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Glossary

GLOSSARY

-ji / -Ji : Ji is a gender-neutral honorific suffix used in Hindi and Urdu to convey respect to the individual whose name it is appended to.

Aloo: Potato

Beta/Beti: Child

Bhabhi: An honorific term used to refer to a sister-in-law

Bhai: An honorific term used to refer to an older brother

Dal: Dal is an Indian dish made from pulses such as chickpeas or lentils.

Dal Makhani: Dal makhani is a popular North Indian dish where whole black lentils & red kidney beans are slow cooked with spices, butter & cream.

Chhaas: also known as spiced Buttermilk , is a popular Indian beverage that is made by combining Yogurt (curd) with water and various spices and herbs.

Didi: a term used to refer to an elder sister

Dupatta: The dupattā, also called chunni, chunari and chundari, is a long shawl-like scarf traditionally worn by women in the Indian subcontinent to cover the head and shoulders.The dupatta is currently used most commonly as part of the women's shalwar kameez outfit, and worn over the kurta and the gharara.

Fafda: Fafda is a fried crispy crunchy tasty snack made with besan (gram flour), laced with carom seeds and black pepper.

Gobi: Cauliflower

Jhula: A swing

Kachori: a deep-fried, savory pastry filled with spiced lentil, pea, or potato filling, often served with chutney or yogurt.

Khaman: Khaman is made from ground channa daal or channa gram flour, usually with lemon juice, semolina, and curd. A final tadka can be added, using ingredients such as asafoetida and chillies

Kurta/Kurti: A loose collarless shirt or tunic worn in many regions of South Asia

Lehenga: A long skirt worn by women in South Asia that is often elaborately embroidered with beads, shisha mirrors, or other ornaments

Mehndi: Henna

Pav Bhaji/Bhaji pav: An Indian fast food consisting of a thick spicy vegetable gravy served with soft dinner rolls.

Rotli: A type of flat, round South Asian bread

Sabzi: Sabzi, or subji, is an Indian term that defines simply a "vegetable dish.

Salwar-Kameez: The salwar kameez is a traditional outfit worn by Punjabi women. It comprises a pair of trousers known as the salwar and a tunic called the kameez. Traditionally, the salwar trousers are tailored to be long and loose-fitting with narrow hems above the ankles that are stitched to look like cuffs.

Samosa: a small triangular pastry filled with spiced meat or vegetables and fried in ghee or oil

Thepla: A type of flat, round South Asian bread.Its common ingredients are wheat flour, besan (gram flour), methi (fenugreek leaves) and other spices. It is served with condiments such as dahi (yogurt), red garlic chutney and chhundo (sweet mango pickle).

Vada Pav: The dish consists of a deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread bun (pav) sliced almost in half through the middle. It is generally accompanied with one or more chutneys and a green chilli pepper.

Undhiyu: Undhiyu is a Gujarati mixed vegetable dish that is a regional specialty of Surat, Gujarat, India. The name of this dish comes from the Gujarati word Undhu, which translates to upside down, since the dish is traditionally cooked upside down underground in earthen pots, termed Matlu, which are fired from above.