Can I use Maida atta instead of plain flour for breading?
So guys I want to make a dish called Crispy Chicken Burger patties and in the recipe it is prescribed to coat the chicken in plain flour to make it crispy so I wanted to ask if I can use Maida atta as a substitute. Thanks in advance.
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You don't note which one you would want to use. Maida and atta are both made from wheat. Maida is made only from the endosperm (the large, starchy part of the wheat kernel), while atta is made from the whole grain, including the bran. Both are super-refined, though, so you might want to add a couple of tablespoons of finely crushed dried bread crumbs to the flour to give it some grain (texture); that way, it won't be as prone to soaking up your cooking oil and turning the patties soggy.
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Flavor: using maida will give you cleaner flavor where chicken flavor and/or spices will dominate, while using atta will give you slightly earthy, wheaty flavor.Can you use atta instead of plain flour?
Many new and/or health-conscious bakers may ask themselves: "Can I substitute whole wheat flour for all-purpose flour when baking?" The short answer is yes, but you'll need to make adjustments. It's not a one-to-one swap.Does maida make things crispy?
When water is added to Maida, they form stronger gluten structures than Atta, making them soft and light. Thus, snacks made from them can be both crispy like samosas and soft like buns.Is Maida flour same as plain flour?
Maida is refined wheat flour, and it is not the same as plain flour. Finely milled with less protein content than all-purpose four, Maida is identical to cake flour sold in the US. It is used to make bread, cakes, chapatis, parathas, and puris.Can I use maida instead of all purpose flour?
All purpose flour is not exactly same as maida. Maida contains less protein as compared to all purpose flour. But both can be used as substitute for each other. No it's not, however it resembles the all-purpose flour from India.how to make rice flour, besan flour, maida (plain flour) at home | basic indian flour recipes
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Using atta(Whole wheat flour) instead of maida(AP flour) will impart two changes in the recipe:
- Color: using atta will give you slightly darker color than using maida.
- Flavor: using maida will give you cleaner flavor where chicken flavor and/or spices will dominate, while using atta will give you slightly earthy, wheaty flavor.
But these are usually minor things and I would use them interchangeably in your recipe without much hesitation.
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