maida
/ˈmaɪdə/noun
उच्चारण माइड
मैदा
Core word
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fine white wheat flour used in Indian baking and frying, similar to plain flour
मैदा
- Samosas are traditionally made with maida dough.
- The cake needs two cups of maida.
- Mix maida with a little salt and water to make the dough.
+ 2 more examples
- Many bakery items, such as bread and biscuits, contain maida.
- Dietitians advise eating whole wheat rather than maida.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
maida (uncountable noun)
Maida is uncountable like flour: say some maida, a kilo of maida, not a maida or maidas.
आटे की तरह 'maida' uncountable है: some maida, a kilo of maida कहें, 'a maida' या 'maidas' नहीं।
- Mix two cups of maida with water.
- We need a kilo of maida for the samosas.
maida + noun / made from maida
Maida before a noun names the main flour used, as in maida dough or maida biscuits.
Noun से पहले 'maida' मुख्य आटे को बताता है, जैसे maida dough या maida biscuits।
- Naan is made from maida.
- She rolled the maida dough thin.
maida vs atta
Maida is refined white flour; atta is wholemeal flour used for rotis, so the two are not interchangeable.
'Maida' परिष्कृत सफ़ेद आटा है; 'atta' रोटी के लिए प्रयुक्त साबुत गेहूँ का आटा है, इसलिए दोनों एक-दूसरे की जगह नहीं लेते।
- Rotis are made of atta, not maida.
- Cakes and samosas are often made with maida.
maida + singular verb
Because maida is uncountable, it takes a singular verb: maida is cheaper than rice flour here.
क्योंकि 'maida' uncountable है, इसके साथ singular verb आती है: maida is cheaper here.
- Maida is stored in a tin box in our kitchen.
+Collocations 5
verb + maida
siftkneadmixmix withroll out
- Sift the maida twice before adding the sugar.
maida + dish
naansamosaparottabiscuitbreadjalebi
- Kerala parotta is made of maida and layered with oil.
quantity of maida
a cup ofa spoonful ofa kilo ofa bag ofa pinch of
- Add a cup of maida to the batter.
adjective + maida
refinedwhitefinesievedfresh
- Fine maida gives the dough a soft texture.
dish + maida
naan with maidabhatura with maidacake with maidapastry with maida
- Bhatura is made with maida and curd.
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- Maida is made by grinding wheat and removing the bran.
Maida गेहूँ को पीसकर और चोकर निकालकर बनाया जाता है।
- Radhika's grandmother kneaded the maida with warm milk and ghee.
राधिका की दादी मैदे को गुनगुने दूध और घी से गूँथती थीं।
- Doctors advise people not to eat too much food made of maida.
डॉक्टर लोगों को सलाह देते हैं कि मैदे से बना भोजन अधिक न खाएँ।
- The baker bought ten kilos of maida for the festival sweets.
हलवाई ने त्योहार की मिठाइयों के लिए दस किलो मैदा खरीदा।
- Plain flour in the UK is close to what we call maida.
ब्रिटेन का plain flour हमारे मैदे के निकट है।
- The cook added a little salt and oil to the maida before frying the puris.
रसोइये ने पूरियाँ तलने से पहले मैदे में थोड़ा नमक और तेल मिलाया।
- Cakes become soft when the maida is sifted twice before mixing.
मैदा मिलाने से पहले दो बार छानने से केक नरम बनता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I bought two maidas from the shop.
✓ I bought two kilos of maida from the shop.
Maida is uncountable, so count it by a unit such as kilos.
'Maida' uncountable है, इसलिए इसे kilos जैसी इकाई से गिना जाता है।