Cereals names in english, hindi, marathi, tamil, telugu, kannada ( cereals list ):
This exhaustive cereals list contains names of cereals in english, hindi, marathi, tamil, telugu, kannada languages. Names of the cereals flour as well as the products from the cereals is also mentioned. Cereal pictures are also displayed in this glossary list.
The first column consists of the picture of the cereal. The remaining columns are for the names of cereals in the various languages. i have also mentioned if the grain or seed is gluten free. this cereal list is best viewed in a laptop browser.
Cereals are an integral part in Indian cuisine. Cereals are called as anaj in hindi. Both various type of grains and millets fall in the broad category of cereals. Millets, amaranth, quinoa are generally seeds and are called as pseudo grains.
The english, hindi and marathi translations has been done by me. For the other languages, I have referred the book – modern cookery by thangam philip.
I will be updating this post in other Indian languages as well. Please do read the comments section for more information.
| Cereal | English | Hindi | Marathi | Tamil | Telugu | Kannada | Gluten free |
 | Wheat | Gehun | Gahu | Godumai | Godhumai | Godi | X |
 | Broken wheat, Cracked wheat | Dalia | Lapsi | Godumai ravai | Godhuma rava | Kuttida godi, godi rave | X |
 | Whole wheat flour | Atta | Kaneek | Godumai maavu | Godhuma pindi | Godi hittu | X |
 | All purpose flour, Refined flour | Maida | Maida | Maida maavu | Maida pindi | Maida hittu | X |
 | Cream of wheat, semolina | Sooji, suji | Rava | Ravai | Rava | Rava | X |
 | Vermicelli | Seviyan, sevai, sev | Shevaya | Semiya | Semiya | Semige | X |
 | Noodles | Noodles | – | – | – | – | X |
 | Pasta | Pasta | – | – | – | – | X |
 | Corn, maize | Makai, bhutta | Makka | Makka cholam | Mokkajona | Mekke jola | X |
 | Dried corn | Makai ka dana | – | – | – | – | X |
 | Corn meal, polenta | Makai ka dalia | Makka rava | Cholam rava | Mokkajona rava | Mekke jola rava | X |
 | Maize flour | Makai ka atta | Makyache Peeth | Makka cholam maavu | Mokkajona pindi | Mekke jola hittu | X |
 | Corn starch | Corn flour | – | – | – | – | X |
 | Barley | Jav | Jau | Barli arisi | Yavam | Barli | X |
 | Rice | Chawal | Tandool | Pacha arisi | Biyyam | Akki | √ |
 | Parboiled rice | Ukda chawal, sela chawal, arwa chawal | Ukda tandool | Puzhungal arisi | Uppudu biyyam | Kusubalakki | √ |
 | Beaten rice, parched rice, rice flakes | Poha, chiwra, chidwa | Pohe | Aval | Atukulu | Avalakki | √ |
 | Puffed rice | Murmura, | Kurmura Murmure | Arisi pori | Borugulu, murmuralu | Mandakki, kurlari | √ |
 | Rice flour | Chawal ka atta | Tandlache peeth | Arisi maavu | Biyyappu pindi | Akki hittu | √ |
 | Tapioca, sago | Sabudana | Sabudana | – | – | – | √ |
 | Cassava or tapioca flour | Cassava | – | Maravalli kizhangu mav | Karapendalam | Marageanasu | √ |
 | Amaranth seeds | Rajgira, ramdana | – | – | – | – | √ |
 | Amaranth flour | Rajgira atta | – | – | – | – | √ |
 | Buckwheat | Kuttu, kootu | Kuttu | Kotu | – | – | √ |
 | Buckwheat groats | Sabut kuttu | – | – | – | – | √ |
 | Buckwheat flour | Kuttu ka atta | – | – | – | – | √ |
 | Quinoa | – | – | – | – | – | √ |
 | Oats | Jai, javie | – | – | – | – | √ |
 | Pearl millet | Bajra | Bajri | Kambu | Sajjalu | Sajje | √ |
 | Sorghum, milo | Jowar, juar, | Jwari | cholam | Jonnalu | Jola | √ |
 | Finger millet | Mundal, makra, mandua | Nachni | Kizhvaragu | Ragulu | Ragi | √ |
 | Foxtail millet | Kangni | Rala | thinai | Korra | Navane | √ |
 | Little millet | Kutki | Sava, halvi | Samai | Saama | Saame | √ |
 | Barnyard millet | Sama, samvat, swang, vrat ke chawal | Varai, vari, | Kuthiravaali | Odalu | Oodhalu | √ |
| Kodo millet | Kodon | Kodra | Varagu | Arikelu | Harka | √ | |
| Arrow root flour | Arra root, araruta, paniphal | – | – | – | – | √ | |
| Water chestnut flour | Singhare ka atta | – | – | – | – | √ | |
| Foxnuts | Makhana, phool makhana | – | – | – | – | √ |
Very nice info
thanks.
comprehensive coverage!!!!!!
Nice article, thank you.
What is jowar called in hindi
jwar or juar.
Hi , can anyone tell me indian name for teff….or what can I use instead of teff flour (used in Ethiopia dish)
Thanks 🙂
no idea monica.
Hi what is spelt bread in Hindi . CAN anyone please help
what is tikhud or tikhur flour in India
its arrowroot.
Very helpful.
Hello, the table is no longer visible.
thanks david for pointing this out. we will fix it.
i cannot see any table here.
corrected and thanks for letting us know.
Madam
Please update your article as barley is not gluten free grain.
thanks for the info. will update.
Hello Amit Dasanna,
It has been long since I commented on your blog. However, not a single new dish I make unless I visit your blog. Do you know what do we call Rye in any Indian language.
thank you,
Sandy
welcome back sandy. hope you are doing good. rye is not native to india. so it does not have any indian name. we only get imported rye or rye flour and that too in superstores in big indian cities or metros.
My dear friend rye is not imported…mustard seed is known as rye in punjabi and hindi
thankyou jitinder 🙂
sir jee this not that rai they r talking about. The one u r talking is a spice and the the one they r talking about is a flour(Rye). It is not found in India.
Isn’t Rye called Sarsoon in Hindi? That’s what I remember.
the spice ‘mustard’ is called as rai/rye/sarson in hindi. what is referred here is ‘rye’ which is cereal grain.
I read it that In india, Rabi crops are:
1. Wheat
2. Barley
3. Oats
4. Chickpea
5. Linseed
6. Mustard.
Can u tell me what is Oat and Barley called in Hindi?
oats is called as jai ((pronounced ja-ee) and barley is called as jau.
I am having a hard time finding english names for the following pulses/cereals please help:
a. Moong
b. Udad/Orid
c. Vatana (those green colored dry, hard rounded shaped cereals….I guess india imports it from canada cz on the bags its inscribed that its from canada)
moong – is mung beans or mung lentils
urad – black gram
dry vatana – dried green peas
I don’t think Bajra and Jowar are tamil words…we in Maharashtra have been using these words to refer to Pearl Millets and Sorghum respectively. I suspect these are Hindi or Marathi words
bajra is called as kambu in tamil and jowar is called as cholam in tamil. its mentioned in the post.
Good one !