fry
/fraɪ/verb
उच्चारण फ़्राइ
तलना
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to cook something in hot fat or oil; to be cooked in hot fat or oil
तलना
- Fry the onions until golden.
- My mother fries puris in the morning for the guests who arrive from the village.
- Fry the potatoes in a little oil until they turn crisp.
+ 3 more examples
- She fried two eggs for breakfast.
- The pakoras were frying in the pan.
- Do not fry the fish for too long.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
fry sth in oil / butter
Fry means to cook in hot fat. Use in for the fat or oil.
Fry का अर्थ गर्म चिकनाई में पकाना है। तेल या घी के लिए in आता है।
- Fry the onions in a little oil.
- She fried the pakoras in ghee.
fry (intransitive)
Food can also fry by itself: The fish is frying.
भोजन अपने आप भी fry हो सकता है: The fish is frying।
- The smell of frying onions filled the kitchen.
fried + noun / stir-fry
A past participle before a noun describes food cooked this way: fried rice, a fried egg. Stir-fry is a quick method in a hot pan.
Noun से पहले past participle इस तरह पकाए भोजन का वर्णन करता है: fried rice, a fried egg। Stir-fry गर्म कड़ाही में जल्दी पकाने की विधि है।
- He ordered fried rice and a fried egg.
- She stir-fried the vegetables for three minutes.
small fry / out of the frying pan into the fire
Small fry means unimportant people. The proverb means going from a bad situation to a worse one.
'Small fry' का अर्थ महत्त्वहीन लोग है। कहावत का अर्थ बुरी स्थिति से और बुरी स्थिति में पहुँचना है।
- The police arrested the small fry but let the leaders go.
frying pan / fry-up
A frying pan is the shallow pan used for frying. In Indian homes a kadhai is often used in the same way.
Frying pan तलने का उथला बर्तन है। भारतीय घरों में इसी काम के लिए प्रायः कड़ाही प्रयोग होती है।
- She put the frying pan on a high flame.
+Collocations 4
fry + noun
eggfishonionspotatoespakoras
- Fry the potatoes until they turn golden.
adverb + fry
lightlygentlydeepshallowquickly
- Deep fry the samosas until crisp.
fried + food
fried ricefried eggfried chickenfried snacks
- Doctors advise us to eat fewer fried snacks.
fry + in
in oilin gheein butterin a pan
- She fried the papad in a little oil.
“More examples 6
- Radhika fried an egg for breakfast.
राधिका ने नाश्ते के लिए अंडा तला।
- Fry the cumin seeds before adding the dal.
दाल डालने से पहले जीरा भून लीजिए।
- He was so tired that he fell asleep while the fish was frying.
वह इतना थका था कि मछली तलते समय सो गया।
- Festival food is often fried in ghee.
त्योहार का भोजन प्रायः घी में तला जाता है।
- These small fry cannot take such big decisions.
ये छोटे-मोटे लोग इतने बड़े निर्णय नहीं ले सकते।
- Fry the masala till the oil separates.
मसाले को तब तक भूनिए जब तक तेल अलग न हो जाए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She fried the fish with oil.
✓ She fried the fish in oil.
The cooking fat is introduced by in.
पकाने की चिकनाई के लिए 'in' आता है।
✗ He ordered fry rice.
✓ He ordered fried rice.
A past participle is needed before the noun.
Noun से पहले past participle आता है।
✗ The cook fired the potatoes.
✓ The cook fried the potatoes.
Fire is to shoot or dismiss; fry is to cook in oil. The words look alike.
Fire का अर्थ गोली चलाना या नौकरी से निकालना है; fry का अर्थ तेल में पकाना है।
¶Idioms 2
small fry
people or things that are not considered important
छोटी-मोटी हस्तियाँ, मामूली लोग
- The police caught only the small fry, not the gang leader.
out of the frying pan into the fire
from a bad situation to one that is worse
आसमान से गिरे, खजूर में अटके
- He left one bad job for a worse one: out of the frying pan into the fire.
?Which word?
Keep the cooking words together: fry (in oil), roast (in an oven or over fire), bake (bread or cakes in an oven), boil (in water), steam (over boiling water), grill, sauté (fry quickly in a little oil).
पकाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fry (तेल में), roast (ओवन में या आग पर भूनना), bake (ओवन में रोटी या केक), boil (पानी में उबालना), steam (भाप में), grill, sauté (थोड़े तेल में जल्दी तलना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Out of the frying pan into the fire (from bad to worse), small fry (unimportant people), have bigger fish to fry (have more important things to do).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: out of the frying pan into the fire (बुरे से बदतर), small fry (मामूली लोग), have bigger fish to fry (अधिक महत्वपूर्ण काम होना)।