List of Indian Spices - Fresh spices & Dry spices

Spice names in Indian Languages

This list of spices contains the Indian spices that are commonly used in Indian cooking. Here we have fresh spices and dried spices. Find below the spice names in Indian languages.

These spices come from different parts of plants. Flowers, seeds, leaves, stems, fruits etc. The spices include barks such as cinnamon, leaves such as bay leaf, curry leaf, flowers such as star anise etc.

You will find the spices listed here in Indian languages such as Hindi, Marathi, and Kannada along with English.

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List of Fresh Spices with English and Indian names

Green Chili Pepper	Hari Mirch	Hirvi mirchi	Hasi Menasinkai, hasi mensu
Chile Pepper - red	Lal Mirch	Lal mirchi	Kempu Menasinkai, hasi kempu mensu
Fresh coriander, Cilantro, Chinese /Japanese Parsley	Hara Dhania	Hirvi Kothimbir	Kothambari soppu
Curry leaves	Kadhi patta, kadi patta	Kadhilimb	Karibevu soppu
Garlic	Lassan,Lahasan	Lasun	Bellulli
Ginger - fresh	Adrak	Ale	Alla, Hasi sunti
Turmeric root	Haldi	Oli Halad	Arishina beru

List of Dry Spices with English and Indian names

English	Hindi	Marathi	Kannada
Allspice	Kebab cheeni
Asafoetida - Asafetida	Hing	Hinga	Hingu, ingu
Bay leaf - bay leaves	Tej patta	Tamal patri	Pulav yele, masala yele, patre
Carom Seeds, Ajwain, Ajave	Ajwain	Ajwain, owa, ova	Om kalu
Anise Seeds, Aniseed, Sweet Cumin	Saunf	Badishep, shepa	sompu
Caraway Seeds, Black Cumin	Kala jeera, shah jeera	shahjeere
Black Pepper	Kali mirch	Kali miri, kale mire	Kari mensu, kalu menasu
Cardamom	Choti Elaichi	Veldoda,veldode, velchi	Yelakki, yalakki
Black Cardamom	Badi Elaichi, moti elaichi	Masala Veldoda, veldode	Dodda Yelakki
Celery seeds	Ajmod,Shalari, Ajmud, Randhuni	Ajmoda
Cinnamon	Dalchini	Dalchini	Dalchini, chakke
Cloves	Lavang, Laung	Lavang	Lavanga
Coriander seeds	Saboot Dhania	Dhane	Kothambari beeja
Cumin,sweet cumin	Jira, Zira	Jire	Jeerige
Dill Seed	Savaa / Soa	Shepu	sabasige, sabbasige
Fennel Large Cumin, Sweet Fennel	saunf	shepa, badishope	Dodda jeerige
Fenugreek Seeds, Foenugreek	Methidana	Methi	Menthe kalu, menthya
Ginger - dry	saunth	sunth	ona sunti
Licorice Root, Sweetroot, Liquorice	Jeshthamadh	Jeshthamadh	Jeshthamadh
Mace	javitri	jaypatri	javitri
Mustard Seed	rai,sarso	Rai, mohari, Mohori	Sasive kalu
Nutmeg	jaiphal	jaiphal	jajikayi
Red Chili powder	Lal Mirch powder	Lal mirchi pavdar	Kempu Menasinkai pudi, kempu mensupudi
Onion, nigella, black caraway seeds	Kalonji, Kalaunji, mangrail	Kalonji	Kalaunji, Krishna Jeerige, Karijirigi,
Peppercorn Seeds	Kalimirch saboot	kali miri	Kari Menasu kalu
White peppercorn	Safed mirch
Poppy Seeds	Khaskhas	Khaskhas	ghasghase
Saffron	Kesar, jaffaran, zaffaran	Kesar	Kesari
Star Anise	Badal Phool/Ananasphal / chakra phool	Chakra phool	Hoovu, chakra maggi
< Tamarind	Imli	Chinch	Hunse hannu
Turmeric powder	Haldi	Halad pavdar	Arishina pudi