List of Grains and flours - Grain Glossary

Grains and flours made from grains
Indian names for grains and flours

You will find here a list of grains, in English and three Indian languages Hindi, Marathi and Kannada. You will also find the list of flours made from different grains.

Hope you will find this grain glossary useful.

The whole grain names as well as the names by which the grain flours and commonly known names of split or broken grains are given here.

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List of Grains with English and Indian names

English	Hindi	Marathi	Kannada
Beaten rice - Rice Flakes	Poha	Pohe	Avalakki
Bengal Gram	Chana	Harabhara - Chana	Kadale
Black Gram Whole	Urad Dal - Kaali Dal Sabut	Udid akkhe	Uddu
Black Eyed Beans	Chawli - Lobhia	Chavali	Alasande Kalu
Broken Wheat	Dalia	Dalia	Godi Rave
Chickpeas (brown)	Chana	Harabhara - Chana	Kadale
Chickpeas (green)	Cholia - Hara Chana	Harabhara - Hirave Chane	kadale
Chickpeas (white)	Kabuli Chana	Kabuli Chane	Kabul Kadale
Corn	Makai - Makki	Maka	Muskina Jola
Green Gram	Moong	Moog - Akkhe	Hesar Kalu
Finger Millet	Sattu	Nachani	Ragi
Horse Bean	Urad	Udid	Uddu
Horse Gram - Horse Grain	Kulthi	Kulith	hurali kalu)
Millet - Sorghum	Jowar	Jwari	Jola
Pearl Millet	Bajra	Bajri	Sajje - sajji
Puffed Rice	Kurmura	Churmure	Puri - Kadale Puri
Quinoa - available in south american countries	-	-	-
Red Kidney Beans	Rajma	Rajma	Rajma
Red Lentil	Masoor	Masoor	Masoor
Rice	Chaval	Tandul	Akki
Rice (Parboiled)		Ukda Tandul	Kudupul Akki
Semolina - Cream of Wheat	Rava - Suji - Sooji	Rava	Rave
Split Chickpeas - Split Bengal Gram	Chana Dal	Chanyachi Dal, Harbhara dal	Kadale Bele
Split Black Gram	Urad Dal - Kaali Dal	Udid Dal	Uddina Bele
Split Green Gram	Moong Dal	Moog dal - Mugachi dal	Hesaru Bele
Split Red Gram	Tuvar Dal - Arhar Dal	Toor dal - Turichi dal	Tugri Bele
Split Red Lentil	Masoor Dal	Masoor Dal	Masoor Bele
Wheat	Gehun	Gahu	Godi

Below you will find the list of flours made from different kinds of grains. These grains are used to make breads, snacks, sweets etc.

List of Flours from different Grains

English	Hindi	Marathi	Kannada
Chickpea flour - Gram Flour	Besan - Chane Ka Atta	Besan -daliche peeth	kadale hittu
Finger Millet flour	Sattu ka atta	Nachniche peeth	Ragi Hittu
Maize Flour	Makai Ka Atta	Makyache peeth	Musukin Jolada Hittu
Mung bean Flour	Moong Ka Atta	Mugache peeth	Hesar Hittu
Pearl Millet flour	Bajre ka atta	Bajriche peeth	Sajji-sajje Hittu
Refined Flour - Plain flour	Maida	Maida	Maida Hittu
Rice flour	Chaval ka atta	Tandalache Peeth	Akki Hittu
Whole Wheat Flour	Gehun Ka Atta	Gavhache Peeth	Godi Hittu