Sanskrit names for our food items..
- Pachai payaru sundal - mudgha daanya upakaari or upakaaram
- Mochai - raja maasha dhaanyam
- Kadalai - kshanakam
- Rice - thandulam
- Avil or puha- pruthula thandulam
- Ellu Mavu - guda mishra thila churnam / pishtam
- Orange - naranga phalam
- Apple - kashmira phalam
- Banana curry - kathali shaaka vyanjanam
- Dhal - shoopam
- All curries - nana vyanjanaani
- Pulao, fried rice - odanam
- Akkara vadisal - snighdhannam
- Sweet pongal - guda mudhghaannam
- Ven Pongal - swetha mudghaannam
- Vella Chatham - sharkkaraannam
- Ghee rice - aajyodhanam
- Pepper rice - mareechaannam
- Kollu - kulitha dhaanyam
- More / butter milk - takram
- Coriander rice - kustumbari shaakaannnam
- Tuvar dhal - tuvari shoopam
- Tuvar kichdi - tuvara misrannam ! Tavarodanam
- Banana leaf - Kathali pathram
- Lotus leaf - kamala / pundareeka pathram
- Coconut oil - naarkela thailam
- Vellam / jaggery - sharkkara
- Dried ginger / sukku - sunthi
- Pepper- marichika
- Red pepper - rakshaks marichika
- Yellow silk - pithanbaram
- White silk - swethambaram
- Red silk - rakthanbaram
- Scent - vasanaathi thailam
- Hot water - hitha ushnodakam
- Cold water - sheetodakam
- Boli/Uppittu - kshanapoopam
- Dosa/ aappam- apoopam
- Pancha bakshya paramaannam - five types of bakshanam and paayasam
- Red banana - raktha kadhali phalam
- Honey banana / then vazhai- madhu (Bharitha) kathali
- Grapes 🍇- draksha
- Mango - aamra palam
- Jack fruit - phanasa phalam
- Ilanthai- pathari phalam
- Kalakkai - klavanga phalam or shaakam
- Lemon- jambeera phalam
- Mullai flower - kundha pushpam
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