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List of Indian spicesFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indian spices include a variety of spices grown across the Indian subcontinent (a sub-region of South Asia). With different climates in

different parts of the country, India produces a variety of spices, many of which are native to the Subcontinent, while others were

imported from similar climates and have since been cultivated locally for centuries.

Spices are used in different forms - whole, chopped, ground, roasted, sauteed, fried and as topping. They blend food to extract the

nutrients and bind them in a palatable form. Some spices are added at the end as a flavouring and are typically heated in a pan with

ghee or cooking oil before being added to a dish. Lighter spices are added last, and spices with strong flavour should be added first.

Curry is not a spice, but a term used by western people and refers to any dish in Indian cuisine that contains several spices blended

together and could be with a gravy base or a dry item.

Below is a list of spices and other flavouring substances commonly used in India.

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Alkanet root Ratin jot

Aniseed[1] Suwa or Shopa /

Asafoetida Hing

Red Chilli Laal Mirch

Black

cardamomKali Elaichi

/

White pepper Safed Mirchi !, 'kurumulaku'

Black pepper Kali Mirchi

Peppercorns Kali Mirch

Black Cumin Shah Jeera "#, karinjeerakam

,

Capers Kachra , &,

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Capsicum Shimla Mirch

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Celery /

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Indian bay

leaf, bay leafTej Patta . /

)

, Karuvapatta ila

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Cinnamon

budsNaaga Keshar

!

Cinnamon Dalchini , karuvapatta '( )* !/

Citric acid Saji na phool - %

, citric amlam

+,- . "#$

Cloves Laung / 2 ), /. grampu/karayampu

Coriander

powder

Dhania powder/

Pisa Dhania

/

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, mallippodi123, )

Coriander

seed

Dhania/hara

dhaniya - * , malli 1 )

CubebKebab Cheeni /

Kabab Chini 8

, sarvasudandhi

4

Cumin seed

grounded into

balls

Jeera Goli # ' 5'

Cumin seed Jeera # , jeerakam

Curry tree or

sweet neem

leaf

Kadipatta

(Currypatta) . / .

. ./ , kariveppila

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Fennel seed Saunf/Sanchal 2 / "#//, jeerakam/perumjeerakam

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Fenugreek

leaf

Kasoori Methi

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(#$), uluva ila unakkiyathu

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Fenugreek

leafMethi leaves . 0 1 , uluva ila

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Fenugreek

seedMethi seeds

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Garcinia

gummi-guttaKudampuli 6 , kudampuli

Garam masala

Garam

masala/Kadha

Masala

, garam masala

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Garcinia

indicaKokum , , "

'kaattampi', # 'kokkam'

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Garlic Lahsun ! 37 &', veluthulli

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Ginger Adrak " (, inji

Dried ginger Sonth - 8 # , chukku CD

Green

cardamomChhoti Elaichi #, elakka 7!

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Bedellium

Tree

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Indian

gooseberryAmla * #, nellikka

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Black salt Kala Namak /

Sanchal /

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Kalpasi Pathar Ka Phool ,

Licorice

powderJethimadh

, irattimadhuram

, podi

Long pepper Pippali , pippali

Mango extract Camiki

Sour dried

mango

powder

Aamchur/Amchoor

powder /

/

Mint Pudina ' , puthina

Mustard seed Sarson ), , kaduku, ,

Brown

mustard seedRai , kaduku ,

Nigella seed Kalonji ) , , karimjeerakam

,

Nutmeg Jaiphal / ! , jathikka !

Mace Javitri / / ! , jathipathri "# #

Holy basil Tulsi , thulasi$%, $% &

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Pomegranate seed

/, mathalanaranga kuru/alli

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Poppy seed Khus Khus - , kasakasa

Saffron pulp Kesar mari mari ,

% /&&/0

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Saffron Kesar, mayur , kesar /, kunkumappuvu

&&,

*

Salt Namak mithoo , uppu 2, uppu

Sesame seed Til 4 ! ,ellu 3 ./*

Star anise Chakra Phool5 , 5

2 ! , thakkolam # 01

Tamarind Imli 7 3/ , puli/valanpuli

5 3

Carom/thymol

seedAjwain

, ayamodakam

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Turmeric Haldi : % ', manjal 7 *7

Fresh basil Tulsi , thulasi $%

Fresh

corianderHara dhaniya 4 7

-()

, malliyila 8"9 : 8*

Green chili

pepperHari Mirch ' 2 6

), pachamulaku

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Gum

tragacanthKatira Goond )

Spice trade

References

1. dictionary.reference.com: anise (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anise)

External links

"Glossary Pakistani & Indian Spices (Masala)" (http://www.khanapakana.com/article/c15decd5-50c1-48b2-8773-85cdc5686eee/glossary-pakistani-indian-spices-

masala-). Direct Advert Media LLC. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

"Glossary of Food Ingredients" (http://ourdesiworld.com/reference/glossary-of-food-ingredients-english-hindi-urdu). Cymran LLC. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

"Glossary of Spices & Condiments - Indian Names" (http://www.syvum.com/recipes/indian/glosss1.html). Syvum Technologies Inc. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

Gantzer, Hugh; Gantzer, Colleen (2014). SpiceStory. Spices Board of India. ISBN 9789383098385.

Raghavan, Susheela (2006). Handbook of Spices, Seasonings, and Flavorings. (http://books.google.co.in/books?id=m4vvs87XiucC&source=gbs_navlinks_s) (2nd ed.

ed.). Hoboken: CRC Press. ISBN 9781420004366.

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