

They infuse a sense of pride and patriotism in every Indian's heart. The national symbols of India represent the culture and nature of India's National Identity. Would love to start a conversation, share recipes, cooking experiences and food stories from India and around the world.17 National Symbols of India: The Republic of India has 17 national symbols. If you have any questions or know about a spice that is missing here or needs correction or if there is an Indian spice (or any other spice) that you cannot find a corresponding Hindi/English name do let me know through the comments. Or connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and/or Pinterest. Or join our newest journey into Recipe Videos. I have used low-res images of all the individual spices for reference and non-commercial usage only. These spice mixes are not part of this list.ĭisclaimer: Also, not all spice images are my own. For example, you may call chole masala as Chickpea curry spice mix. These spice mixes, especially the ones that are specific to a dish, don’t really have a corresponding English name except for translating that dish into English. These spices are individual spices, but a lot of times in the spice rack of your grocery store, you would find spice mixes like garam masala, chole masala, rajma masala, goda masala, nihari masala, 5-spice panch phoran spice mix etc. (A Bengali spice, often confused with ajwain because of it’s appearance)ĭownload. In Indian cooking mostly white poppy seeds are used) Poppy seeds (Comes in both white and black variety. (Yellow, Brown, and Black In Indian cooking usually brown or black mustard is used for tempering) Also it comes in different varieties with varying range of heat) It is a work-in-progress and truly a co-created resource. Thank you! List of Indian Spices names in Hindi and Englishīlack Salt/ Himalayan Rock Salt/ Pink Salt It is more like a “living document” that needs your knowledge and contribution. This glossary is not definitive and definitely not complete. I am glad that so many people, from bachelors to seasoned cooks, have found this list helpful. That’s when I decided to make an ongoing Indian spices list with their Hindi and English names and images. For example, I read about using aniseed in a recipe and only when I saw the seeds that I realized they were actually saunf or what I knew as fennel. Very often I would come across an English word for an Indian spice and be at a loss. Most recipes, especially online, use spice names in English. Indian spices were (and still are) always the coveted item in many merchant cargos.Īs a kid, I remember looking into my mom’s metallic round spice box with their little containers and smelling each of the spices. India was at the heart of the Spice Trade. It is an amazing journey down history if you want to trace how travelers introduced new spices across borders. India is home to a large variety of spices that are used not just in Indian recipes but in recipes around the world.
WHAT IS CALLED LION IN HINDI DOWNLOAD
I have also recently made a printable list of the Spices Names that you can download from here. In the table below you can easily browse and search for any spice name in Hindi or English that you came across and need to know its corresponding name in English or Hindi.

This is an ongoing list of images and names of Indian spices in English and Hindi for reference purposes.
