrown his weight around Ratan Tata and said that if Tatas have to leave West Bengal, it will be very bad for investors' confidence in going to West Bengal.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Thicksey Gompa
Thiksey Gompa, Ladakh's most photographed and architecturally impressive gompa. Founded in the fifteenth century, its whitewashed chortens and cubic monks' quarters rise in ranks up the sides of a craggy bluff, crowned by an imposing ochre- and red-painted temple complex whose gleaming golden finials are visible for miles in every direction.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Tata Nano may pull out of West Bengal
Ratan Tata on Friday, 22 August, 2008 threatened to shut the Tata Nano cars project in West Bengal if it continues to be haunted by violence. Tata said that it is for the people of West Bengal and Kolkata to decide whether Tata Motors is unwanted, or accept as a good corporate citizen and if it is the latter, then it is good. He said that if it was the other, then it would be impossible to alter the plan, following which Tata Motors would have to make a move out of West Bengal despite whatever investments have been already made in the Nano car project.
Tata told reporters that Rs 1500 crore of investments had already been made in the car project. "If anybody is under the impression that we have made this investment and will not move, they are wrong.” He added, "We are deeply concerned at the violence and disruption and at the safety of our employees, equipment and investments... at Singur," he said ruling out alteration of project plan as demanded by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
Asked about the reason for moving, he said, “I can’t bring our managers and their families to West Bengal if they are going to be beaten, if there is violence constantly. If their children are going to be afraid to go to school, and I am sure that is not what West Bengal is”.
On other problems faced by Tata Motors, he said, “our compound walls have been broken, hordes of people are coming in, materials are being stolen. We can’t build and operate a plant under police protection. If that is the way it is to be before we start, we can imagine our concern on what will happen once we start to operate”.
On 400 acres of land earmarked for the ancillary units, Tata said that the small car 'Nano' was a unique product. "It is necessary to incorporate the ancillary units in the same location to keep the logistics cost low." A total of 55 vendors are located near the mother plant, which was coming up on 600 acres.
West Bengal had been long ignored by industrial houses, including the Tatas. It may be recalled that once Kolkata was known to many as the business capital of India. But following problems similar to what the Tata Motors face now, most of the Industries in West Bengal moved out of West Bengal to other states.
But the states fortunes started looking up recently when the investors felt their industries are safe in West Bengal. According to an Assocham report, West Bengal is currently among the top preferred destinations alongside Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Rajasthan. During the first six months of this year, the capacity expansion plans by corporates amount to a whopping $243 billion. West Bengal for its part attracted investments of $19.26 billion in steel, hospitality and manufacturing sectors. The Tatas too have made substantial investment in the state and a pull out at this time will cost Tata Motors dearly. But West Bengal will be the biggest loser.
There is no way Tata Nano, the people's family car, the world’s cheapest car rolls out of the Singur plant on schedule later this year, if the political agitation lead by Mamata Banerjee continues. This will be a serious loss for West Bengal that needs to generate jobs for the unemployed youths in West Bengal. If Tata Motors relocates out of West Bengal, the ancillary units will also move out. And if a clean group like the Tatas is forced to move out, the scope of other industrialists settling up shops in west Bengal will be very bleak.
The other States are keen to welcome Ratan Tata and Tata Motors. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the Chief Minister of Haryana, said, “Why not? It is a prestigious project. We will welcome him to Haryana”. Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh said, “Andhra Pradesh Government is ready to offer all incentives required for Tatas to locate their car plant here”. A senior official of the Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s office said, “Orissa Government had already proposed the Tatas to set up a second automobile plant in the state”. And B C Khanduri, Uttaranchal Chief Minister said, “We have not yet received any proposal from Tata Motors with regard to setting up of a Nano plant”.
Asked whether the company would be able to roll out the Nano within the stipulated deadline of October-December quarter of 2008, Tata said "it is our desire to do so."
Saturday, August 23, 2008
INDIA KASHMIR LAND PROTEST 6
An Indian police officer tries to douse the fire after vehicles set on fire by protesters during a protest in the Northern Indian city of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir on 21 August 2008.
INDIA KASHMIR LAND PROTEST 5
Child protester with police helmet on his head and shield in his hand try to act as a police man during a protest in the Northern Indian city of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir on 21 August 2008.
INDIA KASHMIR LAND PROTEST 4
Protesters burn tyers and block the road during a protest in the Northern Indian city of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir on 21 August 2008. The crisis in Jammu began in June with a dispute over land near a Hindu shrine. Muslims held protests complaining that a state government plan to transfer 99 acres (40 hectares) land to a Hindu trust to build facilities for pilgrims near the shrine was actually a settlement plan meant to alter the religious balance in the region.
INDIA KASHMIR LAND PROTEST 3
Hungry mob loots government ration from a vehicle as Amarnath land dispute enter 54th day and essential supply remain disrupted in the Northern Indian city of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir on 21 August 2008. The crisis in Jammu began in June with a dispute over land near a Hindu shrine. Muslims held protests complaining that a state government plan to transfer 99 acres (40 hectares) land to a Hindu trust to build facilities for pilgrims near the shrine was actually a settlement plan meant to alter the religious balance in the region.