Nepali Spinach curry and Nepal black lentils (wl)

— the amount a tablespoon can hold

— the amount a teaspoon can hold

— a vegetable with large, dark-green leaves that are cooked or eaten in salads

— without taking a lot of care to make something perfect

— cut into small pieces

— a yellow powder made from the root of an Asian plant, used in cooking as a spice, especially in curry

— the dried seeds of the cumin plant, used in cooking as a spice (= to give a strong taste and smell to the dish)

— a spoon that is used in cooking to mix ingredients

— a unit for measuring length, approximately equal 2.54 centimetres.

— to divide, or to make something divide, into two or more parts

— a small green, orange or brown seed that is usually dried and used in cooking, for example in soup or stew

— the dried flower of a tropical tree, used in cooking as a spice, especially in sweet foods.

— one of the small separate sections of a bulb (= the round underground part) of garlic

— the amount of something that you can hold between your finger and thumb

— the small fruit that is dried to make pepper

— round seeds from mustard plant

— to break something into small pieces or into a powder by pressing hard

— the root of the ginger plant used in cooking as a spice

— to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces using a special machine (called a mincer)