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I can be powdered fine To make food hot and spicy, If too much of me is added I make you gasp – shheee… shheee… Your eyes and nose begin to water And you cry! Think and tell me who am I? Tell me quickly, who am I? |
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Red chilli (Mirchi)
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Now try and make your own riddles about two other spices. Ask those riddles in your class. Draw picture of the two spices in your notebook and write their names.
Find out which spices are used in your house for cooking. Make a list and look at your friends' lists too.
When your grandparents were young, which spices were used most in their kitchens? Find out from them and write here.
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?
