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From Googling "translate Indian recipe": http://www.indianfoodforever.com/glossary.html http://www.indianfoodforever.com/glossary.html , which says that, for example, 'maida' is 'refined flour', and 'atta' appears to be an umbrella name for various kinds of wheat flours.