Homemade Maida Recipe
Homemade Maida can be used for making many recipes like flatbreads, snacks, sweets and baking dishes. It is made by extracting milk from soaked wheat, then drying it completely and grinding it into fine powder. The texture is smooth and soft, very similar to store bought maida.
Servings400 grams
Ingredients
- 500 gms broken wheat*
- around 750 ml water roughly + you may need more while grinding and extracting 2nd and 3rd milk.
* You can use whole wheat or broken wheat or broken wheat rava or wheat flour(chapathi flour).
Instructions
- Soak broken wheat in water for at least 2-3 hours. I used broken wheat. You can use whole wheat or broken wheat or broken wheat rava or wheat flour (chapathi flour). Do not use UPMA RAVA. Water level you can add it roughly so its ok even its more but make sure water is at least 1 inch above broken wheat.
- Now transfer it to a mixer and grind it.
- Extract milk by transferring it to a fine strainer. I had to do it in batches. Press it well with a spoon and extract milk.
- Now again extract milk by adding more water. I did it thrice in total. First milk will be thick then the successive extracted milk will be slightly runny.
- Transfer to a large mixing bowl. I had got 2 such mixing bowls full of extracted milk.
- Keep undisturbed for an hour. You can see clear water floating on top.
- Slowly drain the clear water alone. Then you will be left out with only thick milk. I got 2 bowls so strained both separately.
- Now pour the thick milk to a flat bottomed wide tray. Let it dry under the sun for at least 2-3 days until it becomes dry completely and starts to show splits.
- Keep covered with a netted cloth or you can use your dupatta too, this way we can avoid flies and dust. I broke them roughly. It took me just 2 days to dry as its summer.
- Transfer to a mixer jar and powder it finely. I used my small mixer jar to powder it finely so had to do in batches.
- Sieve it using a fine sieve. Cool down then store. Store Homemade Maida in clean dry airtight container.
Notes
- Soaking – I usually soak the wheat for few hours so it grinds smoothly. Proper soaking helps extract more milk from wheat.
- Milk Extraction – You can extract milk more than once by adding water again. I have found that second and third extraction gives extra starch.
- Resting Stage – Let the extracted milk sit without disturbing it. This helps the starch settle at the bottom while clear water stays on top.
- Sun Drying – Dry it only when there is good sunlight. If moisture remains, the flour may develop smell after storing.
- Grinding Fine – I have used small mixer jar and ground in batches. Grinding well gives smooth flour and easier sieving.
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Maida Recipe
Amount Per Serving (175 g)
Calories 833
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Sodium 19mg1%
Carbohydrates 178g59%
Fiber 33g138%
Protein 33g66%
Calcium 122mg12%
Iron 8mg44%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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