Balai

English translation: Milk Cream

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Urdu term or phrase:	Balai
English translation:	Milk Cream
Entered by:	Moreechika

05:12 Feb 24, 2009

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Cooking / Culinary / Spice

Urdu term or phrase: Balai

It is used in cooking. I think it's a spice. The word is probably Indian-origin (not sure abt the etymology, but it IS used in Indian dishes).
What is the English for it ? If there is no correct/exact English for this, then can you please descibe it for me ?

Moreechika
Bangladesh

The word may actually be Malai, which means cream

Explanation:
The word may actually be Malai, which means cream obtained from milk and added often to may an Indian preprations.

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Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 06:55

Grading comment

I know what 'malai' is! Just didn't know the connection between 'malai' and 'balai' :-))

Anyway, thanks a lot for the clarification. Thanks to all other answerers too !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +4

cream

Samira Khalid

5 +2

Milk Cream

abufaraz

The word may actually be Malai, which means cream

Ramesh Bhatt

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

cream

Explanation:
It's also called malai. Balai literally means the 'upper part', and I guess it's used for cream because that is the upper 'surfact' of milk.

Samira Khalid
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

Punjabi

7 mins confidence:

The word may actually be Malai, which means cream

Explanation:
The word may actually be Malai, which means cream obtained from milk and added often to may an Indian preprations.

Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 06:55
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

I know what 'malai' is! Just didn't know the connection between 'malai' and 'balai' :-))

Anyway, thanks a lot for the clarification. Thanks to all other answerers too !

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Milk Cream

Explanation:

The oily yellowish (or white) part of milk which, on heating the milk, rises to the top and which can be separated. Although 'cream' can be used for 'Balai' (or Malai) but as the word 'cream' is used for cosmetic preparations too, so in order to specify, 'Milk Cream' is a better word.

abufaraz
Pakistan
Local time: 06:10
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

Punjabi

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