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South Asian cuisine encompasses a delectable variety of sub-cuisines and cooking styles that vary very widely, reflecting the diversity of the Indian subcontinent, even though there is a certain centrality to the general ingredients used.
Urdu Name Roman Urdu Name Remarks Flax seeds: السی: Aalsi Star anise: بادیان : Baadyan Ginger: ادرک: Adrak Grated or paste Mango powder: آمچور: Amchoor Dried unripe mango slices or powder Pakistani pickles: اچار: Achar Different types of pickles Parsley: جعفری: Jafari Carom seed اجوائن: Ajwain Emblica ...
Lal Kitab (Hindi: लाल किताब, Urdu: لال کتاب, literally Red Book) is a set of five books on Vedic astrology and palmistry, written in Hindi and later, in the Urdu script too. [1] Poetic verses with philosophy and hidden nuances form the core farmanns or upaya (remedy recommended) of the book. It has led to field of ...
Tragacanth is a natural gum obtained from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes of the genus Astragalus, including A. adscendens, A. gummifer, [1] A. brachycalyx, [2][3] and A. tragacantha. Some of these species are known collectively under the common names "goat's thorn" and "locoweed".
Alpinia galanga. (L.) Willd. Alpinia galanga, [1] a plant in the ginger family, bears a rhizome used largely as an herb in Unani medicine and as a spice in Arab cuisine and Southeast Asian cookery. It is one of four plants known as "galangal". Its common names include greater galangal, lengkuas, and blue ginger.
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Tabasheer ( Hindustani: तबाशीर or طباشیر) or Banslochan (बंसलोचन, بنسلوچن), also spelt as Tabachir or Tabashir, is a translucent white substance, composed mainly of silica and water with traces of lime and potash, obtained from the nodal joints of some species of bamboo. [ 1] It is part of the pharmacology ...
Ziyarat. Islam portal. v. t. e. The Chishti order (Persian: چشتی طريقة, romanized: Chishtī ṭarīqa) is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after the town of Chisht where it was initiated by Abu Ishaq Shami. The order was brought to South Asia by Mu'in al-Din Chishti in the city of Ajmer. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on ...