Glossary K

Kozhakkatta refers to a popular South Indian sweet dumpling made from rice flour filled with grated coconut and jaggery and is similar to Modak made in other parts of India.

It is also known or spelled as Kozhakkatta /Kozhukkatta/Kozhukkottaai

Kadala is the Malayalam term for chick peas or chickpeas. It is known as Garbanzos in Philippines. It is also known as Bengal Gram. In India, Kadala comes in two (2) varieties: the regular beige-colored Kadala and black and always available in food stores.

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Kashmiri ver refers to a doughnut-shaped cake of ground spices with a strong and pungent aroma. Ver comes in the form of a thin, hard cake with a hole in its center. It can contain garlic and praan (Kashmir onion a strange Cross between a spring onion or scallion and a shallot) for Muslims, asafetida and fenugreek for Hindus as well as lots of freshly ground red chilies, cumin, coriander, dried ginger, cloves, cardamom and turmeric.

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Kukicha tea is a Japanese green tea which is extremely low in caffeine. This is a favorite of vegans and the preferred substitute drink for coffee for people on macrobiotic diet.

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Kumpir refers to one of Turkey`s street foods, particularly in Istanbul streets made of baked potatoes stuffed with assorted meats (sausages for example) and ketchup and pickles to olives and many others.

Kutsaron is the Filipino term for "ladle ", a kicthen utensil.

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