Upma

Spiced semolina cooked with or without tiny cubed potatoes, peas, and sometime shrimp and garnished with freshly grated coconut and cilantro

Urad dal / Urid dal

Black gram

Varak - chaandi

Silver leaf - edible

Varak - sona

Gold leaf - edible

Vanaspati

Vegetable oil

Vilayati saunf

Aniseed

Vindaloo

A hot dish from Goa, marinated in vinegar