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Food Ingredients List Starting with letter L
Leek
English Name: LeekHindi Name: Leek
Description: A bulb vegetable, like a thick spring onion,used in sauces, stews or soups
Lauki
English Name: Bottle GourdHindi Name: Lauki
Description: Also called White Gourd or Marrow. Long and narrow, light green on the outside and white inside. Used a lot in Indian preparations
Liver
English Name: LiverHindi Name: Kaleji
Description: A very popular meat that's rich in iron
Lemon Grass
English Name: Lemon GrassDescription: A type of grass that has a lemony flavour; fresh lemon grass is widely used in Thai food curries
Lamb
English Name: LambHindi Name: Bhed ka Gosht
Description: Lamb is meat from a sheep under one year old
Lassan
English Name: GarlicHindi Name: Lassan
Description: A bulb vegetable, with a very strong and pungent taste. Said to have high medicinal value
Lobhia
English Name: Black-eyed BeansHindi Name: Lobhia
Description: Originally Chinese, these beans are also known as cowpeas
Lettuce
English Name: LettuceHindi Name: Salad Patta
Description: A leaf vegetable that has big leaves, usually used raw in salads
Lemon
English Name: LemonHindi Name: Nimbu
Description: A citrus fruit with an acid taste, is used for baking, preparing lime juice and for flavouring fish and poultry dishes
Lady's Finger
English Name: Lady's FingerHindi Name: Bhindi
Description: A green coloured oblong shaped vegetable, tapering at the end with tiny seeds inside
Laddoo
English Name:Hindi Name: Laddoo
Description: An Indian dessert - a sweet ball made of gram or lentil, or rice or semolina.
Lal Mirch
English Name: Red ChilliesHindi Name: Lal Mirch
Description: Dried Red pepper used whole or powdered
Lotus Seeds
English Name: Lotus SeedsHindi Name: Makhana
Description: Seeds of the Lotus, roasted before use
Lentil
English Name: LentilHindi Name: Daal
Description: Lentils are usually round in shape and vary in colour; widely used in Indian food
Leek
English Name: LeekHindi Name: Leek
Description: A bulb vegetable, like a thick spring onion,used in sauces, stews or soups
Lotus stems
English Name: Lotus stemsHindi Name: Kamal Kakri
Laung
English Name: ClovesHindi Name: Laung
Description: Dried flowerbuds that have an aromatic flavour, one of the ingredients in Garam Masala, a popular masala for Indian food. The oil has a medicinal value for things like tooth-aches
Lassi
English Name: ButtermilkHindi Name: Lassi
Description: A drink made with yoghurt; it can be sweet or salty and is a very refreshing drink in summer
Lotus Root
English Name: Lotus RootHindi Name: Bhen or Kamal Kakri
Description: A root vegetable from India and China, used widely in Indian, Chinese and Japanese food
Lemon Rind
English Name: Lemon RindHindi Name: Nimbu Ka chilka
Description: The outer yellow part of the rind, used a lot for flavouring
Lamb Pasanda
English Name: Lamb PasandaDescription: Boneless pieces of lamb, beaten flat and thin
Lime Juice
English Name: Lime JuiceHindi Name: Nimbu Ka Ras
Description: The juice from lime - a small, lemon-shaped citrus fruit with green skin, very rich in Vitamin C
