Names of Indian Vegetables

ENGLISH TELUGU
Brinjal/Egg plant Vankaya
Potato Bangala dumpa
Bitter gourd Kakarkaya
Snake gourd Potlakaya
Ridge gourd Beerakaya
Bottle gourd Anapakaya/Sorakaya
Pointed gourd Parval/protons
Cluster beans Goru chikkudu
Tindoora/Gherkins Dondakaya
Okra Bendakaya
Cucumber Dosakaya
Radish Mullangi
Raw Jackfruit Panasapattu
Drumstick Mulakada
Suran/Yam Kanda gadda
Tapoica Karra Pendalam
Colacasia Chemadumpa/Chemagadda
Spinach Palakura
Chinese Spinach Bachalikura
Amaranthus Thotakura
Sorrel leaves Gongura
Curry leaves Karivepaku
Fenugreek leaves Menthi kura
Coriander leaves Kothimeera
Green chilli Pachi mirapakaya

157 Responses to “Names of Indian Vegetables”

  1. Honey Says:

    Hi,

    Can please translate the word minapappu in english waiting for ur reply bye.

  2. madhoori Says:

    Minapappu is nothing but black gram or urad dal used for idli.dosas etc by south indians.
    Check out my glossary of indian spices in my home page under blogroll if u are familiar
    with other indian languages.Hope this will help u.
    Thanku

  3. sre Says:

    Hi,

    Can please translate the kandagadda vegetable in english .

    regards
    Sre

  4. madhoori Says:

    Pls check the vegetables list for kandagadda.

  5. sri Says:

    Hi…..
    “pendalam” what is the English name for it.

  6. madhoori Says:

    Hi,
    Pendalam is Tapioca in english.Its almost similar to yam but white color.

  7. Gargi Shetty Says:

    hi Madhuri,

    i dont know if u have eaten this dal that Nagrajuna makes with palak in it. its my fav dal and no one seems to know how to do it their way…we get it in our off with meals… i was wonderign if you can help me with that…also thr is this chutney made from the veg whose name i dont know but its light green and bulb shaped… if you can help me with any one of them ill be really helpful…b/w ur site rocks :) ..

    ALLTHE BEST

  8. madhoori Says:

    Hi Gargi shetty,

    I think the dal u are mentioning is palak made with moong dal(pesarapappu)the same one I tasted in Bhimas(blore)u can check out for the recipe in dals in my website but u can use moong dal instead of toor dal if u want the same taste as the restaurant one.
    Hope that helps u and the chutney I am unable to guess with the color u mentioned.

  9. smitha Says:

    please tell me what we call boda kakariya in english

  10. lalithamanohar Says:

    hi madhuri, i want to know wt we call for all leafy vegetables in english that r in telugu like thotakura,gungura etc.. i hope u will replay me and i want to be member of ur site do i have to pay for this??
    thank u

  11. lalithamanohar Says:

    hi
    i want to know where parval means potols in bengali they the same one r not.. can i get them here in indian store only r ony one of walmarts ,frozen sections r any other store
    thank u

    • Patel Chetan Says:

      Hi,
      Recently i have attended one social function of our comunity.They served Parvalas a vegetable.I inquired from where they purchased because i have not seen parval in manny stores of LA.
      There is one store name “Patel brothers” from there they purchase Parvar.May be from Santa Clara.In Florida there are growers,somebody told me during disscusion.In NJ you get this easily.
      In short search in “patel brothers”you will get it. I think very long reply……
      Regards,
      Chetan.

  12. ramya Says:

    hi
    ur collection is good

  13. madhoori Says:

    Hi Lalitha,
    Thanks for dropping by and leaving comments.Sure I would update my table with leafy vegetables names.I dont think u might find parval in American stores(bcos I haven’t seen them)but u will definetely find them in Indian stores.

  14. madhoori Says:

    Hello ramya,
    Thanku.

  15. vijji Says:

    hi,

    It’s really a good collection.

    Can you check out for spinach.

    You said it is palakura.

    Then what is PALAK

    And what do we call Bachchali in English

  16. madhoori Says:

    Hello vijji,
    Spinach is called palak in Hindi and palakura in telugu.
    Bachali is chinese spinach in english.

  17. HariKrishna Says:

    I would like to know the telugu names for the following
    1. Watercress leaves
    2. Dandelion
    Regards
    Haraa

  18. Srinivas Reddy Says:

    Hi..
    Thanks u r helping indirectly so many people. I found this in google and good to see.

  19. Asha Says:

    Hai

    can u tell me what do we call GUMMADIKAYA in english, for tying in front of new houses for dishti.
    waiting for ur reply

    bye

  20. Madhuri Says:

    Hello Asha,
    Gummadikaya is called Ash gourd in English.The one we hang in front of houses.
    Hope that helps.
    Thanks for visiting
    Madhuri

  21. srinivasa rao g Says:

    its very usufull to all telugu people,

    thanks for the creation of this site

    srinu

  22. hemant tummoju Says:

    really nice to see this website.

  23. madhoori Says:

    Thankyou hemant and srinivas for your comments.

  24. Shruthi Says:

    I am an American, living in India and trying to find spices that I’m familiar with. I need sage, but I don’t know the Hindi or Telugu name for it here. Can anyone help me out??
    Thanks

  25. madhoori Says:

    Hello Shruthi,

    I think u meant Sago.It is also called Sabudana in Hindi.Try this

  26. Sirisha Says:

    Really u got a good collection

  27. Sri Says:

    I Have bought a vegetable which is in pink color & has stems(like raadish) to it….but i have not understood what is is & what & how to cook it..pl. tell me what is that & what can i cook with it..

  28. Sri Says:

    I Have bought a vegetable which is in pink color & has stems(like raadish) to it….but i have not understood what is is & what & how to cook it..pl. tell me what is that & what can i cook with it..
    By the way its a good site!!!!& a useful one to people like me :)

  29. abidasony Says:

    I want to know all vegetable names in English and in english to kannada
    i dont no talugu pls send me all vegetable names in english to kannada.

    Thank u very much
    byebye.

  30. ipsita Says:

    what is the english term of ull kobi

  31. Sudha Says:

    hi madhuri ,

    can u tell me what is watercress called as in telugu. thanku

  32. divya Says:

    check out i think spinach is called as bachali kura not pallakura

  33. madhoori Says:

    hello divya,
    Bachalikura is called Chinese spinach and Palakura is the regular spinach.No confusion in that.I am sure abt that.

  34. khushboo Says:

    my kid wants the information about some vegetables in hindi language.

  35. madhoori Says:

    Hello Khushboo,
    Sure would try to update my chart with Hindi names too

  36. Adish Says:

    sir, what is asparagus and turnip.

  37. janpreetham Says:

    I wish to know the authentic names of the following vegetable in english
    1.shyama dhumpa

  38. Madhoori Says:

    Hi Janpreetham,

    The English name of chama dumpa is Colacasia.Thankyou for dropping by.

  39. Vee Says:

    madoori,
    u rock… grt info :) thanks a lot

    @smitha
    kakarakaya is bitter gourd

  40. Madhuri Says:

    Hello Vee,
    Thankyou for your comment.

  41. Fareed shaik Says:

    What is the telugu name for a tomato

  42. madhoori Says:

    Hello Fareed,

    In telugu Tomato is called “Tamota” just difference in calling it.
    Hope that helps

  43. Nisha Says:

    Hello Fareed,
    Can you please tell me the kannada name for tindoora? Or can you plz tell me how it looks like?

    Thanks,
    Nisha

  44. Nisha Says:

    Hello madhoori,

    Can you please tell me the kannada name for tindoora? Or can you plz tell me how it looks like?

    Thanks,
    Nisha

  45. joshua david Says:

    english name for aratikaaya

  46. pinky Says:

    what is spirulina in telugu I want to know about that

  47. pinky Says:

    Please help me with this translation.

  48. sabita Says:

    hi can you please tell what exactly is the yellow dosakaya with which we can make pickle is called in english.

  49. madhoori Says:

    Hi Sabita,
    Yellow dosakaya is called cucumber.You get this type in Indian stores In USA.Hope that helps.

  50. Rao Yerramilli Says:

    Hi Thanks for the compilation.
    I was wondering what was the for (telugu) Vaakaya ( which tastes like cranberry but whch is more green outside and atinge of red on the skin) tastes sour. We telugus make vaakaya pappu, Vakaya coconut (chutney) pachadi. I think this berry is only available in August thru November. I have seen this berry even in Bombay vegitable markets.

    I want the Hindi, Tamil, Kannada or Marathi equivalent names for this If in English all the more better (even Botanical name is fine)
    Thanks in advance

  51. satya Says:

    what is watercress called in telugu? plzzzz reply, i have searched a lot i didnt find the answer!

  52. shailaja Says:

    hi

    why don`t u post some good recipes for kids…. i mean start some event for kids which is helpfull for every one…. hope some one or the other will host this event soon..

  53. V V S Prasad Says:

    What is ‘parsnip’ called in Telugu?
    Thanks
    Prasad

  54. Bhagath Says:

    Hi, Can you please put some picture that go with the name of the items. I am always confused trying to identify , palakur/bachali kura/chukka kura leaves.

    Thanks
    Bhagath

  55. Poonam Says:

    Hi,
    I wanted to know what a cranberry is called in marathi.
    I have heard that it’s really good for urinary tract infection prevention,
    but i can’t seem to find it anywhere here… If any one knows about it, please tell me…
    Thanx a lot!!! :) )

  56. Krishna Says:

    Hi,

    This is really a wonderful site.

    Madhuri great work. Keep it up.

  57. Rama Says:

    http://www.bulkfoods.com/spices.asp?referer=gosag3-1

    check this website, it has the world wide spices….with pictures…

  58. Rama Says:

    http://www.mcgill.ca/files/cine/Dalit_Datatables_leafyvegs_Jn06.pdf

    Bhagat…you might want to look into this url, it has the names and pictures of the leafy vegetables. It helped me identify the local produce and feel happy that i found the site ….and am now enjoying most leafy produce that the farmers market sells.

    chow.
    Rama

  59. A.MANGATAYARU Says:

    Pl tell me what is called in telugu for watercress

  60. A.MANGATAYARU Says:

    nicecollection

  61. monica Says:

    this is cooooooollll ……..awesome !!!!!!!
    collection you have …….!!!!!!!

  62. Fakru Says:

    Its a great collection yaaaaaaaaaar thanks to all

  63. Sabyasachi Says:

    What is English name of POTOL(Bengali name of Vegitable)

  64. sam Says:

    what is ‘tindoora’? great site! just used your recipe to make snake gourd and came out good! Tx! Sam

  65. sam Says:

    ok found it – gerkins! Kundooro in hindi I think! great, always wanted to know how to cook this veg so others will like it!

  66. sajjad Says:

    can you please translate the same from english to marathi. please ………….

  67. Maqbool Says:

    Sudha/Madhuri

    Could you please find out the name of watercress in telugu or in hidni? Where is it available? Please let me know.

  68. sridevi patha Says:

    its gr8 yaar.u r educating the people,i learned more.thx

  69. sridhar Says:

    what is the equivalent name in telugu for ‘mustard greens’? thanks!

  70. v.k.raju Says:

    It is quite educative to know the convertions of veg . names from different languages.
    very useful when we go to other states or countries.
    thanks for the patience.

    wish to know the english names and telugu names for various groceries.

  71. madhoori Says:

    Thankyou all for your wonderful comments.

  72. vinayakyajnik Says:

    LOOKING FOR VEGITABLENAMELY GUNDA- LOOKS LIKE OLIVE. CAN ANYBODY GIVE ME COMPLETE INFORMATION? THANKS IN ADVANCE

  73. vinayakyajnik Says:

    ALL GUJARATI NAMES OF SHAK.VINAYAKYAJNIK.V

  74. prashant singh Says:

    what is english name of Parwal.

  75. Ilene Says:

    I bought some baby-pickle sized green gourds at an Indian grocery, and forgot the name of them. Now I’d like to cook them, but since I don’t know what they are, I can’t find a recipe! Anyone know what I’m talking about?

  76. G.pavani Says:

    Hi ,
    I am pavani,having a food blog with name FoodLovers and the url is
    http://fooddamaka.blogspot.com/.
    I was searching for telugu from english vegetables from internet, i found urs .u have helped me a lot with ur transclations,thank u very much

  77. indira Says:

    lots of information

  78. indira Says:

    what is cranberry called in telugu?

  79. PC Says:

    Super website !

  80. kaya kapoor Says:

    Plz send me all vegitables names in hindi and also in englinsh on my email id.
    I shall be very thank full to you…

  81. Anitha Says:

    Cranberry is called Vakaya in Telugu. It can be used to make dal and lot of other things. The look is little different from Cranberry and Vakaya however the difference is only due to the geographical difference and the climatci conditions.

  82. pradeep Says:

    Describe any one vegetable name which if we cut first alphabet from them then the word make any expensive things name. and if we cut last word from them then they make any girls name

  83. priyanka Says:

    hi madhoori, could plz me with the name of sorakaya (telugu) in english. Thank you, in advance.

  84. Apps Says:

    hi there, can you please tell the telugu name for beetroot.

    Advance Thank you!

  85. Andy Says:

    Can you please provide me with the hindi / tamil / kannada name for watercress ?

  86. Andy Says:

    Can you let me have the hindi / tamil / kannada word for watercress please!

  87. Rajesh yeleti Says:

    I need the name of tomato in telugu

  88. anil Says:

    what is PATRA 9Gujrati) called in English.
    What is arbi (punjabi veg) called in English

  89. Manish Says:

    No Doubt its great website with great info

    What is the english meaning of Telugu vegetable “Aaratikaya”?

  90. Manish Says:

    No Doubt its great website with great info

    @Rajesh: .. check the whole chain then you will have an answer.. :)

    What is the english meaning of Telugu vegetable “Aaratikaya”?

    Thanks
    Manish

  91. Divya Says:

    Hi,
    I need to know the Marathi names for following spices:
    Musli, Mace and Paramul

    Thanks
    Divya

  92. swapna Says:

    hi..
    can u tell me lettuce in telugu…

  93. Bhawna Says:

    Could you please let me know the tanslation of Hindi vegetbales names in english

  94. swathi Says:

    hai could u pls tell me what we call thotakura in hindi

  95. nitya Says:

    hai can you tell me how to make vegetable mayonnaise at home

  96. Smitha Says:

    Hi,

    This is very informative. i wanted all the vegetable & spices names, which i found, only in your site. Thank you so much for making these things available to us.. :)

    Regards,
    Smitha Punukollu

  97. Vijaya Says:

    Hi,

    I found good site which clear many of my doubts

  98. swapna Says:

    hai,
    can u tell me what is name of chukka koora in english.

  99. anuradha Says:

    i need wt u will call lettuce(it will be like cabbage) in telugu

  100. santhoshi Says:

    ur collection is good now iam in singapore 3 months back i got married my husband works in singapore i came here along with him here ur collection is helping me o lt here in vegetable store tx madhuri

  101. pankaj Says:

    i want to know english spelling of parwal(sabji)

  102. Chandru arni Says:

    Madhuri,
    Fantasic list.
    What is capsicum and double-beans called in telegu ?

  103. Rajendra Prasad Says:

    i would like to know what do we called mullangi in english

  104. ramya Says:

    Hi….

    i want to know wat is chemagadda or chemadumpa in english.. can v make any snack item with that?

  105. madhoori Says:

    Rajendraprasad,

    Check out for the name of mullangi in the above list.

  106. madhoori Says:

    Ramya,

    I have no idea whether u make snack item with chema dumpa.Do let me know if you know one.

  107. srinivas Says:

    can you show me the photo of all vegetables

  108. upender Says:

    this is awasome..Madhoori u r doing a splendid job..thanks alot

  109. mssmotorrd Says:

    It’s the first time I commented here and I must say you share us genuine, and quality information for bloggers! Good job.
    p.s. You have a very good template for your blog. Where did you find it?

  110. HARISH KUMAR SATAVALLI Says:

    hi madhoo,

    Great job! Can’t stop appreciating / thanking you for doing something different.

    Is there any means by which you can add pictures / photos to your vegetables’ / spices’ list? to avoid regional or lingual terminology and confusions. This should be of great help to visitors like us. Just a thought!

    ‘m from Chittoor district, wherein ANAPAKAYA is a beans kind of vegetable available during Sankranthi. With this we cook a dish called ‘PITIKA PAPPU”. These are available only in southern parts of karnataka / Andhra Pradesh. I wonder, what do you call this in english?

  111. Venkatesh Says:

    What to call fish eggs in telugu

  112. Mala Says:

    what is the botanical / english name for the leafy vegetable “GAGABAVIKURA”

  113. NARSIMHA Says:

    I WANT MINAPAPPU IN ENGLISH WORD

  114. pooja Says:

    hi frnds it is very gud information abt vegetables
    use this and get a gud tallent

  115. yousof Says:

    when i read these they are so best. i want to write some thing but not today beacuese i have alot of work to do maybe i will write it in evening. so i am sorry a bout this. plese if u can send for my email some english words not the site or spelling cours maybe if it have a site also no proplem.
    thanks
    yousof rahjo.

  116. Nanda Kishore Says:

    HI, I want to know what we call “LETTUCE” in telugu

  117. aakakara kaya Says:

    I want to know the english name for ‘akakara kaya’..

  118. Raghava Says:

    i want to know the telugu name for “avocados “.. pls reply me..

  119. ankireddy Says:

    thanks for ur info
    i overlooked the info
    i got it
    what i need
    thank u for ur info

  120. naga sudha Says:

    I want to know the telugu name for vegetable jalakumbhi(ayurveda)

  121. Mac Says:

    i would like to know what is the correct name of a vegetable that grows on a vine here in South Africa. It is green and bell shaped with ridges and also has spines on it. When peeled it is green to white in color. It is commonly called Susu or Soosoo. I have tried to find this vegetable on the net but no such luck. When cleaning it makes the hands sticky which forms a skin if left to dry. It can be cooked like a potato as well as fried. Draws a lot of water if kooked though.

  122. raghuveer Says:

    Hi Madhoori, First I would like to appreciate you for your work and the amount of effort you have put into this to give good information. But in one of your answers/reply you told that “In Telugu Tomato is called “Tamota” just difference in calling it” when you were asked about the name for tomato in Telugu to someone down the line that. But I would like to share some of my knowledge with you that tomato is called as “ramamkaya” in some of the villages/towns in Our State. So if you could add this information too, might be helpful for most of them. Hope this has helped you in some or the other way. I apologize if I have taken too much lenience here.

  123. pradeep Says:

    Hello Madhuri gi,

    the info you put in is really helpful.

  124. Chandan Singh Rana Says:

    Can u please send me all vegetables name in Hindi?

  125. trishna Says:

    plantaiin this is puzzled word of some vegetable or fruit can u plz solve n tel me…..

  126. mahesh paritala Says:

    hey this blog really rocks

  127. Sainath Says:

    hey plz tell me what basil is called in telugu and zuchinni

  128. subhadra Says:

    What is blueberry i knw it is a fruit i want it in common language if possible telugu.I want list of fruits names from english to telugu

  129. Shravan Chada Says:

    What do we call chukka koora in English?

  130. dhanalakshmi Says:

    i want to know what is the english word of budidagumidikaya

    • Lakshmi Says:

      Hi Madhuri,

      Its a g8 website. Keep Going!!!

      “Aarati kaya” in English is “Plantain”

      “Budidha Gumudikaya” in English “Ash Gourd”

  131. sravanthi Says:

    thanx for providing this information regarding the vegetables.
    i want to know thw english name for gensi gadda????
    which when boiled in water gives sweet and good taste

  132. prabhu Says:

    please tell me what is ripper gourd called in telugu.

  133. chandana Says:

    i want to know what thatikaya is known in englishhh
    plz help mi

  134. aditya Says:

    i need the name of chukkakoora,chaamagadda,aratidhoota

  135. shilpa Says:

    Hi can u please tell me about KESUVINA GANTU (in kannada) ,its green …i need its translation in english. And also its calorie values and any side effects it has like cold or heat or gastric? reply fast please..

  136. samatha Says:

    very helpful information,thanks for providing all this useful information

  137. madhoori Says:

    Thankyou all for visiting my site and for your comments.Will come up with more new recipes soon.

  138. sridevi Says:

    hi,
    madhoo, can u tell the name of sorakaya or kaddu in english.

  139. Madhuri Says:

    Hello Sridevi,

    Pls check the above list for some of the names.

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