bhuna
/ˈbuːnə/adjective
उच्चारण बून
भुना हुआ (सूखी, गाढ़ी मसालेदार तरी में पकाया गया)
Core word
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[usually before noun]
(of a dish) cooked by frying the spices and meat or vegetables slowly in a little oil until they form a thick, dry sauce
भुना हुआ (सूखी, गाढ़ी मसालेदार तरी में पकाया गया)
- She ordered a bhuna chicken with roti.
- Radhika likes her paneer bhuna thick and dry.
- A bhuna sauce should be thick and rich in spices.
+ 2 more examples
- He prefers a bhuna curry to a watery one.
- The cook prepared a bhuna paneer for the guests.
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[C/U]
a dish cooked in this way
भुना (भुनी हुई सूखी करी)
- We shared a mutton bhuna and two naans.
- The restaurant's vegetable bhuna is excellent.
- Ask the chef to make the bhuna less spicy.
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- We ordered a lamb bhuna with rice.
- A good bhuna takes patience and slow cooking.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bhuna (adjective: bhuna chicken)
As an adjective bhuna describes a dish cooked by frying the spices in oil until the sauce is thick. It is placed before the noun: a bhuna lamb, a bhuna curry.
Adjective के रूप में 'bhuna' उस पकवान का वर्णन करता है जिसमें मसाले तेल में भूने जाते हैं और ग्रेवी गाढ़ी होती है। यह noun से पहले आता है।
- She ordered a bhuna chicken for dinner.
- Bhuna dishes have a thick sauce.
bhuna (noun, countable)
As a noun a bhuna is the dish itself: a chicken bhuna, a lamb bhuna, two vegetable bhunas.
Noun के रूप में bhuna स्वयं पकवान है: a chicken bhuna, a lamb bhuna।
- He ordered a lamb bhuna and two naans.
- The restaurant offers three kinds of bhuna.
bhuna + method verb
To bhuna is not used as a verb in standard English. Use fry in a thick masala or cook the spices until the oil separates.
Standard English में 'bhuna' क्रिया की तरह प्रयोग नहीं होता। 'fry in a thick masala' या 'cook the spices until the oil separates' कहें।
- Cook the masala until the oil separates, then add the meat.
chicken bhuna / vegetable bhuna
The main ingredient comes before bhuna in menu names.
Menu में मुख्य सामग्री का नाम bhuna से पहले आता है।
- The vegetable bhuna was spicy but full of flavour.
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ingredient + bhuna
chickenmuttonpaneermushroomprawn
- The mushroom bhuna was the best dish on the menu.
adjective + bhuna
spicyrichdrythickhomemade
- A dry bhuna goes well with hot rotis.
verb + bhuna
orderservepreparesharetaste
- We shared a paneer bhuna and a bowl of rice.
bhuna + with
with onionswith tomatowith rotiwith pulao
- He likes bhuna with plain rice.
bhuna + cooking term
slow-cookedthick gravyroasted spicesdry masala
- A bhuna is usually slow-cooked in its own thick gravy.
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- The cook added more onions to thicken the bhuna sauce.
रसोइए ने bhuna की ग्रेवी को गाढ़ा करने के लिए और प्याज़ डाला।
- Radhika learnt to make a good bhuna from her aunt.
राधिका ने अपनी मौसी से अच्छा bhuna बनाना सीखा।
- A bhuna takes longer to prepare than a simple curry.
Bhuna बनाने में साधारण रसेदार सब्ज़ी से अधिक समय लगता है।
- The dhaba on the highway is known for its mutton bhuna.
राजमार्ग का वह ढाबा अपने मटन bhuna के लिए जाना जाता है।
- Bhuna dishes keep well and taste better the next day.
Bhuna पकवान देर तक ठीक रहते हैं और अगले दिन अधिक स्वादिष्ट लगते हैं।
- Radhika added a spoonful of ghee to the bhuna just before taking it off the flame.
राधिका ने bhuna को आँच से उतारने से ठीक पहले उसमें एक चम्मच घी डाला।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She bhunaed the chicken for an hour.
✓ She cooked the chicken in a thick masala for an hour.
Bhuna is not an English verb; use cook or fry with a description.
'Bhuna' English क्रिया नहीं है; cook या fry के साथ वर्णन करें।