aamti
/ɑːmti/
aamti noun: a lentil dish, typically made with toor dal (pigeon peas), that is a staple in Maharashtrian cuisine.
Noun
aamti (plural aamtis)
- A lentil dish, typically made with toor dal (pigeon peas), that is a staple in Maharashtrian cuisine.
- If you were to ask me to name one single, strong memory of food I recall from my childhood, I'd take no time at all to say aamti.1999, Shobha Dé, Speedpost: Letters to My Children about Living, Loving, Caring, and Coping with the World, illustrated edition, Penguin Books India, page 47
- Although aamti means lentil broth, the common dal curry, the way it is made in Maharashtra is quite unique; it is spicy, sweet and a little tangy…2011, Arathi Kannan, From the West Delectable Home Cooking, D C Books, →ISBN, page ??
Forms of aamti
| plural | aamtis |
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Questions about aamti
- What does aamti mean?
- Aamti means a lentil dish, typically made with toor dal (pigeon peas), that is a staple in Maharashtrian cuisine.
- What part of speech is aamti?
- Aamti is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aamti?
- Aamti is pronounced /ɑːmti/.
- What is the plural of aamti?
- The plural of aamti is aamtis.
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