Alphabetical list of vegetables

That is, some of these are actually fruits but are used as vegetables.

So they are included in this list.

We are still adding to this vegetable list.

If you have any other vegetables in your part of the world, please send us the name and the picture (if possible) so that we can add it to this list.

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- Flowery part of a plant. Used in Europe.

- petha - boodh kumbalkai, kohala

- flowering plant species . Only the young shoots of asparagus are eaten.

It has medicinal properties that help in cleansing and healing.

It is a fruit of a plant and use as a vegetable.

Go to eggplant recipes

legume plants. A variety of beans are available in different
sizes, shapes and colors.

French beans, runner beans.

Go to Green beans recipes

- Tubers

Go to beet - beetroot recipes

- see Capsicum.

has recently grown in popular in the United Kingdom and other countries.

Capsicum - Available in red, green, orange and yellow varieties. Called Pepper in America.

In India green capsicum is commonly available.

Celeriac / Celery root - Can be eaten raw or cooked.

It stores less starch compared to other root vegetables

Celery - leaves, seeds, stalks are used in cooking.

Negative calorie food.

Chard - Similar to beets.

With green leaves and red stems.

Used in salads.

Cluster beans - Gavar - Gorikai

Collards - This leafy green vegetable is also known as tree-cabbage and is rich in
vitamins and minerals.

Corn / Maize - North American native vegetable.

Cauliflower / Phool gobi / hookosu - Cabbage family vegetable. Mostly the white head is eaten raw or cooked.
The leaves and the stem also can be eaten.

Go to cauliflower recipes

Cabbage - Gobi - Kobi - Kosu is available in green and purple varieties.

Used to make subji, snacks, salads etc.

Go to cabbage recipes

Carrot - Gajar - Gajjari is a root vegetable. Available in orange, red, yellowish varieties. 

Used to make sweets, salads, snacks, vegetable side dishes.

Go to  Carrot recipes

Green cucumber - Traditionally used raw in salads.

The cucumber grows quickly and holds lots of water. Good to use in summer salads.

Go to cucumber recipes

- Leafy green dill is good for digestion. Dill leaves can be used raw in salads or cooked along with lentils.

- Morianga or drumstick is known as Sehajan/sahajan ki phalli(Hindi), shevgyachya shenga (Marathi), Nuggekai (Kannada), Muringakkai (Tamil) .

Leaves, flowers and pods are used in cooking. Very nutritious and has medicinal properties too.

Eggplant - Brinjal - Aubergin

Go to eggplant brinjal recipes

Fenugreek leaves are  known as Methi (Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujrati, Konkani, Oriya).

Menthye soppu (Kannada), vendhaya keerai(Tamil), mentu akulu(Telugu).

 - Shepu /  Suva - helps digestions

Gourds - It is a fruit vegetable. Bitter gourd, bottle gourd, white gourd, snake gourd, cucumbers, squashes, and melons.

Ivy gourd - tondli - tendli - kovai - tindora - donda kaya - tonde kai

Kales is a variety of cabbage but the leaves do not form a head.

Grows in cool climate.

Kohlrabi - knolkol - Navalkol is a member of the turnip family.

It can be either purple or white.

Lettuce - lots of green leaves used as a mainstay of
salads.

Leeks -  The national vegetable of Wales.

Mushrooms - not technically a vegetable, but a far older member of the plant kingdom.

Mushrooms do not use sunlight to produce energy, hence they have a completely different range of tastes than any other vegetable.

Mustard greens - Sarson ke patte / saag

katuku keerai (Tamil), Ava akulu (Telugu), mohorichi pane (Marathi), etc.

Okra - also called 'ladies fingers' or gumbo.

Ethiopia and is a North
African staple, is popular in Europe, Asia and America.

Onion - Available in red, white. Also in small and big sized.

Go to  Onion recipes

Parsnip -  The sweet, starchy parsnip is a root vegetable.

Green peas

- These are the fruit of the Capsicum family of plants.

The hotter tasting ones are usually referred to as chilies. See bell pepper.

Potatoes - Everyone loves potatoes, a root vegetable.

Go to Potato recipes

Pumpkin Yellow - A popular gourd vegetable used in cooking.

In Indian languages, pumpkin is known as kaddu (Hindi), bhopla (Marathi), kumbalkai (Kannada), poosanikai (Tamil), Gummadi Kayi (Telugu) etc.

Red and green pumpkin is also available. The insides of all pumpkins is yellowish / orangish.

Rhubarb - A plant with large leaves.

Rhubarb was originally native to
China but has been popular in Europe since Roman times.

Ridge gourd / Luffa is known in Indian languages as dodka, turai, hirekai etc.

Shallots are - Small onions in red and white color. Also known as Pearl onions and baby onions.

Small red onions are also known as madras onions or sambar onions.

They grow in clusters and may be roundish or elongated. They have a mild, sweetish taste and flavor.

The red baby onions can be stored for long

Spinach / Palak - large green leaves wilt easily in a pan, Spinach contains lots
of healthy trace minerals including iron.

Go to spinach/palak recipes

Snake gourd  is known as chichinda (Hind), Padval (Marathi), Padolkai/ padvalkai (Kannada), poodalankai (Tamil), potlakaya (Telugu) in Indian languages.

Snake gourd is used to make curry, dry subji with chana dal, fritters, stuffed with spices etc.

 - Butternut squash

Sweet corn - a north American native plant loved throughout the world.

Made into soup, snack.

Sweet potato - a starchy tuber, a root vegetable.

Sweet potato is known as gensu (Kannada), ratale (Marathi), shakarkand(Hindi).

Green tomato and Red ripe tomato - a fruit, used as a vegetable .

Tomatoes are best grown yourself.

Turnip - Root vegetable.

Grows in cold climates.

Ash gourd / White gourd - Known as petha(Hindi), boodh kumbalkai(Kannada), kohala(Marathi).

Green zucchini and yellow zucchini

Appam - Gundponglu - paddu

Paddu is made with idli or dosa batter and is cooked in a special pan with depressions.