Macchi, Macchli | Fish |
Machli ki Ande | Fish Roe |
Madhu | Honey |
Madras | Generic term for 'hot' curries originating from the Madras region in Southern India |
Maida | All purpose flour |
Makai | Corn kernel |
Makai ka Atta | Corn flour / Maize flour |
Makhan, Makkhan | Butter |
Makhana | Puffed lotus seeds |
Makhani | Traditional Indian dish where meat or vegetables are cooked in a ghee (or cream) and tomato sauce |
Makhanphal | Avocado, Butterfruit |
Maki, Makki, Makka | Corn |
Malai | Cream |
Mamra, Mumra, Kurmura | Puffed Basmati Rice |
Manukka | Prunes |
Masala | A mixture/blend of spices |
Masoor | Red Lentil |
Masoor Dal | Split Red Lentil |
Matar Dal | Split Yellow or Green Peas |
Matar, Matta, Mutta | Green peas |
Mathanni | Wooden whisk |
Matka | Round earthenware pot used to freeze ice cream. It is filled with ice and salt |
Mattha, Chhaach | Butter Milk |
Mausambi, Mausammi | Sweet Lime |
Mawa | Whole dried milk |
Meetha Aloo | Sweet Potato |
Meethi, Meetha | Sweet |
Methi | Fenugreek |
Methi Dana | Fenugreek Seeds |
Methi Saag | Fenugreek leaves |
Mewa | Dried fruits |
Mirch | Chilli |
Misri or Mishri | Crystalised sugar lumps |
Mitha neebu | Lemon (sweet) |
Mollee | Fish cooked in coconut and chilli. |
Mooli | Large white radish |
Mooli ka Saag | Radish leaves |
Moong | Green Gram |
Moong dal | Green Gram (split) |
Moong dal Chilka | Green Gram, split, with skin |
Moong Fali, Moomfali | Peanuts, Groundnuts |
Moongre | Radish seed pods |
Mosambi | Lime (sweet) |
Moti Elaichi | Brown Cardamom |
Moti Saunf, Soonf | Fennel |
Mulahati, Mulethi | Liquorice |
Munakka | Large Sultanas or Currants |
Muranka | Drumstick |
Muranka ka Saag | Drumstick leaves |
Murgh, Murg, Murga | Chicken |
Musli | Asparagus |
Naan (Keema) | Naan bread stuffed with a thin layer of minced meat curry and cooked in a tandoor oven |
Naan (Peshwari) | Naan bread stuffed with almonds and/or cashewnuts and/or raisins and cooked in a tandoor oven |
Naan, Nan | Flat, oval leavened bread cooked in a tandoor oven |
Namkeen, Nimkeen | Salty or savoury deep fried snacks served cold |
Narangi, Santara | Orange |
Nargis kebab | Indian scotch egg (spicy minced meat around a hard boiled egg) |
Nariyal ka Doodh | Coconut Milk |
Nashpaati, Nashpati | Pear |
Neem | Margosa tree |
Neembu, Nimboo, Nimbu | Lemon or Lime |
Nigella | Onion seeds (Kalonji) |
Nilgiri | Eucalyptus |
Nimak, Namak | Salt |
Nimboo ka Sat | Citric Acid |
Nimbu ka Chilka | Lemon Rind |
Nimbu, Neembu | Lemon |