Taraju

Weighing scale

Tadka / Tarka

A garnish of spices and fried onions

Tadka / Tarka dal

Fried lentils and spices garnished with spices and onions

Tahini

A paste made from sesame seeds

Tandoor

The traditional Indian clay oven. It is usually sunken neck-deep in the ground. Charcoal is laid on the flat bottom of the pot. The heat generated by the hot charcoal in and on the sides of the clay pot is used for cooking. Long iron skewers (long enough to reach the bottom of the pot) are used in the cooking process.

Tandoori Murgh

Tandoori chicken - chicken marinated with spices, dried red peppers, and yogurt, cooked in a tandoor

Tarbooja/Tarbuja/Tarmuj

Water melon

Tari

Gravy

Tartri sat

Citric acid

Tawa

Griddle, frying pan

Tej pata /patta

Bay leaves

Tel

Oil

Thaali / Thali / Thala

Dinner plate

Thandai

Cold milk drink with nuts and rose petals or rose essence

Til

Sesame

Tinda

Little, round, green gourd

Tikka

Skewered boneless meat cubes cooked in a tandoor

Toor / Toovar

A variety of lentil

Topsey / Topsia / Topshey machhli

Mango Fish

Tori / Turai

Ribbed gourd, a vegetable like Courgette

Tusci

Basil

Tulsi

Basil