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Mentha royleana is known by the English common name of Royle's mint, named for British botanist John Forbes Royle. [4] [5] In Pakistan, it is referred to as Jangli podina [6] [7] or simply podina or pudina. [8] Other attested regional names include: Kala podna [9] Nari Wailani [10] Safaid podina [11] Pahari pudina [12] Tulasi paate [4]
In India, traditional mint tea called pudina chai (पुदीना चाय) is made by steeping spearmint or peppermint in hot chai. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Due to the high content of essential oils in leaves (1–2.5%), especially menthol , mint tea is popular for its curative effects.
Mint: পুদিনা Pudina Shallot: পেঁয়াজ কলি Peyanj Koli Scallion: পেঁয়াজ পাতা Peyanj Pata Panch Phoron: পাঁচ ফোড়ন Panch Foron This is a Bengali spice mix that combines fennel, cumin, fenugreek, mustard and nigella Long pepper: পিপুল Pipul Bell pepper
Mentha, also known as mint (from Greek μίνθα míntha, [2] Linear B mi-ta [3]), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [4] It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear.
Mentha pulegium, commonly (European) pennyroyal, or pennyrile, also called mosquito plant [2] and pudding grass, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. [4]
A mountain near Pylos was named after Minthe, where one of the few temples of Hades in Greece was situated: Near Pylus, towards the east, is a mountain named after Minthe, who, according to myth, became the concubine of Hades, was trampled under foot by Core, and was transformed into garden-mint, the plant which some call Hedyosmos.
Mentha arvensis, the corn mint, field mint, or wild mint, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It has a circumboreal distribution, being native to the temperate regions of Europe and western and central Asia , east to the Himalaya and eastern Siberia , and North America .
Other prominent ingredients and combinations include coriander, capsicum, mint (coriander and mint chutneys are often called हरा hara chutney, Hindi for "green"), Tamarind or imli (often called meethi chutney, as मिठाई meethi in Hindi means "sweet"), sooth (or saunth, made with dates and ginger), coconut, onion, prune, tomato ...