marinate
/ˈmærɪneɪt/verb
उच्चारण मैरिनेट
मसाले में भिगोना, मैरिनेट करना
Core word
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if you marinate food or it marinates, you leave it in a mixture of spices, oil, before cooking it, so that it absorbs the flavour
मसाले में भिगोना, मैरिनेट करना
- Marinate the paneer in curd and spices.
- Radhika marinated the chicken in lemon juice and spices for two hours.
- You should marinate the fish for at least thirty minutes.
+ 2 more examples
- The vegetables marinated in lime juice and chilli powder overnight.
- I always marinate the kebabs in curd before grilling them.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
marinate + food + in + marinade
Marinate is transitive when someone soaks food in a marinade. The mixture follows in.
जब कोई भोजन को marinade में भिगोता है, तब marinate transitive है। मिश्रण से पहले in आता है।
- Marinate the paneer in curd and spices.
- She marinated the fish in lemon juice and salt.
food marinates (intransitive)
Marinate can be intransitive, when the food itself sits in the mixture and absorbs flavour.
Marinate intransitive भी हो सकता है, जब भोजन स्वयं मिश्रण में रखा रहकर स्वाद सोखता है।
- Let the chicken marinate for two hours.
- The vegetables are marinating in the fridge.
marinate for + time
Name the time with for, or say overnight.
समय बताने के लिए for का प्रयोग होता है, या overnight कहा जाता है।
- Marinate the meat for at least an hour.
- Leave it to marinate overnight.
marinated + noun (adjective)
The past participle works as an adjective before a noun: marinated chicken, marinated paneer.
Past participle noun से पहले adjective की तरह काम करता है: marinated chicken, marinated paneer।
- Marinated paneer cubes were grilled on skewers.
marinate vs marinade
Marinate is the verb and marinade is the noun. Many students confuse the two endings when they write recipes.
Marinate क्रिया है और marinade संज्ञा है। पाक-विधि लिखते समय कई विद्यार्थी इन दोनों के अंत में भ्रमित हो जाते हैं।
- Marinate the paneer in the marinade for an hour.
+Collocations 4
marinate + object
chickenpaneerfishvegetablesmushroomstofu
- Marinate the mushrooms in soy sauce and garlic.
marinate + in
in curdin lemon juicein vinegarin spicesin oil
- Marinate the prawns in lemon juice and chilli.
adverb + marinate
overnightwellbrieflygentlythoroughly
- Leave the meat to marinate thoroughly before cooking.
marinate + time
for an hourfor two hoursfor thirty minutesovernightfor a day
- Marinate the kebabs for two hours in the fridge.
“More examples 6
- Radhika marinated the paneer in curd and tandoori masala.
राधिका ने पनीर को दही और तंदूरी मसाले में marinate किया।
- The longer you marinate the meat, the softer it becomes.
आप मांस को जितनी देर marinate करेंगे, वह उतना नरम होगा।
- Do not marinate fish for too long in lemon juice.
मछली को नींबू के रस में बहुत देर तक marinate न करें।
- The cook left the chicken to marinate while he prepared the rice.
रसोइये ने चावल बनाते समय चिकन को marinate होने के लिए छोड़ दिया।
- These marinated vegetables go well with the main course.
ये marinate की हुई सब्ज़ियाँ मुख्य भोजन के साथ अच्छी लगती हैं।
- Mushrooms marinate quickly, so thirty minutes is enough.
मशरूम जल्दी marinate हो जाते हैं, इसलिए तीस मिनट पर्याप्त हैं।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
mar·i·nate
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked often: marinate (verb, soak food in a mixture: 'marinate the chicken') and marinade (noun, the mixture itself: 'a yoghurt marinade'; also used as a verb).
इन्हें अलग रखिए, अक्सर पूछा जाता है: marinate (verb, भोजन को मिश्रण में भिगोना: 'marinate the chicken') और marinade (noun, स्वयं मिश्रण: 'a yoghurt marinade'; verb के रूप में भी प्रयुक्त)।
Keep the cooking words together: marinate, simmer (cook gently just below boiling), sauté (fry quickly in a little oil), braise (cook slowly in liquid), garnish (decorate food), knead (press and fold dough).
खाना पकाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: marinate, simmer (उबलने से थोड़ा नीचे धीरे पकाना), sauté (थोड़े तेल में जल्दी भूनना), braise (तरल में धीरे पकाना), garnish (भोजन सजाना), knead (आटा गूँथना)।