Indian/U.s. Equivalents
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Curry
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 60
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        achar -- pickle
                        adrak -- ginger
                        ajwain or ajowain -- lovage
                        aloo -- potato
                        alsi -- linseed
                        am -- mango
                        am chur -- mango powder
                        anardana -- pomegranate
                        areca -- betel nut
                        asafoetida -- hing
                        aserio -- aniseed
                        ata or atta -- chapatti flour
                        -- fine wholemeal
                        badia/badian -- star anise
                        badam -- almond
                        besan -- chickpea flour
                        bindi -- okra
                        brinjal -- aubergine/eggplant
                        chawal -- rice
                        chor magaz -- melon seeds
                        cus cus -- poppy seed
                        dahi -- yogurt
                        dalchini -- cinnamon
                        dhania -- coriander
                        doroo -- celery
                        elaichi -- cardamon, black,
                        -- brown, green, or
                        -- white
                        gajar -- carrot
                        ghanti chhap -- (ground millet)
                        goor or gur -- palm sugar
   1      gram          flour -- (besan), chickpea
                        haldi -- turmeric
                        imli -- tamarind
                        jaifal or taifal -- nutmeg
                        javatri -- mace
                        jeera or zeera -- cumin
                        kabli chana -- chickpea
                        kaju -- cashew nuts
                        kala namak -- black salt
                        kalongi -- wild onion seeds
                        kesar or zafron -- saffron
                        lasan -- garlic
                        lavang -- cloves
                        makke -- cornstarch
                        methi -- fenugreek
                        mirch -- pepper
                        namak -- salt
                        nga-pi -- shrimp paste
                        neem/kariphulia -- curry leave
                        nigella -- wild onion seed
                        panch phoran -- 5-seed mixture
   1      pod           ina -- mint leaves/powder
                        rai -- mustard seed
                        rajma -- red kidney beans
                        ruh gulab -- rosewater
                        sarson ka sag -- mustard leave
                        saunf -- aniseed
                        seenl -- allspice
                        singoda flour -- (buckwheat)
                        sonf or soonf -- fennel seed
                        sont or sonth -- dry ginger
                        supari -- mixture of colored
                        -- seeds to chew
                        -- after a meal
                        tej patia -- bay leaves
                        tej patia -- cassia leaves
                        til -- sesame seeds
                        tusci -- basil
                        vark or varak -- edible silver or
                        -- gold foil
 

Preparation:

Collected from posts on Rime and Fido cooking echoes by HOWARD KARTEN, DIANE LAZARUS, and BOB WILSON.