How Maida is manufactured ?

Answer 1

Except the first reply, I presume others have confused Maida with
either wheat flour or Atta. Maida is an edible starch extracted from
the pith like center of a type of palm[sagu/cassava/tapioca-a root]. This starch in edible form is used in foods like chips,puddings[for thickening], sweetkheer or payasam[in South India]and Arrowroot a variety of biscuit etc. Further it is used as a starching/stiffening agent in textiles, like Revive.

Answer 2

Maida flour is super refined wheat flour used to make a wide variety of food items like puri, chappathi, paratha, etc. Maida is sometimes referred to as "All purpose flour". In India maida is used to make pastries and other bakery items like bread, biscuit, toast etc. However, there has been a recent debate on the exact constiutents used in preparing maida. Some people, especially from South India debate that tapioca is also used in preparing maida.

Foods made out of maida are not considered to be pro-healthy and whole wheat based foods are more preferred nowadays. Still during festive days especially in south India maida is a common ingredient.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maida_flour

Answer 3

The wheat grains are grounded very finely to get maida; it comprises mainly the inner endosperm of the wheat grain, with a large part of the bran and germ layers removed during milling.

Answer 4

Wheat finly powdered really really fine
and specially in large machines

Answer 5

It is made from a underground vegetable (belongs to potato family- i dont know the name in English - it is 'Maravalli kizhangu' in Tamil.)

Answer 6

No, its made of wheat which is finally bleached and grounded.