Cooking involves the usage of multiple ingredients to create a good dish. Here are a list of the ingredients used commonly in the Indian kitchen. Do you mess with these ?

1. Atta usually refers to wheat flour. It is called as gehu ka atta.
2. Plain flour is maida.
3. Gram flour is besan.
4. Pigeon peas is Toor dal.
5. Gram dal is bengal gram or chana dal in Hindi.
6. Split Green Gram  is Moong Dal.
7. Red Lentil is Masoor Dal
8. Tapioca is sago pearls or sabudana.
9. Corn flour is makki ka atta.
10. Cardamom is Elaichi.
11. Saffron is Kesar.
12. Black Cardamom is bada elaichi.
13. Clove is laung.
14. Cinnamon is Dalchini.
15. Pepper is kali mirch.
16. Bay Leaf is Tej Patta.
17. Black Cumin is Kalonji.
18. Mustard is Rai.
19. Sesame seed is Til.
20. Turmeric powder is Haldi.
21. Asafoetida is Hing.
22. Cumin is Jeera.
23. Carom seeds is ajwain.
24. Mace is Javitri
25. Star Anise is Chakri Phool.
26. Cinnamon is Cardamom.
27. Dried Fenugreek Leaves is Kasturi Methi.
28. Pomegranate seeds powder  is Anar Dana.
29. Dry Mango Powder is Amchur
30. Fennel seeds is Saunf.
31. Jaggery is Gud
32. Sugar is Chini
33. Red Chilli is Laal Mirch
34. Ginger is Adrak.
35. Garlic is Lehsun.
36. Salt is Namak.
37. Clarified butter is ghee or desi ghee as it is commonly called.
38. Butter is makhan.
39. Curd (or yoghurt) is Dahi.
40. Buttermilk is Chaach

Vegetables :

1. Cauliflower is Gobhi
2. Potato is Aloo.
3. Tomato is tamatar.
4. Green chilli is Hari Mirch.
5. Carrot is Gajar
6. Lady finger is Bhindi.
7. Ash Gourd is Rakh Laukee
8. Turnip is Shalgam
9. Yam is Sooran
10. Sweet Potato is Shakarkhand.
11. Ridge Gourd is Torai.
12. Pointed Gourd is Parwal.
13. Drum Stick is Shingh Phali