Makai Atta (makki ka aata or corn flour) is made by grounding corn kernels into fine powder and it has yellow color. Do not use the corn meal which has a grainy texture like semolina. Also, do not use white corn flour which is similar to starch and generally used for thickening the soup and gravy.

Corn flour is a type of flour that’s milled from dried whole corn kernels. It contains the hull, germ, and endosperm of the corn and is considered a whole grain flour.Corn flour is usually yellow, but it can also be white or blue depending on the variety of corn it uses.