Food Glossary
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- Chini/Shakkar = sugar
- Chilke = peel (e.g. karele chilke means the peel of a bitter melon)
- Chikoo = Sapodilla
- Chhoti elaichi = green cardamom (chhoti means small and green cardamom is smaller than black cardamom)
- Cheeni = sugar, also known as shakkar/saakar
- Chawal = rice
- Chatpata = a tangy flavor (adjective used to describe a dish)
- Chapati = whole wheat unleavened flatbread. Also known as roti or phulka
- Chana Dal= split bengal gram also known as split chickpeas (this dal comes from brown chickpeas and not from garbanzo beans
- Chana/Chole = chickpeas, garbanzo beans
- Chakra Phool = star anise
- Chai = Indian tea
- Chaat = a savory Indian snack that can be made in a variety of ways. It is often made with fried bread, potatoes, chutneys and chatpata (tangy) spices.