What is Muttikaya in Hindi? What is Bengal Gram in Telugu?...well I am faced with such questions all the time. Since I think and use Telugu most of the time, but have to communicate in Tamil to get things from Grocery, I find it hard to get the local name when I order that. So every time will have to ask Amma what it is called in Tamil. Likewise there are few ingredients that I know in English but not equivalent in Tamil or Telugu. When I started writing down recipes when I was in college, I maintained a separate page where I would update all the equivalent names in all the languages. But it was quite limited and updating it was also difficult.
In this age and technology, it should not be a problem to get the different names used in different languages and have them in one common place - The Internet. Anybody can access and be benefited.
So this is going to be a new series where I will be writing on one Ingredients every week. Will try to post a picture and dig up medicinal value, if any, and other related informations that will enrich the ingredient.
Expecting everybody to input the name as it is called in your language. This is not just restricted to Indian names but global languages.
Hope I can get everybody's support and contribution.
Coffee says
Good going Sri!!
Rajitha says
that is a great idea... and this increases our knowledge base esp. us foodies...
Cynthia says
Fantastic! I look forward to this. You will try, wherever you can to do the English name too?
Jyothi says
Hi Srivalli! great thought. Really this is common problem for everybody (think so). Surely I will try to participate. Keep it up....
GV Barve - Gokhale says
Oh!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a same thought.I am freezed.I have prepared in a paper and thought of publishing with help of other bloggers to fill it up, what I don't know.I am working on it for a month individually with my known languages.
TBC says
That will definitely be of help to a lot of people. Good idea!
Sirisha Kilambi says
Nice post Valli 🙂 Good Info 🙂
Asha says
Sri,great idea!
I just posted a Lauki Halwa which is to me is Bottle gourd Halwa.They say it's Doodhi(Ash Gourd?) too but are Lauki and Doodhi same? I am confused!!
Ash Gourd is Boodu kumabala kai in Kannada.
Bottle Gourd is Sorekai in Kannada.
archana says
Your idea is superb 🙂
Jyothsna says
Cool idea. I'll surely learn from it.
Suganya says
Count me in!
Srivalli says
Thanks Coffee, hope I will get all the gujarathi names from you!
Yes Rajitha..hope you will give you input
Most definitely
Cynthia...thats the whole idea...we should try to get all the different names possible
Wow..thats great GV ..hope you will be willing to share your knowledge with us.
Thanks TBC
Thanks Sirisha...hope you will participate...
Already...I can trust on you always Asha..thats so much information...it will immediately go into the repository
Thanks archana hope you will participate
Thanks Jyothsna
So glad Suganya
Hope so Jyothi ..
Raaga says
Great idea 🙂
Neelam says
Hi Sri...thats a great idea! Looking forward to it.
Srivalli says
Thanks Raaga
Thanks Neelam...will try to come out with something useful.
sree says
Hi Akka
i am missing my mom cooking
Txs for your tips
i made it like mom
txs
sree Malta