Food Glossary
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- Burfi = Indian fudge
- Bonda = crispy fried snack
- Bhuna = a dry stir-fried dish
- Bhaang = fresh cannabis leaves
- Biryani = a popular well-seasoned rice dish that can be made in a variety of ways.
- Bhelpuri = a popular Indian street food made with puffed rice, chutney, onions, spices. Also known as Jhalmuri
- Bharwa or Bharwan = filled (eg. bharwan mirchi or bharwa karela)
- Bharta = a mashed vegetable dish (eg baingan bharta is a mashed eggplant dish)
- Besan = chickpea flour made with chana dal (chana dal are split brown chickpeas which are different from American chickpeas. In the US, chickpea flour is made with white chickpeas/garbanzo beans.
- Bajra = pearl millet
- Baingan = eggplant
- Bagar = tempering, where you add spices to hot oil. Also known as Tadka, Vagar, Vaghar
- Badam = almond
- Badam