Food-related Telugu Vocabulary

Question 1

allam

Answer 1

ginger

Question 2

aloo

Answer 2

potato

Question 3

aloo gobi

Answer 3

Curry made with potatoes (aloo) and cauliflower (gobi)

Question 4

beerakaya

Answer 4

ridge gourd

Question 5

bendakāya

Answer 5

okra

Question 6

vada

Answer 6

deep-fried dough (snack)

Question 7

chekkalu

Answer 7

A type of Vada (deep-fried dough) flat-shaped, made from rice & dal w/ onions, chili, curry leaves

Question 8

daal (or dal)

Answer 8

A split grain used in cooking

Question 9

dondakaya

Answer 9

ivy gourd (aka little gourd)

Question 10

dosakaya

Answer 10

cucumber

Question 11

garelu

Answer 11

A type of Vada (deep-fried dough) doughnut-shaped, made from lentils or dal

Question 12

gobi

Answer 12

cauliflower

Question 13

kakara kayi

Answer 13

bitter melon (aka bitter gourd)

Question 14

koora

Answer 14

curry

Question 15

laddu (ladoo)

Answer 15

a sweet dessert shaped in little balls

Question 16

ooragaya

Answer 16

pickle

Question 17

pachadi (paccaḍi)

Answer 17

pickle (aka pasty/saucy condiment or chutney)

Question 18

pappu

Answer 18

lental daal (or lentil curry)

Question 19

pulusu

Answer 19

Sour stew/gravy/paste (often tamarind-based)

Question 20

rotti

Answer 20

bread

Question 21

sabzi (or sabji)

Answer 21

A dish of a vegetable cooked in gray

Question 22

What is a thali meal (or thali platter)?

Answer 22

A perfectly balanced meal made up of several different dishes.

Question 23

What makes up a thali?

Answer 23

Lentils, vegetables, chutney, raita.

Question 24

What is vepudu?

Answer 24

Fry (aka crispy fried veggies)