| Bengali | Common name | Alternative name(s) | Botanical name |
| * also used for another bengali spice: onion seed' and black sesame | |||
| Aaloo | Potato | Solanum tuberosum | |
| Aam | Mango | Mangifera indica | |
| Ada | Ginger | Ginger root; | Zingiber officinale |
| Arhar Daal | Pigeon Pea | Cajanus cajan | |
| Ba(n)dhakopi | Cabbage | Brassica oleracea Linne capita (many cultivars) | |
| Bashon | Gram flour | Chickpea flour; garbanzo flour; besan | Cicer arietinum |
| Begun | Aubergine (an abundance of cultivars) | eggplant; brinjal | Solanum melongena |
| Borboti | Cluster Beans | Cyamopsis tetragonolobus | |
| Boro elach | Black Cardamom; | Nepal cardamom; Greater Indian cardamom | Amomum subulatum; Amomum costatum |
| Capsicum | Capsicum | Bell Pepper | Capsicum annum; C. chinense; C. frutescens; C. baccatum; C. pubescens |
| Chaal Kumro | Ash gourd | winter melon; white gourd; wax gourd | Benincasa hispida |
| Cheena Badam | Peanut/Groundnut | Arachis hypogea | |
| Chhola/Kabli chhola | Garbanzo Beans | Chick Pea; Bengal Gram | Cicer arietinum |
| Chichinga/Chichingey | Snake Gourd | Trichosanthes cucumerina | |
| Daal | Pulses/Lentils | ||
| darchini | Cassia. Substitution: Cinnamon (i) | Vietnamese cinnamon (contains a little toxic coumarin) | Cinnamomum aromaticum |
| Dherosh | Okra | Bindi, Fingers Ladies, Gobo, Gombo, Gumbo, Ladies Finger, Ladies´ fingers, Lady´s finger, Lady´s-Fingers, Okra, Wild Okra | Abelmoschus esculentus |
| Dhoney | Cilantro; Coriander | Chinese parsley | Coriandrum sativum |
| Elach, Choto elach, Ela | Cardamom | White Cardamom | Elettaria cardamomum |
| Gajor | Carrot | Daucus carota sativus | |
| Gol Morich; | Black Pepper; Black peppercorn | Piper nigrum | |
| Hing | Asafoetida | devil's dung; stinking gum; asant; food of the gods; Kaayam | Ferula assafoetida |
| Holud | Turmeric | Curcuma longa | |
| Jaiphal | Nutmeg & Mace. | Nutmeg, Nutmeg Tree | from: Myristica fragrans |
| Jashtimodhu | Liquorice root | Black Sugar, Common Licorice, Common Liquorice, Cultivated Licorice, Kahles Sssholz, Kahles S�ssholz, Licorice, Licorice-Root, Liquorice, Russian Liquorice, Spanish Juice, Spanish Liquorice, Sweet Licorice, Sweet Wood, True Licorice | Glycyrrhiza glabra |
| Jeerey | Cumin (seed) | Cuminum cyminum | |
| Jhingey | Ridge gourd | Luffa acutangula | |
| jowan | Carom seed. | mistakenly as "bishop's weed". | Trachyspermum copticum |
| Ka(n)thal/E(n)chor | Jackfruit | Jaca, Jack, Jack Fruit, Jackfruit Tree, Jak, Jak Fruit, Jak-Fruit, Langka, Nangka | Artocarpus heterophyllus |
| Kaari Paata; Barsunga | Curry Leaf | Sweet Neem leaves | Murraya koenigii |
| kaju | cashew | Anacardium occidentale | |
| Kalo Jeera, Kalojire | Nigella seeds | Wild Onion seeds; black cumin seeds; Black Caraway, Black Cumin, Black Onion Seed, Black Seed, Black-Caraway, Black-Cumin, Blackseed, Falsely Black Cumin, Fennel Flower, Fennel-Flower, Gith, Nigella, Nutmeg Flower, Nutmeg Plant, Nutmeg-Flower, Onion Seed, Roman Coriander, Roman-Coriander | |
| kalo jira*; kalo jeera*; kali jeera* | Black Cumin. | fennel flower; nutmeg flower; Roman coriander; blackseed; black caraway; or black onion seed | (ii) Nigella sativa |
| Kalo sorse, Rai sorse, Sorsa | Black Mustard seeds | Brown mustard seed, Indian mustard | Brassica nigra |
| Kanch Kolaa | Plantain | Musa paradisiaca | |
| Kancha Lonka; Shukno Lonka/Laal Lonka | Celery | celeriac | Apium graveolens |
| Kochu | Taro/Colocasia | Colocasia esculenta | |
| Kolaai Daal/Biulir Daal | Black Lentil (whole)/White Lentil (dehusked) | urad dal; udad dal; urd bean; urd; urid; black matpe bean; black gram; black lentil | Vigna mungo |
| Korola/Uchchhey (Smaller variety) | bitter melon | bitter gourd | Momordica charantia |
| Kumro | Pumpkin | Cucurbita pepo | |
| Kundri | Ivy Gourd | Gentlemen's Toes; Little Gourd; Baby Watermelon; | Coccinia grandis |
| labango | Cloves | Syzygium aromaticum | |
| Lau | Bottle Gourd/Calabash | ||
| Lubya | Black-eyed pea | black-eyed bean; ChawaLie; Lobia | Vigna unguiculata unguiculata |
| mete aalu/khamalu | Yam (vegetable) | Dioscorea sp. | |
| Methi | Fenugreek leaves; fresh | Trigonella foenum-graecum | |
| Methi | Fenugreek seed | Trigonella foenum-graecum | |
| Moog daal | Mung Bean/Green Gram | Vigna Radiata | |
| Mouri; Mauri | Fennel seed | Foeniculum vulgare | |
| Mulo | Radish | Raphanus sativus | |
| Mushur daal | Red Lentils | ||
| Noté shaak | Amaranth/Chinese Spinach | Red spinach; Rau Den; Chinese spinach; | Amaranthus dubius |
| Olkopi | Kohlrabi/German Turnip | Brassica oleracea Gongylodes Group | |
| Paalong Shaak | Spinach | Spinacia oleracea | |
| Peyaaj | Onion | Allium cepa | |
| Phoolkopi | Cauliflower | Brassica oleracea | |
| Pianj koli | Chinese chive flowers | Allium schoenoprasum L | |
| Potol | Pointed Gourd | ||
| Raajma | Kidney Beans | Bean, Common Bean, Common Bean;bean, Common Haricot, Dry Bean, Dwarf Bean, Frash Bean, French Bean, Frijol, Garden Bean, Green Bean, Habichuela, Haricot, Haricot Bean, Haricot Commun, Haricot Francais, Haricots Carapatte, Haricots De Bourbon, Haricots Pales, Haricots Panaches, Haricots Tachetes, Haricots Varies, Haricots Violets, Mange-Tout, Pois, Rose Family Dry Bean, Runner Bean, Snap Bean, String Bean, Wax Bean | Phaseolus vulgaris |
| Ranga Aaloo/Mishti Aaloo | Sweet Potato | Ipomoca batata | |
| Roshun | Garlic | Stinking Rose; | Allium sativum |
| Shaalgom | Turnip | Brassica rapa rapa | |
| Shojne Da(n)ta | Drumstick | Moringa oleifera | |
| Shosha | Cucumber | Cucumis sp. | |
| Tometo | Tomato | Solanum lycopersicum |
