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Food Glossary and Measurements

Vegetables- Kaai karigal

  • Ashgourd/white pumpkin – poosanikkai
  • Beans- Green beans
  • Beetroot-Beetroot
  • Bittergourd-Pavakkai
  • Bottle gourd- Surakkai
  • Brinjals/Eggplant- Kathirikkai
  • Broad beans/Sabre beans – Avarakkai
  • Cabbage- Muttai gose
  • Capsicum/Green bell pepper- Kodamilagai
  • Carrots- Carrots
  • Cauliflower- Cauliflower
  • Chayote- chowchow/Bangalore kathirikkai
  • Cluster beans- Kothavarrakkai
  • Coconut milk- Thengai paal
  • Coconut- Thengai
  • Colacasia/Taroroot- Sepankizhangu
  • Cowpeas- Kaaramani
  • Cucumber- Vellarikkai
  • Drumsticks- Murungakkai
  • Elephant Yam- Senai kizhangu
  • Gherkins- Kovakkai
  • Green peas- Pachchai pattani
  • Kholrabi/Turnip – Nool khol
  • Okra/Ladysfinger- Vendakkai
  • Onions- Vengayam
  • Pantain flower- Vazhai poo
  • Parsnip- Mullangi(white)
  • Pearl onions- Sambar Vengaayam, chinna Vengaayam
  • Plantain stem- vazhathandu
  • Potato- Urulaikizhangu
  • Radish- Mullangi(red)
  • Ribbed/ridgegourd- Peerkangai
  • Scallions/springonions- Vengayathaal
  • Snakegourd- Podalangai
  • Sweet potato-Sakkaraivalli kizhangu
  • Tapioca/Cassava- Maravallikizhangu
  • Tender coconut- Ilaneer
  • Tomatoes- Thakkali pazham
  • Yellow pumpkin- Parangikkai

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