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Grind me and powder me – To make your food look yellow, I am mixed in oil by granny And applied to wounds quickly, I heal all wounds – big and small, That is why I am loved by all! Think and tell me who am I? Tell me quickly, who am I? |
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Turmeric (Haldi)
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When your grandparents were young, which spices were used most in their kitchens? Find out from them and write here.
Name one spice which is put into both sweet and salty things. Find out what is put into food to make it taste sour.
Find out whether any spices are grown in your area. Write their names here.
Bring some whole spices to class. Write their names in the table. Close your eyes and try to recognise each spice by smelling and touching each one in turn. Put a (✓) mark in front of the ones you recognise. If you do not recognise any, put a (x) mark.
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Just imagine, if there were no spices to make the potato chaat, how would it taste?
How do spice-less and very spicy things feel on your tongue?
Try to learn and make a different kind a chaat and enjoy it with all your friends in class.
