KitchenVegetable names in English and Hindi
What is tori in English? What is ridge gourd in Hindi? Search 45 vegetables by either name, with the season when each is freshest in the north Indian plains.
| English name | Hindi name | Main season |
|---|---|---|
| Potato | आलू aloo | All year; new crop in winter |
| Onion | प्याज pyaz | All year |
| Tomato | टमाटर tamatar | All year; best in winter |
| Brinjal (eggplant) | बैंगन baingan | All year |
| Okra (lady finger) | भिंडी bhindi | Summer and monsoon |
| Cauliflower | फूलगोभी phool gobhi | Winter |
| Cabbage | पत्ता गोभी, बंद गोभी patta gobhi | Winter |
| Kohlrabi | गांठ गोभी ganth gobhi | Winter |
| Spinach | पालक palak | Winter |
| Fenugreek leaves | मेथी methi | Winter |
| Mustard greens | सरसों का साग sarson ka saag | Winter |
| Lamb's quarters | बथुआ bathua | Winter |
| Amaranth leaves | चौलाई chaulai | Summer and monsoon |
| Bottle gourd | लौकी, घिया lauki, ghiya | Summer and monsoon |
| Ridge gourd | तोरी, तुरई tori, turai | Summer and monsoon |
| Bitter gourd | करेला karela | Summer and monsoon |
| Pointed gourd | परवल parwal | Summer and monsoon |
| Ivy gourd | कुंदरू, टिंडोरा kundru, tindora | Summer and monsoon |
| Apple gourd | टिंडा tinda | Summer |
| Snake gourd | चिचिंडा chichinda | Monsoon |
| Pumpkin | कद्दू, सीताफल kaddu | All year |
| Ash gourd | पेठा petha | Monsoon to winter |
| Cucumber | खीरा kheera | Summer |
| Carrot | गाजर gajar | Winter |
| Radish | मूली mooli | Winter |
| Turnip | शलजम shalgam | Winter |
| Beetroot | चुकंदर chukandar | Winter |
| Green peas | मटर matar | Winter |
| French beans | फ्रेंच बीन्स, फली phali | Winter and spring |
| Cluster beans | ग्वार फली gwar phali | Summer and monsoon |
| Broad beans | सेम sem | Winter |
| Capsicum | शिमला मिर्च shimla mirch | All year |
| Drumstick | सहजन sahjan | Spring and summer |
| Colocasia (taro root) | अरबी arbi | Monsoon |
| Elephant foot yam | जिमीकंद, सूरन jimikand, suran | Autumn and winter |
| Sweet potato | शकरकंद shakarkand | Winter |
| Raw banana | कच्चा केला kachcha kela | All year |
| Raw mango | कच्चा आम, कैरी kachcha aam, kairi | Summer |
| Jackfruit, raw | कटहल kathal | Spring and summer |
| Lotus stem | कमल ककड़ी kamal kakdi | Autumn and winter |
| Mushroom | मशरूम, खुंबी mushroom, khumbi | All year |
| Spring onion | हरा प्याज hara pyaz | Winter |
| Green garlic | हरा लहसुन hara lahsun | Winter |
| Sweet corn, maize cob | भुट्टा, मक्का bhutta, makka | Monsoon |
| Lemon | नींबू nimbu | All year |
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About the seasons
The season shown is when the vegetable is most plentiful and cheapest in the plains of north India. Cold stores and transport now bring most vegetables all year, and seasons shift in the south, the hills and the coast. In season, a vegetable usually tastes better and costs less.
The gourd family, sorted out
- Lauki (bottle gourd): long or round, pale green and smooth.
- Tori (ridge gourd): long, dark green, with raised ridges along its length.
- Tinda (apple gourd): small, round and light green, the size of a small apple.
- Parwal (pointed gourd): short and plump with pointed ends and pale stripes.
- Kundru (ivy gourd): finger-sized, striped, looks like a tiny cucumber.
- Karela (bitter gourd): bumpy skin and bitter taste.
Questions people ask
What is tori called in English?
Ridge gourd. The smooth kind without ridges is called sponge gourd.
What is tinda in English?
Apple gourd, also called Indian round gourd.
What is arbi in English?
Colocasia or taro root.
What is the difference between jimikand and arbi?
Jimikand (suran) is elephant foot yam, a large rough corm. Arbi (colocasia) is small and hairy. Both are cooked well before eating.
More kitchen help
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- SubstitutesWhat to use when an ingredient is missing.
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- How much to cookRice, dal, atta and vegetables for any number of people.
- Food storageHow long food keeps in the fridge and the freezer.
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