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Small and round like a pearl, I am black when I am whole. I can be powdered coarse or fine A sharp and spicy taste is mine, Whether it is salty or sweet I am added as a special treat, Think and tell me who am I? Tell me quickly, who am I? |
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Solution
Black pepper (Kaali Mirch)
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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?
Try to learn and make a different kind a chaat and enjoy it with all your friends in class.
