List of Indian Spices Name with Picture

Indian Spices

Indian spices

India is home to a large variety of spices that find their way through into many cuisines. Most of Indian recipes on the Internet mention the spice name in hindi and english both. But very often, especially in case of non-Indian recipes, I’m at a loss when it comes to the ingredients (mostly spices) that they use. More often than not I need to look it up on net again. So I thought of making a glossary of all the terms that I come across and their Indian name (hindi) for my reference. Just thought I should share it here so that it can be useful for you and also enriched further by your knowledge. This is a work-in-progress.

If you know about a spice that is missing here or if there is an ingredient that you cannot find a corresponding Hindi/English name; do add it through the comments.

The variety of Indian spices is so large that it rarely happens that any spice a recipe calls for, is not available here. It’s just that we know it by a different name.

 List Of SPICES

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ENGLISH                                                                         HINDI

1 Aniseed/ Fennel                                                           Saunf

2 Asafoetida                                                                     hing

3 Basil                                                                                Tulsi

4 Bay Leaf                                                                         Tej Patta

5 Black Pepper (or White Pepper)                             Kali Mirch (or Safed Mirch)

6 Black Salt/ Himalayan Rock Salt                            Kala Namak/ Sanchal

7 Cardamom                                                                    Elaichi

8 Carom seeds, thymol, Celery seeds                      Ajwain

9 Cinnamon                                                                     Dalchini

10 Chilli Powder                                                             Mirchi powder  (red chilli/ lal mirch)

11 Coriander/Cilantro                                                   Dhania

12 Cloves Laung,                                                            lavang

13 Cumin, Caraway Zeera,                                          jeera

14 Curry Leaves                                                             Kadi Patta

15 Dry mango powder                                                 Amchoor

16 Fenugreek                                                                 Methi

17 Flax Seed                                                                    Alsi

18 Garlic Powder                                                           Lahsun Powder

19 Ginger Powder                                                         Adrak Powder

20 Gooseberry Powder                                               Amla Powder

21 Lemon Grass                                                            Nimbu Ghaas/ Hari chai ki patti

22 Mace                                                                          Javitri

23 Mint                                                                          Pudina

24 Mustard Seeds                                                      Rai/ Sarson

25 Nigella Seeds                                                         Kallongi

26 Nutmeg                                                                   Jayphal

27 Peppercorns                                                          Kalimirch

28 Pomegranate seeds                                            Anar dana

29 Poppy seeds                                                         Khas khas, post dana

30 Rock Salt                                                               Sendha Namak

31 Rose Petal conserve                                           Gulkand

32 Saffron                                                                  Kesar, Zaffran

33 Sesame seeds/ Gingili seeds                           Til

34 Star Anise                                                             Chakri fool (by popular votes!)

35 Tamarind                                                               Imli

36 Turmeric                                                                Haldi

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