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Milk Products |
| Bengali |
Hindi |
English |
|
chhana |
paneer |
cottage cheese |
|
doi |
dahi |
yogurt |
|
ghee |
ghee |
clarified butter |
|
ghole |
lassi |
yogurt drink |
|
khoa/kheer |
khoya |
thickened milk |
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payesh |
kheer |
rice pudding |
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Cereals |
| Bengali |
Hindi |
English |
|
atta |
atta |
whole wheat flour |
|
bhaat |
chawal |
cooked rice |
|
chaler guro |
chawal atta |
rice flour |
|
chirey |
chura, poha |
flattened or beaten rice |
|
moida |
maida |
wheat flour |
|
moori |
moori |
puffed rice |
|
sewai |
sewai |
vermicelli |
|
siddha chaal |
ushna chawal |
parboiled rice |
|
sooji |
sooji |
semolina |
|
Lentils |
|
Bengali |
Hindi |
English |
|
arhar dal |
toor/toovar dal |
split pigeon peas |
|
besan |
besan |
chickpea flour |
|
bori |
bori |
small sundried cones of lentil paste |
|
kabuli chhola |
kabuli chana |
chick peas |
|
chholar dal |
chana dal |
bengal gram |
|
kalai/biuli dal |
urad dal |
black gram |
|
matar dal |
matar dal |
dried peas |
|
munger dal |
moong dal |
moong beans or green gram |
|
musurir dal |
masoor dal |
red lentil |
|
papar |
papad |
poppadum |
| Vegetables |
| Bengali |
Hindi |
English |
alu |
alu |
potato |
|
bandha kopi |
bund gobi |
cabbage |
|
begoon |
baigan |
brinjal/aubergine/eggplant |
|
enchor |
kancha kanthal |
green jackfruit |
|
gajar |
gajar |
carrot |
|
jhingey |
torai |
ridged gourd |
|
kanch kala |
kacha kela |
green banana/plantain |
|
khosha |
chhilke |
peels, scrapings |
|
kochu |
ghuiyan |
taro/arum root |
|
korola, ucchey |
karela |
bitter gourd/melon |
|
kumro |
kaddu |
red pumpkin |
|
lau |
lauki |
white/bottle gourd |
|
matarshuti |
hara matar |
green peas |
|
mocha |
kele-ka-phool |
banana blossom/spadex |
|
moolo |
mooli |
daikon/horse radish |
|
neem pata |
neem patti |
margosa leaves |
|
ole |
ole |
elephant yam |
|
paan |
paan |
betle leaf |
|
palang saag |
palak |
spinach |
|
phulkopi |
gobi |
cauliflower |
|
piaj |
piaz |
onion |
|
piaj koli |
piaz patti |
spring onion shoots |
|
potol |
parval/palwal |
pointed gourd |
|
ranga alu |
shakarkhand |
sweet potato |
|
saag |
saag |
leafy vegetables |
|
salgam |
salgam |
turnip |
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shosha |
kheera |
cucumber |
|
sheem |
seem |
broad bean |
|
sorshey saag |
sarso-ki-saag |
mustard greens |
|
thor |
kele-ki-tana |
white pith of banana plant stem |
|
Fruits and Nuts
|
|
Bengali |
Hindi |
English |
|
aam |
aam |
mango |
|
anaras |
ananas |
pineapple |
|
caju |
caju |
cashew |
|
chine badam |
mung phali |
peanut |
|
kala |
kela |
banana |
|
kamala lebu |
santra |
orange |
|
kancha aam |
keri/kacha aam |
unripe/green mango |
|
kanthal |
kathal |
jackfruit |
|
kishmish |
kismis |
raisin |
|
kool |
ber |
Indian plum |
|
lebu |
nimbu |
lemon |
|
narkel |
nariyal |
coconut |
|
pepey |
papita |
papaya [ripe=fruit, unripe=veg] |
|
pesta |
pista |
pistachio |
|
peyara |
amrood |
guava |
|
tentul |
imli |
tamarind |
| Fish |
|
Bengali |
Hindi |
English |
|
bhetki |
bhetki machchi |
beckti |
|
chingri |
jhinga |
prawns/shrimp |
|
gurjali |
ravas |
Indian salmon |
|
ilish |
hilsa machchi |
hilsa |
|
kankra |
kakkra |
crab |
|
koi |
- |
climbing perch |
|
maachh |
machchi |
fish |
|
maachher dim |
machchi-ka-anda |
roe |
|
magur, shinghi, tangra |
magur, singhi, tangra |
cat fish |
|
pabda |
pupta |
Indian butter fish |
|
parshey |
boi |
mullet |
|
rui, mrigel, katla |
rohu, mirgel, katla |
carp, buffalo fish |
|
shole |
shole |
murrel |
|
topshey |
topsi |
mango fish |
| Meat and Poultry |
| Bengali |
Hindi |
English |
bherar mangsho |
bheri |
mutton |
|
chaap |
chaap |
rib chop |
|
dim |
anda |
egg |
|
gorur mangsho |
gai-ka-gosht |
beef |
|
hansh |
batak |
duck |
|
keema |
keema |
mince/ground meat |
|
khashi |
khashi |
fattened castrated goat |
|
mangsho |
gosht |
meat |
|
murgi |
murgh |
chicken |
|
pantha |
bakri |
goat |
|
suwarer mangsho |
suwar-ka-gosht |
pork |
|
Bread |
| Bengali |
Hindi |
English |
kochuri |
kachori |
fried wheat pastry with seasoned filling |
|
luchi |
luchi |
puffed fried fllour bread |
|
porota |
paratha |
thick crispy bread grilled in ghee |
|
pau ruti |
pau roti |
loaf bread |
|
ruti |
chapati |
unleavened whole wheat flour bread |
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