| 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 |
