Common names of spices in Indian Kitchen

Dear Readers
For many centuries India was world trader for spices and our Indian kitchen is full of spices,they are added to give amazing taste and aroma to our cuisines,apart from taste  they have medicinal properties. These spices are easily available in local market,most of them have common names but in some regions they have different name which makes us difficult to understand sometime.Iam currently living in Hyderabad where telegu is dominant,so with time I had learnt few Telegu name of spices,so I can easily purchase them.Here iam going to share English, hindi and other local name of some common spices, hope it will help you.

Spices (English)	Hindi	Telegu	Gujrati	Tamil	Kannada	Marathi
Red chilli	Laal Mirch	Erra mirapa	Lala maracam	Civappu milakay	Kempu menasu	Lala miraci
Asafetida	Hing	Inguva	Hing	Milakay perunkayam	Hing	Hinga
Fennel	Sauf	Peddajeelakarra Or Sopu	Variari / Warjari	Perunjeeragam / Shombei / Sathakuppai	Sompu / Badi-Sopu / Dodda Jeerige / Dodda Sompu	Saunf / Badishep
Black Cardamon	Kali Elaichi	Nalla Elakulu	Badi ilaychi	Karupu Elakkai	Kari Elakki	Masalyaci Velci
White pepper	Safed Mirch	Tella Miriyalu		Vellai Milaku	Bili Menasu	Safed Mari
Black pepper/ Pepper corn	Kali mirch	nalla miriyalu	Kada Mari	karumilaku	kari menasu	Mire
Carom seed	Ajwain	Vamu	Ajmo	Omam	Om Kalugalu	Ova
Cumin	Jeera	Jilakara‘	Jeeru	Jeeragam	Jeerige	Jeere
Cinnamon	Dal chini	Dalcina cekka	Taja	Ilavankappattai	Dalcinni	Dalachini
Cloves	Laung	Lavangam	Lavinga	Kirampu	Lavanga	lavang
Coriander	Dhania	Kottimira	Dhana	Kottamalli	Kottambari	Dhane
Curry leaf	Karri patta	Kura akulu	Mitho limbado	Kariveppilai	Karibevu	Kari pane
Fenugreek seeds	Methi	Menthulu	Methi dana	Vendhayam	Menthe	Methi Dane
Dried ginger	Sonth/Soonth/Saunth	Sonti	Soonth	Chukku / Sukku	Shunti	Suntha
Green Cardamon	Hari ilaychi	yelakulu	elaci	elakkai	elakki	ellka
Brown mustard seed	Rai	avalu	Rai	Kadugu	Sasuve/ Karisasive	Mohori
Mace	Javitri	Japathri	Jaypatri	Jaadipathri	Japatri / Jayithree	Jaypatri
Nutmeg	Jaiphal	Jaikaaya / Jajikayi	Jayiphal	Jaadhikai	Jaika / Jajikai / Jeerake	Jayphal
Poppy seed	Khas-khas	Gasagasaalu / Kasakasa	Khaskhas / Khuskhush / Aphim	Kasakassa	Gasagase Beeja / Kasa Kase	Khaskhas / Khus Khus
Saffron	Kesar	Kunkuma	Kesara	Kumkumappu	Kesari	Kesara
Seasame seed	Til	Nuvvulu	Tala	El	Ellu	Tila
Star anise	chakr phool	Sompu	udbhava	Compu	Sompugida	Badian
Turmeric	Haldi	Pasupu	Haḷadara	Mancal	Arisina	Halada
Green chilli	Hari mirch	Mirapa	Lila miracam	Paccai milakay	Hasiru meṇasu	Miracaya
Bay leaf	Tej patta	Dhalchichecka / Masala Aku / Biryani Aaku	Tamal Patra / Tej Petta	Birinji Ilai / Punnai Ilai	Biryani Ele / Paththa	Tamal Patra
Nigella	Kalonji	Nalla vittanalu	Kalanji	Karuppu yel	Krishna jeerige	Kale til