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Look at these notes. Do they all belong to India? Put a circle around notes that are not Indian. Find out which country do they belong to.
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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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Grind me and powder me – To make your food look yellow, I am mixed in oil by granny And applied to wounds quickly, I heal all wounds – big and small, That is why I am loved by all! Think and tell me who am I? Tell me quickly, who am I? |
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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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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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I look like Zeera though green am I, To make your stomach healthy I always try, Eat me always after your meal I refresh your mouth, you surely feel, Think and tell me who am I? Tell me quickly, who am I? |
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I look like a nail but a bud am I, |
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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.
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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.
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When your grandparents were young, which spices were used most in their kitchens? Find out from them and write here.
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Name one spice which is put into both sweet and salty things. Find out what is put into food to make it taste sour.
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Find out whether any spices are grown in your area. Write their names here.
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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?
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Just imagine, if there were no spices to make the potato chaat, how would it taste?
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How do spice-less and very spicy things feel on your tongue?
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Try to learn and make a different kind a chaat and enjoy it with all your friends in class.
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Do you know anyone who is in defence services? Is the person in the Navy, Army or Air Force?
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What work do they do in the force?
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Would you like to join the defence services?
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