India is a vast country with many languages and cultures. India is also know for its rich variety of Spices. Each Spice grows in different region in India. It gets easy loose track of what spice is called what in each state.
So here is your guide to Spices Name in popular languages of India.
Cumin Seed
Cumin Seed is primarily grown in lands of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Pepper is one of the oldest and best-known spices in the world, Indigenous to India pepper is popularly known as the King of Spices.From time immemorial India has always reigned supreme in the production & export of this exotic and renowned spice in the world.
Pepper plant is a perennial climber with dark green leaves and spikes of white flowers. The peppercorn is a berry like drupe, about 1/2 cm in diameter, green when unripe and then red. Black pepper comes from whole fruit, picked just before they are completely ripe and dried. White pepper comes from ripe fruits with the endocarp separated after fermentation.
Moisture
%(v/w)
12
Piperine
%
3.5
Total Ash
%
8
Acid Insoluble Ash
%
1
Insect (Bug) damage
%
Not Detected
Volatile Oil
%
2.5
Carom Seed (Ajwain)
Like coriander, cumin, and fennel, ajwain belongs to the Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae) family of plants. The shrub’s leaves are feather-like and the plant’s fruit—often referred to as seeds—are pale brown-colored, ridged in texture, and oval-shaped. Ajwain has been used since ancient times in cooking and for medicinal purposes and is part of Indian, Middle Eastern, and African cooking.
Moisture
%(v/w)
5.21
Extraneous Matter
%
0.08
Foreign Matter
%
0.08
Other Seeds (inc. in FM)
%
0.05
Total Ash
%
7.29
Acid Insoluble Ash
%
0.16
Insect (Bug) damage
%
Not Detected
Broken Fruits
%
0.07
Volatile Oil
%
3.72
Coriander Seed (Dhania)
Coriander is a dried fruit of an annual herb, with several branches and serrated leaves. The small flowers yield green globular fruits, which turn yellowish brown when ripe. The seeds are picked when the ripening is in progress and sun-dried. Coriander is pleasantly aromatic and flovourful.
Moisture
%(v/w)
5.21
Extraneous Matter
%
0.08
Foreign Matter
%
0.08
Other Seeds (inc. in FM)
%
0.05
Total Ash
%
7.29
Acid Insoluble Ash
%
0.16
Insect (Bug) damage
%
Not Detected
Broken Fruits
%
0.07
Volatile Oil
%
3.72
Cumin Seed (Jeera)
Cumin is a small herbaceous plants, cultivated for its dried fruits. At maturity the seeds are approximately 5 mm long, oval shaped, with pale green to yellow brown colour. When the leaves with the seeds turn brown, the dried plants are collected, threshed, and seeds separated by winnowing. Cumin has an intensely strong and slightly bitter flavour.
Black Pepper (Kali Mirch)
Carom Seed (Ajwain)
Coriander Seed (Dhania)
Cumin Seed (Jeera)
All spices are good