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I am a small and skinny chap Sometimes I am brown and sometime black, Added to hot oil and ghee I spread my fragrance all around me, When I am roasted. Curd and jaljeera are favourite to me. Think and tell me who am I? Tell me quickly, who am I? |
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Cumin (Jeera)
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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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Did you enjoy the potato chaat?
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?
