Zara, it's a poll!!!

[Kassiani]

Cities? Chittagong, Dhaka, Kolkata--I have friends from Kolkata!

 

[saroj12]

Admittedly this is wikipedia so who knows whether it's accurate, but apparently they're related to/descended from these? White-rumped munia - Wikipedia

I said rivers, but how about spice names? I have haldi (save that for a particularly yellow one ), jeera, dhania, kali mirch, lal mirch, hari elaichi, saunf and methi in my spice box.
There's a list here in English, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and a couple of other Indian languages: spices names | indian spices names in english and hindi | list of spices

So nice to hear the names of spices in Hindi! Voted!

 

[saroj12]

Whatttttttt!!?!?! I have never heard of any of those!

Cumin coriander black pepper red pepper green cardamom aniseed and fenugreek!

haldi is turmeric

 

[Zara]

Ali... will you be adding the spices to the poll?

 

[Ali]

Ali... will you be adding the spices to the poll?

Go on...you can add it

 

[Miss Annamarie]

Flowers!!!

 

[tka]

So nice to hear the names of spices in Hindi! Voted!

I always have to mentally translate them when talking to most people I grew up using the Hindi

 

[budgieluv3]

Flowers, but places are pretty cool too. How about London?

 

[saroj12]

I always have to mentally translate them when talking to most people I grew up using the Hindi

Hing? My partner who is from PA adds as he calls it “a pinch of hing” to everything. I did object to it in scrambled eggs though

 

[tka]

Hing? My partner who is from PA adds as he calls it “a pinch of hing” to everything. I did object to it in scrambled eggs though

Sadly I don't have any hing I like using it in the oil when I temper tarka dhal. I've never tried it in scrambled eggs - will have to test that!

 

[Mybluebird]

I can't vote until you post pictures here! Then, I can decide which category they look like.

 

[Ali]

I can't vote until you post pictures here! Then, I can decide which category they look like.

Good try...

 

[BirdWorld]

I can't vote until you post pictures here! Then, I can decide which category they look like.

Very, very good point. I will be taking away my flower vote until pictures are posted. @Ali.............?

 

[Ali]

Very, very good point. I will be taking away my flower vote until pictures are posted. @Ali.............?

Um...







No

 

[ParrotNuts]

Where is the masala!?

Ummmmmmmmmmm . In my tummy. If that helps?

 

[ParrotNuts]

Whatttttttt!!?!?! I have never heard of any of those!

Don't come to India!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You will be disowned

 

[Ali]

Ummmmmmmmmmm . In mytummy. If that helps?

Funny you should say that! I had an Indian yesterday, complete with pakoras, tikka, masala, rice, some chickpea thing, loads of naan... Hungry yet?

 

[ParrotNuts]

a pinch of hing” to everything. I did object to it in scrambled eggs though

 

[Ali]

Don't come to India!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You will be disowned

I know all of them in English except the last one

 

[ParrotNuts]

How about "Tota" (hindi for parrot)?