NCERT Solutions for Class 4 EVS Chapter 25

Spices serve several purposes in cooking and can be used to add flavor and aroma. They can change the taste of a meal by adding a range of flavors, enhance taste of food, change or enhance colour of the food.

Chili powder is a staple spice used in all most all the kitchens, and has a lot of flavour. It’s added to vegetables when being cooked, soups, stews, chili (of course), and a variety of dishes.

Cloves can be used whole or ground. People often include ground cloves in spice mixes and whole cloves in recipes to add flavour to a wide variety of foods. These small dark brown pods are used to spice up curries, season meats, enrich sauces. Cloves also have natural painkilling and antibacterial properties. They are used in Indian medicine where they have been as a cure for all sorts of aches and pains. Cloves are especially effective for the treatment of toothaches.

In India, turmeric is habitually used for disorders of the skin, upper respiratory tract, joints, and digestive system. Today, turmeric is also promoted as a dietary supplement for a variety of conditions, including arthritis, digestive disorders, respiratory infections, allergies, liver disease, depression, and many others.

Garam Masala is a powder of a mixture of several spices like cardamom (small and big), clove, cumin seeds (zeera) cinnamon which are added to the vegetables when they are cooked and ready to be served or eaten.

Black pepper grows in hot and humid climates where the temperature never falls below 60 F (16 C). Black pepper can be grown in a wide range of soil though in its natural habitat it thrives well in red laterite soils.

Tejpatta or Indian Bayleaf helps to manage high cholesterol due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It lowers the level of total blood cholesterol; bad cholesterol The heart-healthy fats present in Tejpatta also improves the level of good cholesterol. Bay leaves are a rich source of vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, potassium, calcium, and magnesium.

The recipe of making a potato chaat is to peel the boiled potatoes and cut them into small pieces. Then we add salt, red chilli powder, mango powder or lemon juice to it according to taste. To make the chaat more delicious, we add a little roasted cumin seeds, black salt and coriander powder. A pinch of garam masala is also added at the end. The potatoes are mixed well. Then we sprinkle chopped coriander leaves on top.