List of plants used in Indian cuisine

Vegetable names by language

Hindi	English	Botanical Name	Bengali	Gujarati	Kannada	Malayalam	Marathi	Punjabi	Tamil	Telugu	Sinhala	Oriya
Baingan	eggplant, brinjal	Solanum melongena	begun	ringna	badanekAyi	vazhuthanga	Vangi		kathri kai	vankaya		Baigana
Karela	bittermelon, bitter gourd	Momordica charantia	uchhe	karela	hagalakAyi	kaipakka,paavakka	Karle		pavai kai, paahar kai	kakarakaya		Kalara
Louki, dudhi	bottle gourd, calabash	Lagenaria siceraria	lau	dudhi	SoraykAyi, ChurakkAi	churaykka	Dudhi, Dudhi Bhopala	dudhi, ghiya	Surai kai	sorakaya	diya labu	Lau
Padwal, chichinga	snake gourd	Trichosanthes cucumerina	chichinga	pandola, padavali	paddvalkai	padavalanga	Padval	galartori	pudalankai	lingapotla, potla	pathola	Chachindra
Parwal	pointed gourd	Trichosanthes dioica	Potol	Pravar						Potals
Tinda	apple gourd, Indian round gourd	Praecitrullus fistulosus, Citrullus fistulosus					Dhemse			Donda kaya
Tindora, bimba, konduri	ivy gourd	Coccinia grandis		Tindora	kaagethonde, theekkuduru, thondekAyi	kova, koval	Tondli		kovai, kotturukanni, naripputu, vimpa	kaki donda		kunduri
Turai	Ridge gourd	Luffa acutangula	jhingey	Turia	heeray kAyi	peechchinga	Dodke		peerkan kai	Beera Kaaya	wetakolu	janhhi
Mooli	Winter Radish	Raphanus sativus	Mulo	Mulo	Moolangi		Mula	Mooli	Mullangi	Mullangi
Kaddu	Pumpkin		Kumro	kolu	kumbala KAyi	maththanga	Laal Bhopala		Arasanai kai, Poosani Kai	Gummadi
gobhi	Cauliflower		Phoolkopi	fulevar	hoo kOsu		Flower/Phoolkobi/Foolwar(Farmer's Language)			Gobipovvu
Patta gobhi	Cabbage		Patakopi	cobich	ele kOsu	muttakkoos	Cobi		Muttai kosu	Cabbage
Simla Mirch	Capsicum			Simla Marcha	Bholar Marcha, donne menasina kAyi	Capsicum	Dhobali Mirchi		Kudai Milagai	Bengulooru Mirchi
Guar-phali	Cluster beans			Guar	Gorikaayi		Gavaar		Kothu avarai kai	Alasandalu
	French Beans			Fansi			Shraavan Ghevada			Goru chikkudu
Gaajar	Carrot		Gajor	Gaajar	gajjari		Gaajar			Carrot
										Chikkudu
	Spinach			Palak			Palak		Pasalai Keerai	PalaKura
										Thota Kura
Bhindi	Lady's finger		Dhnarosh	Bhinda		VendaKaaya	Bhendi		Vendai Kaai	Benda Kaya
	Drumstick		Dnata	saragwaani shing	nugge kaayi	Muringai Kaaya	Shevgyachya Shenga			Munaga kaya
Kheera	Cucumber		Shosha	Kaakdi	savthekaee	Kumbhalengha	Kaakdi		Keerai Kai, Vellari kai
	Yam			Suran		Chenna	Suran		Senai Kizhangu, Seppan Kizhangu, Sembu	Chilakada Dumpa
										Dosa Kaya
										Boda Kakarkaya
										Donda Kaya
									Pachai Milagai	Pachhi Mirpakayalu
Daal	lentils		Daal	Daal	bele	Paruppu	Daal, Varan			Pappu
Aalu	Potato		Aalu	Bateta	aloogedde	Urlakizhangu	Batata		Urulai Kizhangu	Bangaladumpa
Pyaaj	Onion		Peyaaj	Dungli	erulli	Ulli			Venkgayam
	KadiPathra						Kadipatta		Kari Veppilai	Karepak

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