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What are popular fresh vegetables in India?
List of popular fresh vegetables grouped by popularity, with English names, and Hindi names in adjoining column.
The vegetables are listed in four groups. Vegetables are assigned to a group by most likely use to avoid
duplication.
- Base vegetables: These vegetables are used to make base for curries, eaten raw as an accompaniment or
used as garnish. This group consists of 15 vegetables
- Top ten curry vegetables: These vegetables are used as a major ingredient in a given curry dish. A curry may have more than one major
vegetable. The vegetables are listed in order of their demand.
- Second Tier curry vegetables. This group consists of 20 vegetables
- Catch-basket: This lists vegetables not included in first three groups. This group consists of 45 vegetables
Nomenclature notes
- Greens are referred to as: Patta, Saag, Shak, or Bhaji
- Phali refers to beans or seeds in a pod
Base Vegetables |
|
| Cilantro | Hara-dhaniya |
| Cucumber | Kheera |
| Cucumber-English | Kakri |
| Garlic | Lehsun |
| Ginger | Adrak |
| Green chili peppers | Hari-mirch |
| Kari leaves | Kari Patta |
| Lime | Nimboo |
| Long white radish | Mooli |
| Onions | Piyaz |
| Peppermint | Podina |
| Red Chili Peppers | Lal-mirch |
| Scallions | Hari-piyaz |
| Tamarind | Imli |
| Tomatoes | Tamatar |
Top ten Curry Vegetables |
|
| #1. Butternut Squash, English Pumpkin, Australian Pumpkin | Kaddu |
| #2. Eggplant, Brinjal, Aubergine | Baingen |
| #3. White potatoes | Aloo |
| #4. Cauliflower | Phool-gobi |
| #5. Okra, Lady-finger | Bhindi |
| #6. Spinach | Paalak |
| #7. Bitter-gourd, Bitter-melon | Karela |
| #8. Carrots | Gajar |
| #9. Bottle-gourd, Calabash | Lauki, Ghiya |
| #10. Green Peas | Matar |
Second Tier Curry Vegetables |
|
| 1. Apple-gourd, Indian round-gourd | Tinda |
| 2. Bell Pepper, Capsicum | Simla-mirch |
| 3. Black-eyed peas, cowpeas | Lobhia |
| 4. Broad Beans (Fava, Field, Horse, Hyacinth, Windsor beans) | Vaal-phali, Sem-phali |
| 5. Cabbage | Patta-gobi, Band-gobi |
| 6. Cluster Beans | Guvar-phali |
| 7. Fenugreek leaves | Methi-patta |
| 8. Jackfruit | Kathal |
| 9. Lotus root, White lily | Kamal-kakdi, Bhein |
| 10. Mushroom | Khumbi |
| 11. Mustard Greens | Sarson ka saag |
| 12. Natal Plum, similar to cranberry | Karonda |
| 13. Pointed-gourd | Parwal |
| 14. Ridge-gourd, Summer-squash, Zucchini | Torai |
| 15. Sweet-potato | Shakar-kandi |
| 16. Taro, Colocasia | Arbi, Kachalu, Ghuiya |
| 17. Taro leaves | Arbi-patta |
| 18. Turnip | Shalgam |
| 19. White goosefoot, goosefoot, Fat-hen | Bathua |
| 20. Yam-elephant | Jimikand, Suran |
Catch-basket Vegetables |
|
| Amaranth pods | Chauli-phali |
| Arrowroot | Paaniphal, Tikora |
| Asparagus | Shatwar, Sootmooli |
| Ash Gourd | Petha |
| Avocado, Butterfruit | Makhanphal |
| Beetroot (Chukander) | Chukander |
| Beetroot-greens | Chukander-patta |
| Brussels-Sprouts | Chhoti-gobi (Mini Cabbage) |
| Cassava, Yucca, Tapioca plant | Tikhoors, Maravalli, Sago |
| Chicory (Kasni, Kashini) | Kasni, Kashini |
| Chufa, Rushnut (Cyperus esculentus) | Chichoda |
| Celery (Apium graveolens) | Shalari, Ajmud, Randhuni |
| Corn kernels, Maize | Makki |
| Corn on the cob | Makki-bhutta |
| Dillweed | Suwa-bhaji |
| Drumstick (Moringa pod) | Sahjan-phali |
| Drumstick leaves | Muranka-bhaji |
| Endive | Gulsuchal-patta |
| French-beans | Frash-phali |
| Galangal-greater | Kulanjan, Barakulanjar |
| Garden-cress | Halim-shak |
| Gherkins-West Indian, Burr-gherkin | Tendli, Kunthroo |
| Ivy-gourd, Little-gourd | Tindora |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Hatichuk |
| Jicama | Sankalu |
| Khesari Leaves | Mistakenly called Masoor-bhaji |
| Kohlrabi | Ganth-gobi |
| Lotus seed | Makhana |
| Lettuce, Lactuca Sativa | Kasmi-saag |
| Native Chickpeas (Bengal gram) | Desi Kala Chana |
| Olives | Zaitoon |
| Parsnip | Gurjrika |
| Parsley | Ajmood |
| Plantain | Hara-Kela, Arati Kayi |
| Plantain flowers | Hara Kela ke phool, Arati Poovu |
| Plantain stem | Kela ka dhana, Arati thavva |
| Runner beans, Yard-long string beans | Barbati-phali |
| Serrated-gourd, Chinese okra | Peer-kangkai |
| Snake-gourd | Chachinda |
| Sorrel-Indian, Red-sorrel | Khatti-Bhaji, Chukka-Bhaji, Gongura |
| Taro-giant | Mankanda |
| Turmeric rhizome | Haldi Katci |
| Water chestnut | Singahara |
| Yam-aerial | Suar-alu, Pita-alu |
| Yam-water, Yam-greater, Yam-winged, Yam-asiatic | Ratalu, Chupri-alu, Khamalu |
| Yam-purple | Surti-kand |
| Zedoary | Kachura |