| Hindi | Common name | Alternative name(s) | Botanical name | |
| Romanised | Traditional | |||
| Bandakai, Bhindi, Bhindi), Bhindii (Bindi, Dheras, Vendakai | भिंडी, | Okra | Bindi, Fingers Ladies, Gobo, Gombo, Gumbo, Ladies Finger, Ladies´ fingers, Lady´s finger, Lady´s-Fingers, Okra, Wild Okra | Abelmoschus esculentus |
| Aam | Mango | Mangifera indica | ||
| Adrak; Adrakh (fresh); Sonth; Saunth (dried) | अदरख; सोंठ; सौंठ | Ginger | Ginger root; | Zingiber officinale |
| Ajwain | अजवायन | Carom seed. | mistakenly as "bishop's weed". | Trachyspermum copticum |
| Aloo | Potato | Solanum tuberosum | ||
| Ambemohor Pat, Kenr, Rampe | Pandan leaves | Fragrant Pandan, Fragrant Screwpine Indonesian Screwpine, Pandan Rampeh, Scented Pandan, Screw Pine, Screw Tree, Umbrella Tree | P. amaryllifolius | |
| Amchoor (Amchur) | Mango; dried powder. | |||
| Amjud | अजवाइन | Celery | celeriac | Apium graveolens |
| Amla | Emblica. | Indian Gooseberry. | ||
| Anar-daana | Pomegranate seeds. | |||
| Aṅkurita phaliyāṁ | अंकुरित फलियां | bean sprouts | ||
| Arabi; Arui | Taro/Colocasia | Colocasia esculenta | ||
| Arhar; Toovar; Toor Dal; Tuvar Dal; Rahar | Pigeon Pea | Cajanus cajan | ||
| Badi saunf; Bari saunf; Moti saunf; Saunf; Saumph | बड़ी सौंफ़; मोटी सौंफ़; सौंफ़; सौंफ | Fennel seed | Foeniculum vulgare | |
| Baingan; Bhata; Bhanta; Brinjal | बैंगन | Aubergine (an abundance of cultivars) | eggplant; brinjal | Solanum melongena |
| Bānsa kī śūṭiṅga | बांस की शूटिंग | bamboo shoots | Bambusa vulgaris; Phyllostachys edulis | |
| Bārabēkyū sū'ara kā mānsa | बारबेक्यू सूअर का मांस | barbecue pork | red pork; cha siu | |
| Besan | Gram flour | Chickpea flour; garbanzo flour; besan | Cicer arietinum | |
| Cakki, Kanthal, Katahal, Kathal | Jackfruit | Jaca, Jack, Jack Fruit, Jackfruit Tree, Jak, Jak Fruit, Jak-Fruit, Langka, Nangka | Artocarpus heterophyllus | |
| Chauli | Amaranth/Chinese Spinach | Red spinach; Rau Den; Chinese spinach; | Amaranthus dubius | |
| Chole (Desi Chana; Kabuli Chana) | Garbanzo Beans | Chick Pea; Bengal Gram | Cicer arietinum | |
| Choti ilaichi; Hari ilaichi; Elaichi; Ilaichi | छोटी इलायची; हरी इलायची; इलायची | Cardamom; Green | Amomum cardamomum | |
| Daal | Lentils | Pulses | ||
| Dalchini | दालचीनी | Cinnamon (stick and powder) | Cinnamomum verum | |
| Dalchini; Jungli | दालचीनी | Cassia. Substitution: Cinnamon (i) | Vietnamese cinnamon (contains a little toxic coumarin) | Cinnamomum aromaticum |
| Dhania | धनिया | Cilantro; Coriander | Chinese parsley | Coriandrum sativum |
| Dhania | Coriander; dried seeds | coriander (seeds) | Coriandrum sativum | |
| Dhania; Hara Patta | धनिया | Cilantro Fresh | Coriander; Chinese parsley | Coriandrum sativum |
| Dhania; Sukha Patta | धनिया | Coriander; (leaves and dried leaves) | coriander leaves; cilantro; culantro | Coriandrum sativum |
| Dhaniyā jaṛa | धनिया जड़ | cilantro root | ||
| Elaichi; Bari | काले इलायची; बड़ी इलायची; बिग इलायची; काली इलायची; डोडा | Black Cardamom; | Nepal cardamom; Greater Indian cardamom | Amomum subulatum; Amomum costatum |
| Gaajar | गाजर | Carrot | Daucus carota sativus | |
| Gaanth Gobhi | Kohlrabi/German Turnip | Brassica oleracea Gongylodes Group | ||
| Gawar-phali | Cluster Beans | Cyamopsis tetragonolobus | ||
| Gilka; Tori | Silk Squash/Chinese Okra | |||
| Goal Mirch; Lal | Lal peppercorn | |||
| Goal Mirch; Pilli | Green peppercorn | |||
| Goal Mirch; Safed | White peppercorn | |||
| Gobhi (Phool Gobhi) | फूलगोभी | Cauliflower | Brassica oleracea | |
| Gond Katira | कटीरा गूंद | Katira Tree sap Gum | Tragacanth gum; | Astralagus adscendens; A. gummifer; A. tragacanthus. |
| Gulab Jal | Rose Water | |||
| Haldi | Turmeric | Curcuma longa | ||
| Hing | हींग | Asafoetida | devil's dung; stinking gum; asant; food of the gods; Kaayam | Ferula assafoetida |
| Ilāyacī | इलायची | Cardamom | White Cardamom | Elettaria cardamomum |
| Imli | Tamarind. | Tamarindus indicus | ||
| Javitri; Jaayphala (Jayphala), Jaephal, Jaiphal, Jaitri, Japhal, Javinthri, Javitri, Kathal, Taifal | Nutmeg & Mace. | Nutmeg, Nutmeg Tree | from: Myristica fragrans | |
| Jeera; Shahi; jeera; kala | काला जीरा | Black Cumin. | (i) Bunium persicum | |
| Jethimadh, Mulethi, Mulhathi, Mulhatti | मुलहाटी | 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 |
| Jimikand | Yam (vegetable) | Dioscorea sp. | ||
| Jīrā bīja; vilayati jeera | जीरा बीज; विलायती जीरा | Caraway Seeds | Meridian Fennel; Persian Cumin | Carum carvi |
| Jira, Jeera, Saphed jira | जीरा, सफेद जीरा | Cumin (seed) | Cuminum cyminum | |
| Kaddu; Kohada | Pumpkin | Cucurbita pepo | ||
| Kājū | काजू | cashew | Anacardium occidentale | |
| Kala Namak | काले सेंधा नमक | Black Rock salt | Many warnings against it's ingestion. Fluoride poisoning +++ | |
| Kali mirch; Goal Mirch; Kali | काली मिर्च | Black Pepper; Black peppercorn | Piper nigrum | |
| Kali rai, Kali sarson, Lal sarson, Rai, Sarson | काली राई, काली सरसों, लाल सरसों, राई, सरसों | Black Mustard seeds | Brown mustard seed, Indian mustard | Brassica nigra |
| Kalonji | कलौंजी; कलोंजी | Black Cumin. | fennel flower; nutmeg flower; Roman coriander; blackseed; black caraway; or black onion seed | (ii) Nigella sativa |
| Kalonji; Kaalaa Jiira (Kala Jeera, Kala Zeera), Kala Zira, Kalajira, Kalaunji, Kalonji, Kalounji, Krishna Jeera, Mugrela, Munga Reala | कलौिज, कालाजीरा, मुगरेला, | 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 | |
| Kamarkas | Sage | |||
| Karela | करेला | bitter melon | bitter gourd | Momordica charantia |
| Karipatta; Mitha nim; Mitha neem patta | करीपत्ता; मीथ णीम; मीथ नीम पत्ता | Curry Leaf | Sweet Neem leaves | Murraya koenigii |
| Kela | Plantain | Musa paradisiaca | ||
| Kēlā | केला | banana | cultivars of Musa sapientum | |
| Kēlē kē phūla | केले के फूल | banana flower | ||
| Kesar | Saffron | |||
| Kewra | Pandanus essence | Screwpine Essence | ||
| Kheera | Cucumber | Cucumis sp. | ||
| Khus-khus | Poppy Seeds | |||
| Kokum | Kokum | Wild mangosteen; red mango | Garcinia indica | |
| kolumichai | kaffir lime | limau purut | Citrus x hystrix, | |
| Lahsun; Lahsan | लहसुन; लहसन | Garlic | Stinking Rose; | Allium sativum |
| Lal mirch; Hari mirch | मिर्च | chillie | chilli pepper; chilli; chillie; chili; and chillie | Genus: capsicum annum. Family: Solanaceae |
| Laung | लौंग | Cloves | Syzygium aromaticum | |
| Lobia | Black-eyed pea | black-eyed bean; ChawaLie; Lobia | Vigna unguiculata unguiculata | |
| Louki; Dudhi; Ghiya; Lauaa | लौकी | Calabash | Bottle Gourd | Lagenaria vulgaris |
| Maithray; Methi | मेथी बीज | Fenugreek seed | Trigonella foenum-graecum | |
| Makhna | Lotus seeds; Popped | |||
| Masala | curry paste | |||
| Masala | curry powder | |||
| Masoor Daal | Red Lentils | Lens culinaris | ||
| Maval petals | Cock's comb. | feathery amaranth (food dye) | Celosia Cristata; Celosia argentea | |
| Methi; Hari | मेथी पत्ते | Fenugreek leaves; fresh | Trigonella foenum-graecum | |
| Methi; Kasoori; kasturi methi | Fenugreek; dried leaves | Trigonella foenum-graecum | ||
| Mirch; Degi | Kashmir Paprika | |||
| Mirch; Hari mirch (green) | हरी मिर्च; लाल मिर्च | Green Chillie; fresh | Genus: Capsicum Family: Solanaceae | |
| Mirch; Lal | Red Chillie | Red Chillie pepper | ||
| Mishri | Rock candy | |||
| Mooli; Murai | Radish | Raphanus sativus | ||
| Moong | Mung Bean/Green Gram | Vigna Radiata | ||
| Moong Phali | Peanut/Groundnut | Arachis hypogea | ||
| Mullilam, Tilfda (Zanthoxylum rhetsa); Tejbal (Z. alatum); Tambhul (Z. acanthopodium), Tumburu (Bezug unklar) | Szechuan Pepper | Szetchwan pepper, Anise pepper, Sheguan pepper, Sprice pepper, Sichuan pepper, Chinese pepper, Japanese pepper | Xanthoxylum piperitum | |
| Namak | Salt | |||
| Nimboo (Nimbu) | Lime; fresh | In many countries; Lime is also called as lemon | Citrus aurantifolia (Many cultivars) | |
| Nimboo Phool | Citric Acid | (8% in lemons and limes) | ||
| Paalak | Spinach | Spinacia oleracea | ||
| Padwa; Chichinga | Snake Gourd | Trichosanthes cucumerina | ||
| Parwal; Parora; Patal | Pointed Gourd | Trichosanthes dioica | ||
| Patta Gobhi; Band Gobhi | गोभी | Cabbage | Brassica oleracea Linne capita (many cultivars) | |
| Petha; Raksahawa Komhada | पेठा | Ash gourd | winter melon; white gourd; wax gourd | Benincasa hispida |
| Pippali | Long Pepper | |||
| Podina | Peppermint leaves; Fresh | |||
| Pyaaj | Onion | Allium cepa | ||
| Pyaj; Piyaj; Pyaz; Piyaz; Gandha | प्याज; प्याज़; गण्डा | green onion | Spring Onion; salad onion; scallion | Allium wakegi |
| Rajma; Biins | 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 | |
| Saijan; Sahjan | सहजन | Drumstick | Moringa oleifera | |
| Sarson | Mustard seeds | |||
| Saunf; Saunf; Choti; Saunf; Patli; Saunf; Vilaiti; Chakra; Phool | छोटी सौंफ़, पतली सौंफ़, सौंफ़, सौंफ, विलायती सौंफ़ | Anise | Sweet cumin; Aniseed | Pimpinella anisum |
| Shakkar Kandi; Kanna | Sweet Potato | Ipomoca batata | ||
| Shalgam | Turnip | Brassica rapa rapa | ||
| Shimla Mirch | शिमला मिर्च | Capsicum | Bell Pepper | Capsicum annum; C. chinense; C. frutescens; C. baccatum; C. pubescens |
| Silam | सिलाम | Perilla | Green Shiso; beefsteak plant | perilla fructescens |
| Sirka | Vinegar | |||
| Soa | सोआ | Dill | Lao coriander; Lao cilantro | Anethum graveolens |
| Sumaq | Sumac | |||
| Tamaatar | Tomato | Solanum lycopersicum | ||
| Tej Patta | Indian Bay leaf | Lauris nobilis (Folia Lauri) | ||
| Tinda (Dilpasand in Hyderabad; Andhra Pradesh) | Apple Gourd | Indian Round Gourd | Praecitrullus fistulosus; Citrullus fistulosus | |
| Tindora; Kundru; Bimba; Konduri | Ivy Gourd | Gentlemen's Toes; Little Gourd; Baby Watermelon; | Coccinia grandis | |
| Tulsi; Tulasi | Basil; Thai Sacred; | Thai Holy basil; Hot basil | Ocimum sanctum | |
| Turai; Tori | Ridge gourd | Luffa acutangula | ||
| Urad | उड़द | Black Lentil (whole)/White Lentil (dehusked) | urad dal; udad dal; urd bean; urd; urid; black matpe bean; black gram; black lentil | Vigna mungo |
| Yai-macha | Chinese keys | fingerroot | Boesenbergia rotunda | |
