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Find out which spices are used in your house for cooking. Make a list and look at your friends’ lists too.
Spices used in my home are red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and pepper powder.
Disclaimer: The purpose of this section is to make the students interactive and share their knowledge about spices. The answer may vary from student to student based on his/her experience. It is highly recommended that the students prepare the answer on their own.
When your grandparents were young, which spices were used most in their kitchens? Find out from them and write here.
Disclaimer: Students are advised to find this out and prepare the answer on their own.
Name one spice which is put into both sweet and salty things.
Pepper is a spice which is put into both sweet and salty things.
Find out what is put into food to make it taste sour.
Tamarind is a spice put into food to make it taste sour.
Find out whether any spices are grown in your area. Write their names here.
Disclaimer: Students are advised to find this out and write the answer on their own.
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 (✕) mark.
| No. | Smell | Touch | Name of the spice |
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| 5. |
| No. | Smell | Touch | Name of the spice |
| 1. | ✓ | ✕ | Tamarind |
| 2. | ✓ | ✕ | Red chilli |
| 3. | ✓ | ✕ | Coriander |
| 4. | ✓ | ✓ | Cumin |
| 5. | ✓ | ✓ | Cinnamon |
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer considering all the given spices in form of powder. The answer of the students may vary from this.
O Did you enjoy the potato chaat?
O Just imagine, if there were no spices to make the potato chaat, how would it taste?
O Try to learn and make a different kind of chaat and enjoy it with all your friends in class.
O How do spice-less and very spicy things feel on your tongue?
O Yes, I enjoy potato chaat. Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. The answer of the students may differ from this.
O Potato chaat would be tasteless without spices. Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. The answer of the students may differ from this.
O Disclaimer: Students are advised to attempt this section on their own.
O The spicy things taste good. However, at times the spicy things create a burning sensation on the tongue whereas the spice-less things can be eaten easily. Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. The answer of the student may differ from this.