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/Urdu name in the alphabetically indexed first column and find the corresponding English terms.
Pakistani Names For Spices, Fruits, Dairy Products and Their Categories:

English Names
Common Pakistani Names
Category
Almond
Badam
Dry Fruit
Alum
Phutkari
Basic Kitchen Item
Aloe
Kuar Gandhal
Essence
Aniseed
Saunf
Seeds
Apple
Saib
Fruit
Apricot
Khumani
Dry Fruit
Asafoetida
Hing
Spices
Ash gourd
Petha
Vegetable
Banana
Kayla
Fruit
Basil
Tulsi
Herb
Bay leaf
Tezpan
Herb
Bengal gram
Chana
Dal
Bitter gourd
Karela
Vegetable
Black pepper
Kali mirch
Spices
Black salt
Kala namak
Masala
Butter
Makhan
Prepared item
Butter Milk
Lusi
Prepared item
Catechu
Katha
Bark ground
Cabbage
Bund gobi
Vegetable
Capsicum
Bell Pepper
Shimla Mirch
Vegetable
Cardomom
Ilaichi
Spices
Caraway Seeds
Shajeer or Black Cumin Seeds
Spices
Carrot
Gajar
Vegetable
Cashewnut
Kaju
Dry Fruit
Cauliflower
Phool gobi
Vegetable
Chilli
Mirch
Vegetable
Cinnamon
Dalchini
Spices
Citric acid
Nimboo sat
Acid
Clarified butter
Ghee
Prepared item
Clove
Lavang
Spices
Cluster Beans
Gowaar Phali
Vegetable
Cowpea
Lobia
Vegetable
Coconut
Narial
Vegetable
Coconut Oil
Narial Ka Tel
Oil
Colocasia
Arvi
Vegetable
Coriander
Cilantro
Dhania
Vegetable
Corn cobs
Bhutta
Vegetable
Corn kernel
Makai
Vegetable
Cottage cheese
Paneer
Prepared Ingredient
Cream
Malai
Fat
Cucumber
Kheera
Vegetable
Cumin seed
Zeera
Seeds
Curd
Dahi
Prepared item
Currants
Kishmish
Dry Fruit
Curry leaves
Curry pata
Herb
Dillweed
Suvabhaji
Vegetable
Dates
Khajoor
Dry Fruit
Dried Mango powder
Amchoor
Masala
Dried whole milk
Milk Thickened
Khoya, mawa
Prepared Ingredient
Dry fenugreek leaves
Kasoori methi
Herb
Fenugreek seeds
Methi
Seeds
Flour
Atta
Flour
Garlic
Lasan
Spices
Ginger
Adrak
Spices
Gram dal
Chana dal
Dal
Gram flour
Besan
Flour
Grapes
Angoor
Fruit
Green cardomom
Chhoti ilaichi
Spices
Green chilli
Hari mirch
Vegetable
Guavas
Amrood
Fruit
Horse gram
Kulthi
Grams and dals
Honey
Shahad
Liquid
Horsebean
Urad
Cereal
Kidney beans
Rajma
Seeds
Lentil
Dal
Dal
Lime or Lemon
Lemoo
Vegetable
Long grain rice
Basmati
Rice Family
Mace
Javitri
Masala
Mango
Aam
Fruit
Margosa
Neem
Herb
Mashmelon
Kharbooza
Fruit
Milk
Doodh
Liquid
Mint
Pudina
Herb
Mustard seeds
Rai
Seeds
Mustard Oil
Sarson Ka Tel
Oil
Muskmelon
Cantalope
Kharbooza
Fruit
Myrtle
Henna
Herb
Nigella/Onion seeds
Kalonji
Seeds
Nutmeg
Jaiphal
Seeds
Oil
Tel
Fat
Olive Oil
Zetoon Ka Tel
Oil
Olives
Zetoon
Vegetable
Onion
Pyaaz
Vegetable
Orange
Santra
Fruit
Oregano, Thyme/ Carom seeds
Ajwain
Spices
Parsley
Ajmoda
Spices
Papaya
Papeeta
Fruit
Peas
Matar
Vegetable
Pear
Nashpati
Fruit
Pickle
Achaar
Prepared Ingredient
Pineapple
Ananas
Fruit
Pistachio
pista
Dry Fruit
Plain flour
Flour Refines
Maida
Flour
Plum
Aloobukara
Fruit
Pomegranate
Anar
Fruit
Pomegranate seeds
Anardhana
Seeds
Poppy Seeds
Khuskhus
Seeds
Potato
Aloo
Vegetable
Pumpkin
Kadu
Vegetable
Pulse
Toordal
Dal
Puffed Rice
Mumurae
Rice Family
Radish
Mooli
Vegetable
Raisins
Kishmish
Dry Fruits
Red chilli
Lal mirch
Spices
Rice
Chawal
Rice Family
Rock salt
Sinda namak
Prepared Ingredient
Rose
Gulab
Flower
Rose Water
Gulab ka urk
Essence
Star anise
Dagad Phool
Spice Lotus seeds
Spring onions
Subz Piyaz
Vegetable
Saffron
Kesar
Spices
Salt
Namak
Basic Kitchen Item
Screwpine
Kewra
Essence
Semolina
Sooji
Flour
Sesame
Til
Seeds
Silver Leaves
Varak
Herb
Spinach
Palak
Vegetable
Split green gram
Moong dal
Dal
Split horse bean
Urad dal
Dal
Sugar
Cheeni
Basic Kitchen Item
Sweet potato
Shakarkand
Vegetable
Tamarind
Imli
Basic Kitchen Item
Turmeric
Haldi
Spices
Vegetable oil
Banaspati
Fat
Vegetables
Subzi
Vegetable
Vermicelli
Seviyan
Prepared Ingredient
Vinegar
Sirka
Liquid
Walnut
Akhrot
Dry Fruit
Watermelon
Tarbooz
Fruit
Water Chestnuts
Singhara
Vegetable
Whole Wheat flour
Gehun atta
Flour
Yeast
Khameer
Prepared Ingredient

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