Palm Reading - Palmistry-Art of Palm Reading

One of the ancient genres of Astrology and a very eminent skill of the Astrologer is Palm reading, popular in India. We can rely on Vedic Astrology and thus on predictions through palm reading. It is known as ‘Hast rekha vidya’ for Indian astrologers or pundits or jyotishi. According to Palmistry, we all have mammoth of lines on our palm which have significant meaning. Some of the lines are Heart-line (Hridaya rekha), Brain-line (Mastishka Rekha), Destiny-line (Bhagya-rekha), Life-line (Jeevan Rekha), and much more. Generally, Pundits read right hand of men and left hand of women. But if a man is left-handy or use his left hand for doing work, Pundit will read his left-hand only.

What is Palmistry?

Curiosity is an inbuilt characteristic of human nature which led us to discover all important part of our necessity no matter whether it is science, fiction, health, social life and overall Universe which has unlimited fields yet to be discover. Astrology is very important but yet an integral field of Universe which governs every activity of human beings. Being highly prevalent in all part of the world, the definition of Palmistry is yet to be explored more.

"Palmistry" is a very important and vast field of Astrology which has been practiced over years but yet also, some parts of it are left undiscovered. If we will talk about its definition, then there are so many ways of defining it but in general, Palmistry (also known as Chiromancy) is an art forecasting the future by readings the lines of palm and hence it is also known as Palm Reading or Chirology. It has been practiced in the whole world but with numerous cultural variations.

The art of Palmistry does not include reading of palm lines only but it also deals with the shape of fingers, nails, color and surface of skin on the palm for forecasting the future and hence it has been always a matter of curiosity for a layman.

Palmistry - Its Origin:

There are many beliefs behind the origination of the art of Palmistry but Palmistry has its roots originated in Greece at the time of Aristotle who discovered the art of Palmistry and after that he gifted this art to Alexander the Great who utilized this art to know the fate of his soldiers as well as his reign. Aristotle has conveyed a very important saying on Palmistry that, "the lines in the palm of a person is not carved without a reason but it conveys the predictions related to our future".

But according to another belief, Palmistry is traditionally originated in India and has been migrated to Greece, Egypt, Persia and Syria in ancient times. Hence, it is considered as an integral part of Hindu Vedic Astrology. Here comes the origination of Indian Palmistry which has its root in India and has been practiced from a very long time.

Palmistry: Importance and Significances of Left and Right Hand

The significances of both hands cannot be neglected but in the vast field of Palmistry, it is assumed that the left hand of an individual shows his potential while the right hand shows his realistic personality. Right hand shows the future of a person while left hand shows the past. It is believed by the famous Palm Readers, that a person is born with his left hand but his right hand is what he has made of it which means that the left hand represents what the God has given to us while the Right hand represents what we have done for our future.

Apart from the hands, each line carved in our palm has its own importance in deciding the fate of our life. Let's discover what the seven most important lines in our palm represent:

• Heart line: The heart line is situated on the top of the palm under the fingers. According to the interpretation of Palmists, this line represents matters of heart including our emotional feelings. It represents the emotional sides of our mind frames. For example: A gridded Heart lines represents that the person is very nervous and highly strung.
• Life line: The life line is situated from edge of the palm above the thumbs proceeding towards the wrist. According to the interpretations of palmists, this line is used to represent an individual personality, vitality, physical health and general well being. It represents our major life changes and cataclysmic events of our life.
• Head Line: The head line is situated at the edge of the palm under the index finger proceeding towards the outside edge. According to the interpretations of palmists, it represents an individual's mind and the way it works which includes our communication style, our learning style and our intellectualism.
• Health Line: The Health Line is situated at the bottom of the Palm near the wrist proceeding towards the little finger. According to the interpretations, this line represents the health issues related to a person which he may face in his future.
• Marriage Line: The Marriage lines are short horizontal lines that are situated on the percussive edge of the palm between the heart line and the bottom of the little finger. According to the interpretations, these lines represent close relationships and marital issues related with a person's life.
• Fate Line: The Fate line is situated at the bottom of the palm near the wrist passing through the center of the palm proceeding towards the middle finger. According to the interpretations of the Palmists, this line represents an individual life path including his career, successes and obstacles.
• Sun Line: The Sun line is situated under the ring finger and according to the interpretations; it represents fame or scandal related to a person's life.

All these lines have very significant impact on an individual destiny and hence, it is necessary for an expert Palmists to make a detailed study of each line found on the Palm. Recently, the examinations of these Palmistry lines is inclusive of the medical research which correlates the genetic factors and abnormalities to the lines found in our Palm.

Palmistry: Discover some famous Books and Renowned Palmists

As Palmistry is practicing since many years, many books have been written on this majestic art to help you explore some of its unseen facts. Let's have a look at the below mentioned books to level your intensity of curiosity:

• The Spellbinding Power of Palmistry: It is a very renowned book of Palmistry which is written by a world class experienced Palmist Johny Fincham. This book reveals some of the unseen facts of the art of Palmistry.
• Hamilton's Palmistry Encyclopedia: This is a very famous book written by a very experienced Palmist Hamilton and it covers all basic aspects of Palmistry such as hand types, mounts, lines, fingerprints and even Dermatoglyphics.
• Campbell's Encyclopedia of Palmistry: This book is one of the most popular books of Palmistry which is written by famous Palmist Campbell and it is really worthwhile for hand readers to learn the various approaches of this amazing art.
• Lal Kitab (Red Book) of Palmistry: Lal Kitab is a treatise containing astrology, palmistry, phrenology, vastu and various other occult sciences. The first edition of Lal Kitab that came out in 1938 talks extensively about palmistry and its relationship with various signs. Check our Lal Kitab section for further information.
• Book of Palmistry by Chiero: the Palmistry book written by Chiero is also one of the most popular books of Palmistry in which every skills practiced in Palmistry is well explained so that it can be easily learned.
• Book of Palmistry by Benhem: This book of Palmistry has been written by one of the most famous Palmists Benhem and it is one of the most renowned book of Palmistry all over the world. The book has covered all important aspects of Palmistry and has revealed all the true facts of Palmistry and hence it has been listed among the top ten renowned books of Palmistry.

Palmistry Reading Basics

To know about future has always been one of the most sought after things for the human being. It is the eagerness- to know the 'unknown'- that has driven to look towards occult things as answers were not in the realm of material sciences. It is where palmistry assumes importance because of the uncanny ability of palm lines to tell a lot about human life, nature of person and many other aspects of his career, love life, and emotional status with a great degree of accuracy.

The field of palmistry is very interesting and it unfolds many interesting aspects of life as one delves deeper in the subject. If person has inward looking approach towards life, palm lines will reveal this.

Everybody has different life curve and that is why no two persons can have similar lines on the palm. Many things can be predicted about a person by just glancing over the palm structure, fingertips, nails, colours and few specific spots on them and texture of palms.So here we have some basics of Palmistry for you:

In Indian system of palmistry; right hand is considered reflecting man life and left hand is representative of women. But, this is not a rigid rule. It is always better to study both hands to reach on the right conclusion. There are three main lines in the human palms: Life line, heart line and head line. In addition to that there are few other lines such as fate line, marriage line, sun line and health line.

Recent researches have made startling revelations about imprinting of hereditary and genetic diseases on the palm of the man. Many researchers have even started studying hands of criminals in order to reveal criminal inclination of mind and results are encouraging.

Position of mounts on the palm

Let's have a look at the basics of Palmistry with respect to mounts present in our Palm.To our surprise all of the planetary mounts are imprinted on the palms of newborn baby. All planets which affect human life are placed at different points in the palm.

The place of Jupiter is mount of first finger, second finger is place of Saturn, third finger is place of Sun and last finger is home of mercury. The home of Venus is place below thumb

Mars has been uniquely divided into two parts: Lower Mars and Upper Mars. Lowers Mars exists between thumb and mount of Jupiter. Upper Mars is between head line and heart line just below the mount of mercury. Unlike western palmistry, Indian palmistry also considers impact of Rahu and Ketu as planet.

In fact, every stroke on the palm carries specific meaning. Heart line indicates the ability of person to love and to be loved. The longer heart line indicates longer love life and if it is short, it means that person has limited sex and love life.

Similarly, health line is the possible graphical representation of health of man. It depicts to a great degree of accuracy that at what age person will suffer from some chronic disease. The head line is indicative of mental ability of person. The fate line tells about possible success of a person and life line tells a lot about possible family life and success.

Understand Palmistry Line

Design plays a critical role in everything you see around. Anything and everything that our eyes see are related to some aspect of design be it aeroplane or building or attires. Design of the life is also imprinted on the palms of the hand. If you are an astute observer of lines in the palms you can tell a lot of life of a man.

Scientists have not been able to answer about significance of lines in the palms and they consider it as a result of elasticity .But real meaning and significance of palm lines are deciphered by palmist. Palmistry is of the view that each line is surrounded by an atmosphere of a mysterious force.

Every mount and every sign conveys some aspect of life of the person. For example, the finger of Jupiter connects and communicates with the rest part of the world.

Line of heart controls the blood circulation and the line of head sends to the brain the fluid received from this mount.

Deeper significance of lines in Palmistry

Palm lines of whatever shape they are helps in determining the speed of the life force.Deeper lines are indication of accomplishment and success and thin broken lines cause obstruction. As per palmistry every person contains 7 chief lines and 12 secondary lines.

Chief lines in the palmistry

Heart line, head line, life line, sun line, fate line, health line, marriage line are considered main lines in the palm. Palmistry can tell about link of heart diseases with the acute study of heart line on your hand.

Head line: It starts almost from the line of life at its starting point and then moves towards the heart line just below the second finger and then traverses across the palm increasing the space between them until it terminates. Straight and stiff head lines are indicative of practical nature of person in the worldly matter.

Heart line: It germinates from the mount of Jupiter and runs across the palm just above the line of the head and terminates at the percussion. If the position of heart line is close to the base fingers then it is indicative of jealous and passionate nature of person.

Life line: It starts from the mount of venues at the base of the thumb. Shorter the line, shorter is the life and vice-versa is also true. If the line is not uniform then it is precursor of fickle nature and uneven state of health.

Fate Line: It germinates from the wrist of the hand and runs opposite to the life line. Absence of lifeline signifies struggling and unjestful, uneventful life. If it is straight and good upward the heart line then it means good fortune comes at the old age.

Health Line: It starts its journey from the little finger and travels across the palm towards the bottom of the thumb. One of the interesting aspects of health line is that there is no fixed origination point of this line.

Sun Line: Apollo line or sun line is also known as supporter of fate line or sister line of fate line. It originates from the Rascette, travels upwards between the mounts of the venus and moon and terminates at the sun mount.

Marriage line: It cuts the percussion horizontally on the side of the hand between the heart line and the base of the fourth finger. It indicates about life of person.

 Marriage Line in Palmistry

Reading marriage or love on the palm

Surely, marriages are made in heavens but lines in the palm tell a lot about your love life. Marriage ties two individuals in one knot. The successful marriage indicates deep bonding between couple.

The marriage line on palms can forecast a lot about your conjugal life. It predicts the love and affection of two persons. One should take into account the mounts of Venus and heart line before predicting anything about it. The first condition is line of heart should be very clear for successful marriage. The mounts of Venus should be strong enough to have romantic and good sexual life.

Origin of marriage line

Marriage line is located just below the little finger and above the origin point of the heart line.

How to know about age of marriage?

It can be calculated by the distance from heart line and the base line of little finger , the distance being estimated fifty years:

• If marriage line is in the middle of this distance it means marriage is around 25 years of age and nearer the marriage line to heart line, the earlier is the age of marriage.

Indications of successful marriage life

• A clear long line of marriage without any break or presence of island means an extremely successful married life. A long and happy relationship.
• It is to be noted that only strong line indicates marriage. The presence of few small lines nearby deep line only indicates romantic relationship.
• A relationship with two people at the same time, the relative depths of the relationships being indicated by the strength of the lines
• If marriage line starts with a fork it possibly indicates towards delay or frustration at the start of a relationship
• If marriage line ends with fork means possible ends with separation
• If it is crossed by girdle of Venus it means partner is nagging

Other important things about marriage line

• Little importance is attached to the Lines of Union known as 'Marriage Lines' on the palm
• There are four places on the palm from which marriage is to be read carefully and they are as follows:
• The Mount of Mercury: The Line on the Mount of Mercury should be fairly long and clear and easily traceable. Shorter lines indicate only an influence amorous relationship. A line or lines that are parallel to the heart line are called lines of the union, and are popularly known as lines of the marriage.
• Lines rising from the Line of Life
• A cross on the Mount of Venus.

Lines coming from the Mount of the Moon and touching the Line of Fate. These lines should not intersect.

Conclusion: if none of the above conditions are met then you should not say that marriage would not take place rather he can indicate that these lines can form in future.

If there are many fine lines going in different directions on this mount of Venus it means a person is complex in love. It also indicates that person may be easy to dupe by partners.

Abhijit Muhurat

Abhijit refers to “winner” and Muhurat means “time”. Time is having a great significance in Sanatan Dharma and it is believed that success is assured if work is done at the right time. Generally, to find an auspicious Muhurat: day, date, Nakshatra (constellation), Yoga (conjunction), and day-duration are analysed; on the basis of which success can be ensured. But, these calculations are a bit difficult and can only be done by a Panchang expert. In such a situation, Abhijit Muhurat is the best for common people who don’t know much about Panchang. Abhijit Muhurta is an auspicious time period that occurs everyday and in which any auspicious task can be performed. Here, one thing that needs to be mentioned is that Abhijeet Muhurat and Abhijeet Nakshatra (constellation) has no direct relation with each other. But, if Abhijit Muhurat and Abhijit Nakshatra falls together, it is considered extremely auspicious.

Time Of Abhijit Muhurat

As per the Hindu beliefs, the entire day (i.e. from one sunrise to next day’s sunrise) is divided into 30 Muhurats. It includes 15 Muhurats from sunrise to sunset and another 15 from sunset to sunrise. In these 30 Muhurats, some Muhurats are authorised for doing auspicious tasks, but some are not. Abhijit Muhurat is considered most auspicious and fruitful among all the Muhurats.
Each day, Abhijit Muhurat starts 24 minutes before the noon and ends 24 minutes after the noon, approximately. Hence, if Sun has risen at 06:00 a.m., Abhijit Muhurat will start exactly 24 minutes before 12:00 p.m. i.e. 11:36 a.m. and end at 12:24 p.m. Here, a noticeable thing about Abhijit Muhurat is that its time keeps on changing on the basis of sunrise.

Actions To Be Performed During Abhijit Muhurat

Abhijit Muhurat is eligible for almost all auspicious tasks like traveling for the first time regarding work, starting a new work, starting a new business or shop, repaying debts, investing money, or performing any Puja etc. Some scholars give importance to this time for performing house-warming ceremony, head shaving ceremony, marriage, etc. On the other hand, some scholars believe that this time is good for general auspicious tasks; however, major important events like house warming ceremony, marriage, etc. should be performed after considering other Muhurats and planetary conjunctions too.

Actions To Be Ignored During Abhijit Muhurat

Traveling in South direction is prohibited in Abhijit Muhurat. Additionally, no auspicious task should be performed during the Abhijeet Muhurat of Wednesday.

What is Ayurveda?

Ayurveda history, philosophy and diagnosis

Ayurveda is perhaps the oldest and most comprehensive medical system available in the world. It was originated in India more than 5000 years ago.

The Rik Veda -the oldest book in the world talks about ‘Sankhya’ which forms the basis of both Ayurveda and Yoga. It contains verses on the nature of health and disease, pathogenesis and principles of treatment. There is mention of three doshas in the Rik Veda namely Vayu. Pitta and Kapha. Then, it suggests remedy for them..

Many people from different parts of world has come India to learn Ayurveda and its medication system. Ayurvedic texts were translated in Arabic and under physicians such as Avicenna and Razi Sempion, both of whom quoted Indian Ayurvedic texts.

Charak and Sushrut laid foundation of this ancient healing system and other major treatise on Ayurveda is Ashtanga Hridaya which is abridged version of Charak and Sushrut. , which is a concise version of the works of Charak and Sushrut., Sushrut Samhita and the Ashtangha Hridaya Samhita are more than 1000 years old.

It is Atharva Veda that contains many descriptions about various herbs. There are lot of mantras to counter jaundice and other hereditary diseases among others.

Ayurvedic treatment and diagnosis process

Ayurveda presents a six-stage procedure for diagnosis known as Kriya. The first 4 stages being unique to Ayurveda in that they permit recognition and elimination of the disease before it start its clinical systems. Understanding the various stages of pathogenesis accumulation (sanchaya), provocation (prakopa) spread or migration (prasara), deposition or augmentation (sthana samshaya), manifestation (vyakti) and the differentiation (bheda) is can work as a physician in Ayurveda.

Examination of the pulse( Nadi Parikshan): The leading clinical skill in ayurvedic diagnosis it can provide unlimited insights into the history of the patient. The ideal time for pulse examination is early morning in empty stomach. But in case of emergency, it can be examined at any time of the day or night. An experienced ayurvedic physician can assess your body’s nature (prakriti), pathological state (vikruti), and imbalances of body type, very subtle observations & even prognosis of disease through the pulse.

Examination of the tongue: A vata affected tongue is dry, rough & cracked. Pitta suffered tongue is red with a burning sensation and kapha influenced it is wet, slimy and coated.

Examination of skin: It can tell many things about disease, state of organs and palpation. Vata affected skin is rough and temperature is below normal. Pitta affected one has quite high temperature and kapha effected is cold and wet.

Principles of Ayurveda

Spirit and mind reflected as body are derived from the five (Pancha) great (maha) eternal elements (bhutas) and they are known as Panchamahabhutas. The body becoming the vehicle of mind and instrument of gratification.

Ayurveda is a comprehensive care that stresses on balancing energies in order to achieve optimum health and well being.

Panchakarma and Ayurvedic Treatment Massage

There are techniques in Ayurveda that can purge your body from toxins. Panchkarma is very popular process. It comprises short-term nutritional prescription, massage, herbs, and might include purgatives, sweat baths, medicated enemas, and nasal cleansing.

Current scenario-Ayurveda Remedies

At the beginning of 20th century, Ayurvedic physicians started organizing themselves into professional associations for recognition and funding. It is now a statutory and recognized medical system of health care like the other medical systems that exist in India. The Central Council of Indian Medicine policy making body for the research and development of the system. Kerala is the state in India that promotes research and practices Ayurveda the most.

There are concerns too. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirmed high levels of toxic heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic in almost one-fourth of Ayurvedic preparations. Study in India has also corroborated these findings. However, Ayurveda practitioners claim that heavy metals are important for some formulations and are in vogue from centuries and they have been used safely.

The Ayurveda has started gaining popularity due to its strengths and defective lifestyle. Allopathic system has not presented complete cure for the various ailments. But, Ayurveda cures the problem from its root.

Some of Herb, Spices, Leaves name in English and Hindi.

Find the Hindi names of common herbs, spices and other items used in Indian recipes. This list also include some common Ayurvedic herbs in English and their Hindi translation.

	Herb / Spices / Leaves name in English	Herb / Spices / Leaves name in Hindi
1	A goan, alcohlic drink	Feni or Pheni
2	A type of Carp Fish (green carp)	Rui or Rohu Machli
3	A type of rock salt	Sendha Namak
4	A variety of Carp fish (green carp)	Rohu or Rui Machli
5	Agathi leaves	Agasti
6	Almond	Badam
7	Aloe Vera	Gwar Patha or Ghri Kumari
8	Alubia Beans, A type of Kidney Beans	Safed Rajma
9	Alum	Phitkari
10	Amaranth (leaves or grain)	Chauli, Chaulai, Chavlerr, Chowli, Chowlai, Ramdana
11	Amaranth Leaves	Chaulli or Chowlii Chauli, Chavleri Sag
12	Amaranth Seeds	Chaulli or Chowlii Chauli, Chavleri dana
13	Amarnath	Chaulai Sag
14	Anchovy fish	Mourola or Velli Machli
15	Anise seeds	Saunf, Patli or fine
16	Aniseed (see also saunf)	Vilayati saunf
17	Apple	Seb, Saev or saeb (often spelled as sev or seb)
18	Apricot	Khubani, Khumani, Jardaloo, Khurmani
19	Arrowroot	Araroot or Paniphal or Tikora
20	Artichoke	Hathi chak (not 100% sure!)
21	Asafoetida	Heeng or Hing
22	Asparagus	Shatwar or Halyan or Sootmooli
23	Aubergine	Baingan
24	Avocado or Butterfruit	Makhanphal
25	Baking soda	Soda - pakane wala
26	Bamboo	Bans
27	Banana	Kela
28	Basil	Tulsi
29	Basil seeds	Subja or Sabja
30	Bay leaf	Tej Patta or Tez Patta
31	Bean Curd	Tofu
32	Bean, flat green	Sem
33	Beckti or Bhetki	Bhetki
34	Beef	Gai ka gosht or mans
35	Beetroot	Chukandar
36	Bell peppers	Shimla mirch
37	Belliric Myrobalan	Harad or Haritaki
38	Bengal gram flour	Besan
39	Bengal Gram leaves	Chane ka Saag (leaves)
40	Bengal Gram or Black Chickpea	Kala Chana
41	Bengal Gram or Black Chickpea	Chana Kala
42	Bengal Gram-green	Hara Chana
43	Berries of Indian Jujube or Zizyphus	Baer or Ber fruit
44	Betel leaf	Pan or Paan
45	Betel nut	Supari/Chali/Chalia
46	Bicarbonate of soda	Meetha Soda
47	Bitter gourd	Karela
48	Black	Kala
49	Black cumin seeds	Kala Jeera or Kashmiri Jeera or Shahi Jeera
50	Black gram, split and skinless	Urad (Urid) dal, dhuli (very pale yellow in colour)
51	Black gram, split and with skin	Urad (Urid) dal with chilka
52	Black gram, whole	Urad (Urid) Sabut
53	Black Pepper	Kali mirch
54	Black Rock salt, a pungent salt	Kala namak or Sanchal
55	Black-eyed beans	Lobia or Lobhia or Chowli
56	Boiled rice	Bhat
57	Bombay Duck (Fish)	Bumallo or Bombil, a small fish
58	Bone	Haddi
59	Bottle gourd	Dudhi
60	Bottle Gourd	Ghia
61	Bottle gourd or Chinese melon	Lauki or Lawki or Loki or Dudhi
62	Brain	Bheja
63	Bread	Double Roti
64	Brinjal	Baingan
65	Broad Beans	Sem or saem variety
66	Broccoli	Hari Phoolgobhi
67	Buck wheat or Buckwheat	Kotu or Kottu
68	Bucket	Balti
69	Butter	Makkhan
70	Butter	Makhan
71	Butter Beans	No Hindi name
72	Butter Fish, Indian	Pabda or Pupta machli
73	Buttermilk-cultured	Mattha
74	Cabbage	Band Gobhi or Patta Gobhi
75	Camphor	Kapoor or kapur
76	Cape Gooseberry	Rasbhari
77	Capsicum	Shimla mirch
78	Caraway	Siya jeera
79	Cardamom Green	Choti or green Ilaichi/Ellaichi,
80	Cardamom Large-Brown or Black	Illaichi/Elaichi Bari/Badi
81	Carom seeds	Ajwain
82	Carp Fish	Katla or Rohu or Rui Machli
83	Carrot	Gajar
84	Cashew nuts	Kaju
85	Cassava, Mandioca, Manioc, Yucca, Manihot	Simla aloo, Simla alu, Mogo
86	Cassia	Cinnamon like bark, used in Indian cooking
87	Castor	Arandi
88	Catechu, Acacia	Kaththa, Cutch, Katha, Khair
89	Catfish or Pangasus (family Pangasiidae)	Pangush Machli Pariasi or Pangas, Pongas, Pungas or Sangatam or Sangat
90	Cauliflower	Phool/Phul Gobhi
91	Cauliflower	Gobhi or phool-gobhi
92	Celeryand Parsley	Ajmud or Ajmoda or Doroo or Randhuni
93	Ceral	Anaj or Anaaj
94	Chapatti flour	Atta
95	Chick pea or Gram or Bengal Gram	Chana Kala (also see Kabuli Chana)
96	Chicken	Murgi
97	Chicken	Murg
98	Chicken	Murga
99	Chicory, Succory, Wild Endive	Kasani
100	Chilli	Mirch
101	Chop (as in Lamb chop)	Chaamp
102	Chutney	Chatni
103	Cilantro	Dhania (Hara)
104	Cinnamon	Dalchini or Darchini
105	Citric acid	Tartrii or Nimbu Sat
106	Citric acid, edible type	Taatri or tatri
107	Clams	Teesrya or Kavchi
108	Clarified butter	Ghee
109	Cleaver knife, Large	Gandasa
110	Climbing Perch (Fish)	Koi Machli
111	Clove	Laung or Lavang
112	Cluster Bean	Gowar ki phali
113	Cobra saffron	Nag-kesar
114	Cocoa	Coco
115	Coconut	Nariyal, Copra, Kopra, Khopra
116	Coconut oil	Narial ka Tael
117	Cod Fish	Gobro
118	Colocasia, Taro, Elephant ear, Eddo, Dasheen,	Arbi or Arvi
119	Colocsia leaf	Patra or Arvi Patta
120	Condensed, solidified milk	Mawa
121	Cooked in Tandoor Oven	Tandoori
122	Cooked with lots of butter or cream	Makhani, pronounced as Maakhani
123	Coriander leaves or Cilantro	Hara dhania or Kothamalli
124	Corn	Makai or Makka or Makki
125	Corn on the cob	Bhutta Sabut
126	Cornmeal	Makki ka Atta
127	Cow	Gai
128	Cowpea or Black Eyed bean	Lobia/Lobhia/Chowli/Karamani/Chola
129	Crab	Kekra or Kenkra or Kekda or Kurlya
130	Cracked wheat	Lapsi
131	Cracked wheat (like Bulgar Wheat)	Dalia
132	Crystalised sugar lumps	Misri or Mishri
133	Cubes of skewered meat	Shashlik Kebab
134	Cucumber	Kheera
135	Cudpah nut	Charoli
136	Cultured Buttermilk	Chaach or Chach or Chaas or Chas
137	Cumin	Zeera
138	Cumin	Jeera
139	Curd (in India)	Dahi
140	Currants; Small, dark raisins, made from red, seedless grapes, with a slightly tangy flavour	Kishmish or Kismis, choti, kali
141	Curry Leaves (Murraya koenigii)	Curry Patta, Meetha Neem, Kari Patta, Kurry Patta, Mahanimb, Surabhi-nimba, Kadhi-limbdo, Kath-nim, Gore-Nimb, Narasingha, Barsanga,Basango
142	Custard apple	Sitaphal (some people call Pumpkin Sitaphal)
143	Custard apple	Sharifa
144	Date	Khajur
145	Dill	Sowa or suwa
146	Dill weed	Suwa sag, Soa Sag
147	Dough	Goondha Atta
148	Dried fruits	Mewa
149	Dried ginger powder	Sonth
150	Dried green mango, powdered	Amchur/Aamchoor (aam=mango, choor=powder)
151	Dried Pomegranate seeds, used in Indian cooking	Anar dana
152	Drumstick (Vegetable))	Saijan or Shinga or Saijam or Senjan or Sejanki ki phali, Seeng
153	Drumstick leaves	Muranka bhaji
154	Dry Date	Chuara
155	Dry Fenugreek Leaves	Kasoori Methi
156	Dry White Peas (Field Peas)	Matar or Mutter, Safaid
157	Duck	Buttak or Battak
158	Earthenware, Indian cooking pot	Handi
159	Edible beaten Silver	Chandi Varak
160	Egg	Anda
161	Eggplant	Baingan
162	Elephant Yam	Suran or Sooran
163	Fennel	Saunf, Moti
164	Fennugreek leaves	Methi sag
165	Fenugreek leaves, dry	Kasoori methi
166	Fenugreek Seeds	Methi dana
167	Fig	Anjeer or Anjir
168	Fish (generic)	Machli
169	Fish Roe	Machli ke Ande
170	Flattened rice (thicker than flaked rice)	Chiwra, Chiwda, Chira, Aval, Poha, Puha
171	Flax Seeds, Linseed	Alsi
172	Flour	Atta
173	For kings or Royal	Shahi
174	French Beans	Pharas Beans
175	Fruit	Phal
176	Gamboge, Garcinia xanthochymus	Kokum
177	Garcinia Indica (Fruit indigenous to the west coast)	Amsool
178	Garlic	Lahsun or Lassan Or Lahsan
179	Gherkin like vegetable	Kundru
180	Giant Sea Perch Fish	Barramundi machli
181	Ginger	Adrak
182	Ginger powder	Sonth or saunth
183	Goat	Bakra
184	Goat or Kid	Bakra or bakri
185	Gold leaf - edible	Varak - Sona
186	Grape	Angoor or Angur
187	Grater	Kaddu kas
188	Gray Quail	Batair
189	Green Banana	Kachcha Kela
190	Green banana (not plantain)	Hara kela
191	Green cardamom	Choti Ilaichi or elaichi
192	Green Gram or Mung Bean, split, skinless or hulled	Moong or Mung Dal Dhuli (light yellow in colour)
193	Green Gram or mung Bean, split, with skin	Moong dal Chilka
194	Green leaf vegetables like spinach, mustard greens or fenugreek leaves	Saag or Sag (generic)
195	Green leaves , like spinach or mustard leaves (generic)	Sag (generic word)
196	Green Peas	Matar or Mutter, Hari
197	Green peppers	Shimla mirch
198	Griddle	Tawa
199	Ground nuts	Moongphali
200	Guava	Amrood
201	Guava	Amrud
202	Hassian sack	Bori
203	Hemp	Bhang
204	Herring	Bhing machli
205	Honey	Shahad or Madhu
206	Hyacinth Beans or Fava bean, a type of broad beans, also known as Windsor bean and horse beans	Vaal Dal or Sem or Papri or Valor papdi
207	Indian Butter Fish	Pupta or Pabda machli
208	Indian clay oven	Tandoor
209	Indian cooking pot with lid	Bhagona
210	Indian Cottage cheese, Casein, fromage blanc	Chenna or Paneer
211	Indian Cottage cheese, fromage blanc	Paneer or Chena
212	Indian Fudge with condensed milk and other ingredients	Burfi
213	Indian Gooseberry (Emblica offcinalis), sometimes called Hogs Plum	Amla or Aamla
214	Indian Kitchen Tongs	Pakkad
215	Indian Panny Wort	Brahmi
216	Indian Salmon	Rawas or Ravas Machli
217	Indian Salmon	Raavas Machli
218	Indian scotch egg	Nargis kebab
219	Indian Shad fish or Ilish	Hilsa machli
220	Indian sweet gourd	Ghia or Dudhi or Lauki or Loki
221	Indian unleavened bread	Roti
222	Indian unleavened, Indian, thin bread cooked on gridle	Chapatti or Chapati or Roti
223	Indian Wok	Karahi
224	Indian Yam	Jimikand
225	Indian, Flat Grinding Stone & Pestle	Sil-batta
226	Indian, thin cucumber	Kakari
227	Indian, thin cucumber	Kakadi
228	Ivy Gourd	Tindora, Tindla, Tondli
229	Jackfruit	Kat-hal (Cut-hal)
230	Jaggery or Jagary (made by condensing juice of sugar cane)	Gur or Gud
231	Jambu, Java Plum, Jambolan, Malabar Plum, Eugenia jambolana	Jamun fruit
232	Jaun or Jaw	Barley
233	Juice	Ras
234	Karimeen Machli	Pearl Spot Fish
235	Kebabchini	Allspice
236	Kebabs	Kabab
237	Kidney	Gurda
238	Kidney Beans or Red Kidney Beans	Rajma
239	King Fish	Surmai or Visonu Machli
240	Knife	Chakku or Chaku
241	Kohl Rabi	Ganth Gobhi
242	Lady Fish	Kane or Nogli Machli or Murdoshi
243	Lady Fish	Nogli or Murdoshi or Kane Machli
244	Lady's fingers	Bhindi
245	Lamb	Bher or Bhed
246	Lamb's-quarter, Fat Hen, Pigweed, White Goosefoot	Bathua Sag/saag
247	Large spoon or ladle	Chamcha
248	Large Sultanas or Currants	Munakka
249	Leg	Ran or Raan
250	Leg of mutton	Bakre ki Raan
251	Lemon	Neembu - peela
252	Lemon	Nimbu or Neembu (Western)
253	Lime	Nimbu or Neembu (Indian)
254	Linseed	Alsi, Jawas or Tishi
255	Licorice	Mulahati Mulethi Jashtimodhu Mulhatti Mulhathi
256	Little, round, green gourd	Tinda
257	Loquat	Lokat
258	Lotus Root	Bhein or Bhain or Bhen or Kamal Kakri
259	Lotus root	Kamal Kakri, Kamal Gatta, Bhein, Bhen
260	Lychee	Leechee or Lichi
261	Mace	Javitri
262	Mackerel (fish)	Bangra or Bangda Machli
263	Maida	Plain White Flour
264	Maida with rainsing agents added to it	Self raising flour
265	Maize	Bhutta dana
266	Mango	Aam
267	Mango Fish	Topsi or Topshey
268	Margosa tree (Azadirachta Indica)	Neem
269	Marjoram	Ban or Van Tulsi
270	Marzipan	Badam and Sugar paste
271	Mash	Bharta or Bhurta
272	Mash	Bhurta or Bharta
273	Meat (generic)	Gosht
274	Melon - generic, like Honeydew, Canteloupe	Kharbooja
275	Milk	Doodh
276	Millet	Bajri
277	Millet or Pearl Millet	Bajra
278	Mince Meat Curry	Queema
279	Minced meat curry	Kheema
280	Minced meat curry	Keema or Kheema or Queema
281	Mint	Pudina
282	Monkey nuts	Moongphali
283	Monosodium Glutamate	Ajinomoto
284	Mooli	White radish, long ones
285	Moth Beans, Matki, Muth, Mot, Turkish Gram Beans, Papillon, Dew bean	Moth Dal
286	Mould	Sancha
287	Mulberry	Shahtoot
288	Mulberry	Shehtoot
289	Mullet Fish	Boi or Parshey or Andawari Machli
290	Mung Beans or Moong Beans or Green gram or , whole	Moong dal , Sabut
291	Murrel Fish	Shole machli
292	Mushroom	Kukur-mutta or Guchchi or Khumbi or Dhool ka Phool
293	Mushrooms	Khumbi
294	Mustard	Sarson
295	Mustard oil	Sarson ka Tael
296	Mustard seeds	Raai or Rai or Sarson
297	Mustard seeds	Rai or Sarson
298	Natal plum	Karonda
299	Nigella or Onion seeds	Kalaunji
300	Nigella or Onion seeds	Kalonji
301	Night Shade-Indian	Kateri or Kantakari
302	Nimbu ka chilka	Lemon Rind
303	Nimbu or Neembu	Lemon
304	Nutmeg	Zaiphal
305	Nutmeg	Jaiphal
306	Nux Vomica	Kuchla
307	Oat	Jow or Jau or Jai or Jaun
308	Oil	Tel
309	Okra	Bhindi
310	Olives	Jaitun
311	Onion	Pyaz
312	Orange	Narangi or Santara
313	Orange (Indian), like satsuma/tangereine	Santra or Shantra
314	Papadom or Papodom or Popodom or Popodum	Papad or Papar
315	Papaya	Papita or Papeeta
316	Paper thin, large roti	Roomali roti (roomal=handkerchief)
317	Partridge	Titar
318	Partridge	Teetar
319	Peach	Aadu/Aadoo/Adoo/Aaru
320	Peanuts	Moongphali
321	Pear	Nashpati
322	Peel or Rind or Skin (generic)	Chilka
323	Peepul Tree	Pipal or Peepal
324	Perch Fish	Palu Machli
325	Pestle and Mortar, often made of cast iron	Hamam Dasta or Hamam Bista
326	Pickle	Achar or Aachar
327	Pigeaon	Kabutar
328	Pigeon Peas	Tur or Toor or Arhar, Sabut
329	Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram (can also be oily)	Tur dal
330	Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram (can also be oily)	Tuvar Dal
331	Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram (can also be oily)	Toor dal
332	Pigeon-peas or Split Red Gram (Often called Yellow lentil)	Arhar Dal (can also be oily)
333	Pilaf or Pilaff rice; rice cooked with spices and other ingredients	Pulao rice (generic)
334	Pine Kernel	Chilgoza
335	Pineapple	Ananas or Annanas
336	Pineapple	Annanas
337	Pistachi	Pishta
338	Pistachio	Pista
339	Plain, white flour (all purpose flour in USA)	Maida
340	Plum	Aloobukhara or Alubukhara
341	Pomegranate	Anar or Anaar
342	Pomfret or Silver Fish	Halva Saranga Chandwa Poplait Paplet Poplet
343	Poppy seeds	Post dana
344	Poppy seeds	Khas khas
345	Poppy seeds	Khus Khus/Kus Kus
346	Pork	Sooar or suar
347	Potato	Aloo or Aaloo or Alu
348	Prawn	Jhinga or Chingri or Chemen or Sungat
349	Puffed basmati rice	Mamra
350	Puffed Kernel of Gorgon Nut or Fox Nut (not Lotus seed)	Makhana
351	Puffed rice	Murmura
352	Pulp	Gooda
353	Pulse or lentil	Dhal
354	Pulse or lentil; legume, beans, peas etc.	Dal or Dhal or Dahl
355	Pumpkin	Kaddu
356	Purslane, Verdolaga, Little Hogweed, Pusley	Kulfa or Khurfa Saag
357	Quail	Bataer or Bater
358	Radish	Mooli
359	Radish seed pods	Seengre or moongre
360	Raisin, generic term for dried grape. Also used to describe dark brown, dried grapes, with a sweet, mellow flavour	Kishmish or Kismis (generic term)
361	Raw or uncooked	Kachcha
362	Red chilli	Lal mirch
363	Red Cow Peas	Like whole Mung beans, but red
364	Red Lentil, whole (can be labelled as Green or Brown lentil)	Masoor, Sabut 1
365	Red lentils, Split and skinless	Masoor Dal Dhuli
366	Red Snapper Fish	Rane machli
367	Red Sorrel	Chukka Leaves
368	Rice (generic)	Chawal or Chaval
369	Rice flakes or flattened rice	Poha
370	Rice flakes or flattened rice	Pauwa
371	Ridge gourd	Tori, Indian
372	Ridged gourd (Zuchini like vegetable or courgette)	Turai or Tori
373	Ridged or smooth Indian gourd (Indian Courgette)	Tori or Turai
374	Rind	Chilka stripes
375	Rock Cod	Gobaro
376	Rock Cod (Lotella rhacina)	Gobaro
377	Rolling board	Chakla
378	Rolling Pin	Belan
379	Rose	Gulab
380	Rose	Gulab
381	Rose water	Gulab jal
382	Safflower	Kusam or Kusumbo
383	Saffron	Kesar or Zafran
384	Saffron Coloured	Kesari or Zafrani
385	Sage herb (Salvia officinalis)	Seesti or Salbia-Sefakuss or Sefakuss
386	Sago, produced from pith of Metroxylon and other palms	Sabudana
387	Salmon Fish	Rawas or ravas machli
388	Salt	Nimak
389	Salt	Namak
390	Salty or Savoury	Namkeen
391	Sapodilla Plum or Sapota	Chickoo
392	Sapodilla Plum or Sapota	Cheekoo or Chikoos
393	Sardine (Fish)	Chareeaddee or Pedvey Machli
394	Sawfish	Kandere Machli
395	Screwpine flower essence (pendanus odoratissimus)	Kewra
396	Semolina	Sooji or Suji or Rava
397	Semolina	Rawa
398	Sesame	Til
399	Shad fish or Ilisha or Hilsa	Hilsa
400	Shark	Boalee or Zori or Bombil or Bumallo
401	Sieve	Chalni or chhalni
402	Silver barfish	Karli
403	Silver belly Fish	Surgutta Machli
404	Silver Belly Fish	Surgutta Machli
405	Silver leaf - edible	Varak - Chandi
406	Skewer	Seekh
407	Skimmer, a spatula with holes	Pauni
408	Small balls in syrup, made of flour and milk powder/mawa	Gulab jaman/jamun
409	Small spoon	Chamchi
410	Snake gourd	Chachinda, Chirchira
411	Snake Gourd	Chichinda
412	Snake head fish	Murrai Machli
413	Snap Melon	Phoot
414	Soda bicarb	Pakaney wala soda
415	Sole fish	Morrul or Repti Machli
416	Sorghum	Jwar or Jowar
417	Sorghum or Shorghum	Jowar or Jwar
418	Sorrel	Khatta-palak Khatta-saag Chukka-kura Ambat-chuka
419	Sorrel leaves	Pitwa
420	Sorrel, Red	Chukka Sag
421	Soup or stock or gravy	Yakhini
422	Soup, gravy	Shorba
423	Sour or sharp	Khatta
424	South Indian Vegetable Curry	Avial
425	Soya bean	Bhatma
426	Spice Box	Masaladan or masaladani
427	Spiced minced meat , cooked on a skewers	Sheek or seekh kebab
428	Spinach	Palak
429	Split Peas or Yellow split peas (Field Pea)	Matar or Mutter Dal
430	Split, skinless black chickpeas or Bengal Gram	Chana dal (Kala Chana dal)
431	Spring onion with greens	Hara piaz
432	Sproute or sprouted	Ankur or ankurit
433	Squid	Samudra-pheni (or feni)
434	Stale	Basi
435	Star Anise	Anas phal
436	Star Anise	Chakri-phool or chakraphool
437	Star fruit, Carombola	Kamrak or Kumrak
438	Starfruit or Carambolav	Kamrakh
439	Stir-fried	Bhuna
440	Stir-Fry (it)	Bhoono or Bhunao
441	Stir-frying	Bhunao
442	Stone apple, Bengal quince, Wood apple	Bael, Bel, Bail, Shriphal
443	Stone Grinding Mill (for wheat, dal, spices etc.)	Chakki
444	Stuffed	Bhare or bharua
445	Sugar	Shakkar
446	Sugar	Cheeni or Chini
447	Sugar cane	Ganna
448	Sugar Syrup	Chashni or Chasni or Sheera
449	Sultana, Very sweet, large, pale/gold/amber raisins, made from seedless white grapes	Kishmish or Kismis, Sunahri or Peeli, Badi
450	Sunflower	Sooraj-mukhi
451	Sweet Lime	Mausammi
452	Sweet potatoes	Shakarkand
453	Tamarind	Imli
454	Tapioca, produced from the cassava	Sabudana
455	Tea	Chai or Chaa
456	Tempering (Tarka) with cumin/mustard etc. in hot oil	Dhungar or tarka
457	Thyme	Hasha
458	Thymol flowers	Ajwain ke Phool
459	Tomato	Tamatar
460	Tongs	Chimta
461	Trotter	Paaya
462	Tuna Fish	Chura or Choora or Toona machli
463	Turbot - Indian (Fish)	Kuppa machli
464	Turmeric	Haldi or Huldi
465	Turnip	Shalgam
466	Turtle	Kachua
467	Vinegar	Sirka
468	Walnut	Akhrot, Akroot
469	Water	Pani
470	Water chestnuts	Singhara
471	Watercress	Jal-Kumbhi, Jal-halim
472	Watermelon	Tarbooja
473	Wax Gourd, Ash Gourd, Tallow Gourd, Ash Pumpkin	Petha
474	Wheat	Gehun
475	Wheat flour	Gehun ka atta
476	Wheat Germ	Exact translation 'Gehun ka Ankur'; wheat means gehun and germ means ankur. Germ as in germination, not bacteria. ‘Dalia’ or cracked wheat comes closest to it in Hindi.
477	White bait (Fish)	Katai Machli
478	White gram or chickpea	Kabuli chana
479	White pepper	Safed mirch
480	Yam - ordinary	Ratalu
481	Yeast	Khameer
482	Yellow Gram	Chana dal
483	Yoghurt	Dahi
484	Calamus Root	Vacha or Vasaka
485	Cayenne Pepper	Lal mirch
486	Gotu Kola	Brahmi