FRUITS NAMES

Glossary - Fruits (Multilingual names for fruits)

English Tamil Malayalam Hindi Apple Applepazham / அரத்திப்பழம் / குமளிப்பழம் Apple pazham Sev Apricot Sarkkarai Badami / சர்க்கரை பாதாமி Khoobani/ khumani Avocado (Butterfruit) Vennai pazham / வெண்ணைப் பழம் Makhanphal Banana Vazhaipazham / வாழைப்பழம் Yethampazham Kela Blueberry Avurinelli Falsa Cantaloupe Parangi pazham / பரங்கி Kharbuja Coconut Thengai Thenga Nariyal/ Kopra Custard Apple Seetha pazham Seethappazham Shitaphal/ Saripa Dates Pericham pazham Eetha pazham khajoor Fig Atti Pazham Athi pazham Anjeer Gooseberry Nellikai Nelli Amla Grapefruit Grapes Dratchai Dratcha or Munthiri Angoor Green Berry / zizyphus Ber/ Bor Guava Koiya Peraka Amrud Jackfruit Palapazham Chakka Kathal Jambu fruit / bell fruit Panchali pazham / பஞ்சலிப்பழம் Jamun Lemon Kolinchi pazham Naranga Galgal/ Nimbu Lime Elumichai Cherunaranga Nimbu Lychee Lichi Mango Mam pazham Mangnga Aam Mulberry mulberrypazham Shehtooth Musk Melon (Cantaloupe) Mulam pazham Kharbooja Olive Jaitun Orange Naaram Naaranga Narangi Papaya Papalipazham Omakka Papeeta Pear Berikkai Sabarjil Nashpati Pineapple Annasi kaithachakka Ananas Plum Aloobukara Pomegranate Madhulam Maadhala naarnga/ Urumampazham Anar Prunes Kodi Mundiri pazham/ கொடிமுந்திரி Alubokhara Raisins kismis Unakkamunthiri Kismis Sapota/ Sapodilla Sapota Chikku Chikku Starfruit Pulichikai Ilumbi Puli Kamrakh Stoneapple Vilvam or koovilam Koovalam Bel/ Siriphal Strawberry Sweetlime Chaatukudi Musambi or Madhuranaaranga Mosambi Tamarind Puli Water Chestnut Singhara Watermelon Tarboosni Thannimathan Tarbooz / kalingad White goosefoot Bathua

Milk Poori

Ingredients

1. Wheat Flour / Atta
2. Warm Milk
3. Ghee
4. Cardamom powder
5. Turmeric Powder
6. Sugar
7. Salt

Make the dough using all the above ingredients. Keep the dough aside for 10 minutes. Make small balls of the dough and roll evenly into circles. Heat Oil and fry it.

Poha Upma (Aval Upma)

Ingredients

1. Poha
2. Oil
3. Dry Red Chilly
4. Mustard
5. Jeera
6. Chana Dal
7. Urad Dal
8. Peanut
9. Hing
10. Curry leaves
11. Green chilly
12. Onion
13. Turmeric
14. Salt
15. Coriander Leaves
16. Lemon Juice

Palak Paratha

Carrot Burfi

How to make sugar syrup

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup sugar

Boil water and sugar

Medium Simple Syrup – A ratio of 2 parts water to 1 part sugar

Thick or Rich Simple Syrup – A ratio of 1 part water to 1 part sugar

For thicker syrup, boil it for longer time and the syrup will be thicker  when cooled.

Adding a little corn syrup or an acid such as citrus juice will prevent it from crystallizing.

Note: The citric acid in lemon juice hydrolyzes the sucrose molecules into glucose and fructose as you heat the sugar. The water in the lemon juice is also part of this process. This mixture of monosaccharides is much less crystalline in the same way that most mixtures are less crystalline than pure substances.

Bechamel Sauce

Béchamel Sauce is the basic White Sauce

Ingredients

1. 2 tablespoons butter. (Same qty butter and flour)
2. 2 tablespoons flour.
3. 1 1/4 cups milk, heated.
4. Salt.
5. Freshly ground pepper and nutmeg powder (optional)
6. Bay Leaves
7. Onion
8. Cloves

Cook Butter and Flour

Add milk slowly

Onion, cloves, bay leaves for flouring

Bechamel Sauce can be used to thicken soups