Pakistani Cooking Glossary

Are you confused with the Pakistani names of various ingredients, categories and processes? Solve your problems with our comprehensive glossary. Search for the Pakistani/Udu name in the alphabetically indexed first column and find the corresponding English terms.Translation of Spices, Dry Fruit, Seed, Herb form Urdu to English, and English to Urdu both are arranged alphabetically.

Glossary Of Spices Dry Fruit, Seed, Herb- English to Urdu

English Names	Urdu Names
Almond Dry Fruit	Badam
Alum	Phitkari
Aniseed	Saunf
Asafoetida	Hing
Bay Leaf	Tez Patta
Bengal Gram Pulses	Chana
Black Cumin Seeds / Caraway Seeds	Kala Zeera
Black Pepper	Kali Mirch
Brown Cardamom	Elaichi (Moti)
Bun	Paav / Pav / Pao
ButterMilk	Mattha (Chhaach)
Carom Seeds/ Thyme	Ajwain
Cashew Nut	Kaju
Cinnamon	Dalchini
Citric Acid	Nimboo ka Rus
Clarified Butter	Ghee
Clove	Long
Coriander Powder	Dhania Powder
Cottage Cheese	Paneer
Cream Milk Fat	Malai
Cucumber	Kheera
Cumin Seed	Zeera
Curd	Dahi
Currants	Kishmish
Curry Leaves	Curry Patta
Dates (Dried) Dry Fruit	Chhuara
Dried mango powder	Amchoor
Fenugreek Seeds	Methi Dana
Garlic	Lahsan
Gram Dal Pulses	Chana Dal
Gram Flour	Besan
Green Cardamom	Elaichi (Chhoti)
Groundnut	Moong Phali
Horse Bean	Urad Dal
Mace	Javitri
Mustard Seeds (Moti)	Sarson
Mustard Seeds (Small)	Raai / Raee
Nutmeg Seeds	Jaiphal
Pomegranate Seeds (Dried)	Anaar Dana (Powder)
Rock Salt	Kala Namak
Sago	Sabudana
Ginger	Adrak / Sonth
Tamarind	Imli
Wheat Flour	Atta
Whole Milk/Thickened	Khoya / Mawa

Glossary Of Spices Dry Fruit, Seed, Herb- Urdu to English

Urdu Names	English Names
Adrak / Sonth	Ginger
Ajwain	Carom Seeds/ Thyme
Amchoor	Dried mango powder
Anaar Dana (Powder)	Pomegranate Seeds (Dried)
Atta	Wheat Flour
Badam	Almond
Besan	Gram Flour
Chana	Bengal Gram Pulses
Chana Dal	Gram Dal Pulses
Chhuara	Dates (Dried) Dry Fruit
Dahi	Curd
Dalchini	Cinnamon
Dhania Powder	Coriander Powder
Elaichi (Chhoti)	Green Cardamom
Elaichi (Moti)	Brown Cardamom
Ghee	Clarified Butter
Imli	Tamarind
Jaiphal	Nutmeg Seeds
Javitri	Mace
Jeera	Cumin Seed
Kaju	Cashew Nut
Kala Namak	Rock Salt
Kala Zeera	Black Cumin Seeds / Caraway Seeds
Kali Mirch	Black Pepper
Kari Patta	Curry Leaves
Khoya,Mawa Dried	Whole Milk/Thickened
Kishmish	Currants
Lasan / Lahsun	Garlic
Laung	Clove
Maida	Flour
Malai	Cream Milk Fat
Mattha (Chhaach)	ButterMilk
Methi Dana	Fenugreek Seeds
Moong Phali	Groundnut
Nimboo ka Rus	Citric Acid
Paav / Pav / Pao	Bun
Paneer	Cheese
Phitkari	Alum
Raai / Raee	Mustard Seeds (Small)
Sabudana	Sago
Sarson	Mustard Seeds (Moti)
Saunf	Aniseed
Tez Patta	Bay Leaf
Urad Dal	Horse Bean

Glossary Of Pulses- English to Urdu

English Names	Urdu Names
Beaten Rice	Poha
Bengal Gram	Chana
Black Eyed Beans	Lobhia
Black Gram	Sabut Masar Dal / Kaali Dal
Broken Wheat	Dalia
Chickpeas (brown)	Kale Chana
Chickpeas (green)	Cholia / Hara Chana
Chickpeas (white)	Kabuli Chana
Gram Flour	Besan / Chane Ka Atta
Green Gram	Moong
Maize Flour	Makai Ka Atta
Red Kidney Beans	Rajma / Lal Lobhia
Red Lentil	Masoor
Refined Flour	Maida
Rice	Chawal
Semolina	Suji / Rava
Split Bengal Gram	Chana Dal
Split Black Gram	Kaali Dal / Urad Dal
Split Green Gram	Moong Dal
Split Red Gram	Tuvar Dal / Arhar Dal
Split Red Lentil	Masoor Dal
Wheat	Gehun
Wheat Flour	Gehun Ka Atta

Glossary Of Pulses- Urdu to English

Urdu Names	English Names
Besan / Chane Ka Atta	Gram Flour
Chana	Bengal Gram
Chana Dal	Split Bengal Gram
Chawal	Rice
Cholia / Hara Chana	Chickpeas (green)
Dalia	Broken Wheat
Gehun	Wheat
Gehun Ka Atta	Wheat Flour
Kaali Dal / Urad Dal	Split Black Gram
Kabuli Chana	Chickpeas (white)
Kale Chana	Chickpeas (brown)
Lobhia	Black Eyed Beans
Maida	Refined Flour
Makai Ka Atta	Maize Flour
Masoor	Red Lentil
Masoor Dal	Split Red Lentil
Moong	Green Gram
Moong Dal	Split Green Gram
Poha	Beaten Rice
Rajma / Lal Lobhia	Red Kidney Beans
Sabut Masar Dal / Kaali Dal	Black Gram
Suji / Rava	Semolina
Tuvar Dal / Arhar Dal	Split Red Gram