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Question
To eat mangoes round the year we make different items like pickle, aam papad, chutney, chikky, etc. List some other food with which we make different things so that we can enjoy it throughout the year.
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Solution
Following are examples of food that can be enjoyed throughout the year:
- Pickles are made from many things.
- Many vegetables; like cauliflower; are sun-dried for later use.
- Potato chips and banana chips are made so that they can last longer.
- Murabba is prepared from white gourd and amla.
- Peda is made from milk.
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