Learn 50 everyday Hindi words and phrases for methods, steps and what the recipe tells you. Each word is spoken slowly, repeated, explained in English and used in a natural Hindi sentence, then reviewed in a quick-fire recap. Take the matching 50-question quiz after listening to lock the words in. Words in this episode: उबाल आना (ubaal aana) – to come to the boil छौंक लगाना (chhaunk lagaana) – to temper with hot oil तड़का (tadka) – tempering भाप में पकाना (bhaap mein pakaana) – to steam धीमी आँच (dheemi aanch) – low flame तेज़ आँच (tez aanch) – high flame मध्यम आँच (madhyam aanch) – medium flame आँच धीमी कर दो (aanch dheemi kar do) – turn the flame down गैस बंद कर दो (gas band kar do) – turn off the gas ढककर पकाओ (dhakkar pakaao) – cook covered चलाते रहो (chalaate raho) – keep stirring चलाना (chalaana) – to stir आटा गूँधना (aata goondhna) – to knead dough कद्दूकस (kaddookas) – grater बारीक काटना (baareek kaatna) – to chop finely मोटा काटना (mota kaatna) – to chop coarsely टुकड़े करना (tukde karna) – to cut into pieces भिगोना (bhigona) – to soak रात भर भिगोना (raat bhar bhigona) – to soak overnight मिक्सी में पीसना (mixie mein peesna) – to grind in the blender गल गया (gal gaya) – it's cooked soft कच्चा रह गया (kachcha reh gaya) – it's still undercooked जल गया (jal gaya) – it got burnt चिपक गया (chipak gaya) – it stuck to the pan गाढ़ा होना (gaadha hona) – to thicken पतला करना (patla karna) – to thin down पानी डालो (paani daalo) – add water नमक चखो (namak chakho) – taste for salt नमक कम है (namak kam hai) – not enough salt नमक ज़्यादा हो गया (namak zyaada ho gaya) – too much salt स्वाद अनुसार (swaad anusaar) – to taste एक चुटकी (ek chutki) – a pinch एक चम्मच (ek chammach) – a spoonful आधा कप (aadha cup) – half a cup एक कटोरी (ek katori) – one small bowl हरा धनिया डालो (hara dhaniya daalo) – add fresh coriander गरम-गरम परोसो (garam-garam paroso) – serve piping hot ठंडा होने दो (thanda hone do) – let it cool जमने दो (jamne do) – let it set