Glossary of Cereals-Grains in English and Hindi

by dassana on September 13, 2009 · 6 comments

in Culinary Terms - Definitions, Food Dictionary


Glossary of cereals-grains in English and Hindi is listed here. The first column consists of their names in English, whilst the second column consists of their names in Hindi.The names of the cereals-grains are listed in an alphabetical order.

  • Cereals – Anaj
  • Barley – Jav, Jau
  • Broken Wheat – Dalia
  • Maize – Makki, Makka, Makai
  • Maize Flour – Makai ka atta
  • Pearl Millet – Bajra
  • Puffed Rice – Murmura, Kurmura
  • Rice – Chawal
  • Ragi – Ragi
  • Rice Flakes, Beaten Rice – Poha, Chiwra
  • Sago – Sabudana
  • Semolina – Sooji, Rawa, Rava
  • Sorghum – Juar, Jowar
  • Refined Wheat Flour – Maida
  • Vermicilli – Sevaiyan, Seviyan
  • Whole Wheat Grains – Gehun
  • Whole Wheat Flour – Gehun ka Atta
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mrunal October 12, 2010 at 10:59 am

please specify grains names separately.n add as much as possible

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dassana October 15, 2010 at 6:51 pm

thanks for the constructive feedback. when i get time, i will update this post.

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GAYATRI MAHAJAN September 7, 2010 at 5:10 pm

i want to see the pictures of jav and javas . also what is called in english for that.

what is the difference between jav and javas?

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dassana September 7, 2010 at 7:36 pm

I know for sure that Jau/Jav is the Hindi name for barley. I have seen barley grains in mumbai in the grocery stores.

I do not know what javas is.

I do not currently have any pictures of barley. You can see the pictures of barley on the following links:

http://www.antsaint.com/.a/6a00d8341bfca653ef0133ed83b425970b-pi

http://www.organicindia.com/PR_OF_barley.php

I hope this info helps you.

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ashi September 5, 2010 at 1:19 pm

what we call beaten rice in hindi

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dassana September 6, 2010 at 7:23 pm

Beaten rice is called “poha” in Hindi. It is also known as flattened rice.

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