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Kaju Barfi refers to a soft diamond-shaped candy made from cashew powder blended with sugar. This fudge is popularly known as Kaju Katri. Almonds, pistachios or walnuts may be substituted for cashews. This sweet cashew milk fudge is often presented as gift during Diwali festival. Kaju is the Indian word for "cashew".

Kacang Buncis refer to "French beans" in Malaysia.

Kacang Panjang refers to "long bean"(Vigna unguiculata) in Indonesia. These long, thin beans can grow over one foot in length, very similar to green beans. It is also known in English as yard long bean, snake bean, long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean or chinese long bean The crisp, tender pods are eaten both fresh and cooked. They are at their best when young and slender. They are sometimes cut into short sections for cooking uses. They are used in stir-fries in Chinese cuisine. In Malaysian cuisine they are often stir-fried with chilis and Sambal or used in cooked salads called Kerabu. Chinese long beans have a more delicate flavor and are common in Cantonese cuisine.

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Kacang Dal refer to "Lentils" in Malaysia. There are so many varieties, some lentils are colored green, red and yellow.

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Kulit Kayu Manis refers to "Cinnamon" in Malaysia.

Kreppel another name for "Donut/Doughnut" in German. Kreppel is also known in Germany as Fastnachstküchle, Berliner, Berliner Pfannkuche, Krapfen, Fashingskrapfen or Pfannakung.