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MILK PRODUCTS
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paneer |
cottage cheese |
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| ghee |
ghee |
clarified butter |
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khoya |
thickened milk |
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kheer |
rice pudding |
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CEREALS
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| atta |
atta |
whole wheat flour |
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| chaler guro |
chawal atta |
rice flour |
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| chirey |
chura, poha |
flattened or beaten rice |
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| siddha chaal |
ushna chawal |
parboiled rice |
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LENTILS
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| arhar dal |
toor/toovar dal |
split pigeon peas |
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| besan |
besan |
chickpea flour |
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| bori |
bori |
small sun dried cones of lentil paste |
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| kabuli chhola |
kabuli chana |
chick peas |
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| chholar dal |
chana dal |
bengal gram |
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| kalai/biuli dal |
urad dal |
black gram |
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| matar dal |
matar dal |
dried peas |
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| munger dal |
moong dal |
moong beans or green gram |
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| musurir dal |
masoor dal |
red lentil |
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VEGETABLES
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| bandha kopi |
bund gobi |
cabbage |
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| begoon |
baigan |
brinjal/aubergine/eggplant |
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| enchor |
kancha kanthal |
green jackfruit |
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| kanch kala |
kacha kela |
green banana/plantain |
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| khosha |
chhilke |
peels, scrapings |
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| kochu |
ghuiyan |
taro/arum root |
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| korola, ucchey |
karela |
bitter gourd/melon |
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| lau |
lauki |
white/bottle gourd |
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| matarshuti |
hara matar |
green peas |
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| mocha |
kele-ka-phool |
banana blossom/spadex |
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| moolo |
mooli |
daikon/horse radish |
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| neem pata |
neem patti |
margosa leaves |
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| palang saag |
palak |
spinach |
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| phulkopi |
gobi |
cauliflower |
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| piaj koli |
piaz patti |
spring onion shoots |
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| ranga alu |
shakarkhand |
sweet potato |
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| saag |
saag |
leafy vegetables |
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| sorshey saag |
sarso-ki-saag |
mustard greens |
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kele-ki-tana |
white pith of banana plant stem |
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FRUITS & NUTS
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| daab |
nariyal |
tender coconut |
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| chine badam |
moongphali |
peanut/groundnut |
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| kamala lebu |
santra |
orange |
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| kancha aam |
keri/kacha aam |
unripe/green mango |
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| pepey |
papita |
papaya (ripe=fruit, unripe=vegetable) |
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FISH
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| bhetki |
bhetki machchi |
beckti |
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| chingri |
jhinga |
prawns/shrimp |
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| gurjali |
ravas |
Indian salmon |
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| ilish |
hilsa machchi |
hilsa (Hilsha ilisha) |
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| koi |
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climbing perch (Anabus testudineus) |
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| maachher dim |
machhli-ka-anda |
roe |
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| magur, shinghi |
magur, singhi |
cat fish |
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| pabda |
pupta |
Indian butter fish (Ompok pabo) |
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| rui, mrigel |
rohu, mirgel |
carp |
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| katla |
katla |
buffalo fish (Catla catla) |
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| tangra |
tangra |
(Mystus gulio) |
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MEAT & POULTRY
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| bherar mangsho |
bheri |
mutton |
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| gorur mangsho |
gai-ka-gosht |
beef |
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| keema |
kheema |
mince/ground meat |
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| khashi |
khashi |
fattened castrated goat |
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| suwarer mangsho |
suwar-ka-gosht |
pork |
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BREADS
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| kochuri |
kachori |
fried wheat pastry with seasoned filling |
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| luchi |
puri |
puffed fried flour bread |
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| porota |
paratha |
thick crispy bread grilled in ghee |
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| ruti |
chapati |
unleavened whole wheat flour bread |
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SPICES & SEASONING
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| aamchur |
amchur |
dried mango powder |
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| boro elach |
bara elaichi |
black cardamom |
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| curry pata |
kadi patti |
curry leaves |
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| darchini |
dalchini |
cinnamon |
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| dhoney |
dhania |
coriander seeds |
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| dhoney pata |
dhania patta |
cilantro/coriander leaves |
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elaichi |
green cardamom |
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| garam mashla |
garam masala |
cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms (and black pepper for the rest of India but not Bengal) |
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| gol morich |
kali mirch |
black pepper |
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| kalo jeere |
kalonji |
black cumin (nigella) |
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| kancha lanka |
hara mirich |
green chilli |
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| kari pata |
kari patta |
curry leaves |
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| mauri |
saunf |
aniseed/fennel |
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| methi |
methi dana |
fenugreek seeds |
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| panch phoron |
panch phoran |
five spice: aniseed, cumin, fenugreek, mustard and black cumin (nigella) |
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| posto |
khus khus |
poppy seeds |
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| pudina pata |
pudina patti |
mint leaves |
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| rai sorsey |
rai sarson |
mustard seeds |
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| shukno lanka |
sukha lal mirich |
red dried chilli |
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| tej pata |
tej patta |
bay leaf |
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