Indian Spices - Hot spices - List of spices

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This list of spices contains the indian spices that are commonly used in indian cooking.
These spices come from different parts of plants. Flowers, seeds, leaves, stems, fruits etc. The spices
include barks such as cinnamon, leaves such as bay leaf, curry leaf, flowers such as star anise etc.
You will find the spices listed here in indian languages such as hindi, marathi, and kannada along with
English. If we have missed mentioning any spices, please let us know using this contact form.
English Hindi
Allspice Kebab cheeni
Asafoetida Hing
Bay leaf - bay leaves Tej patta
Ajwain, Ajave Seeds Ajwain
Anise,anise seed, aniseed,
Saunf
Sweet Cumin
Black Cumin Kala jeera, shah jeera
Black Pepper Kali mirch
Caraway Seed shahjeera
Cardamom Choti Elaichi
Badi Elaichi, moti
Black Cardamom
elaichi
Ajmod,Shalari, Ajmud,
Celery
Randhuni
Chile Pepper - green Mirch
Chile Pepper - red Lal Mirch
Cinnamon Dalchini
Clove Lavang, Laung
Coriander,Cilantro, Chinese
parsley plant, Japanese Hara Dhania
Parsley - fresh
Coriander,Cilantro,
Chinese/Japanese Parsley - Dhania
Seeds
Cumin,sweet cumin Jira, Zira
Curry leaf Kadhi patta, kadi patta
Dill, Dill Seed Savaa / Soa
Fennel,Large Fennel, Large
Cumin, Sweet Fennel, saunf
Common Fennel
Fenugreek,Foenugreek seeds Methidana
Garlic Lassan,Lahasan
Ginger - fresh Adrak
Ginger - dried saunth
Licorice,Sweetroot,
Jeshthamadh
Liquorice, Licorice Root
Mace javitri
Mustard rai,sarso
Nutmeg jaiphal
Onion seed, nigella Kalonji
Peppercorns Kalimirch saboot
Poppy seeds Khaskhas
Kesar, jaffaran,
Saffron
zaffaran
Badal
Star Anise Phool/Ananasphal /
chakra phool
Tamarind Imli
Turmeric Haldi