The kitchen is the heart of an Indian home, and cooking together is one of the warmest ways to join family life. But kitchen Hindi moves fast: cut this, peel that, lower the flame, add a pinch. Recipes are rarely written down. In this episode: • The action verbs • The ingredients you will hear • Tadka: the tempering step • The flame • Measures and tasting • An invented kitchen scene • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: काटो (kaato) = cut, chop. छीलो (chheelo) = peel. धोओ (dho-o) = wash. Many people say धो लो (dho lo) = give it a wash. उबालो (ubaalo) = boil. भूनो (bhoono) = roast, fry gently until golden. मिलाओ (milaao) = mix. डालो (daalo) = add, put in. ढक दो (dhak do) = cover it. प्याज़ (pyaaz) = onion. टमाटर (tamaatar) = tomato. आलू (aaloo) = potato. अदरक (adrak) = ginger. लहसुन (lahsun) = garlic. हरी मिर्च (hari mirch) = green chilli. धनिया (dhaniya) = coriander. जीरा (jeera) = cumin. हल्दी (haldi) = turmeric. तेल (tel) = oil. तेल गरम करो (tel garam karo) = heat the oil. जीरा डालो (jeera daalo) = add the cumin. गैस तेज़ करो (gas tez karo) = turn the flame up. गैस बंद करो (gas band karo) = switch off the stove. जल रहा है! (jal raha hai!) = It's burning! A phrase to say quickly. चुटकी (chutki) = a pinch. एक चुटकी हल्दी (ek chutki haldi) = a pinch of turmeric. चख कर देखो (chakh kar dekho) = taste it and see, using कर (kar) from Episode 201. नमक ठीक है? (namak theek hai?) = Is the salt right? बस, बढ़िया है (bas, badhiya hai) = That's it, it's great. Season 3 · Spoken Hindi at Home: the complete self-study course for English speakers. Every Hindi item is given in Devanagari, Hinglish and English. Take the 52-question quiz after listening. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.