BAY LEAVES-TEXT

Bay leaf (Tez Patta)

It is used in cooking to add a specific flavour to food. It also has some medicinal properties. . 

Fresh or dried bay leaves are used in cooking for their distinctive flavor and fragrance. Theleaves are not meant to be eaten, although it is safe to do so.

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NANDITHA

CLOVE-LAUNG-TEXT

CLOVE-(LAUNG)

I look like a nail but a bud am I,

Chocolate brown colour and a

strong smell have I.

When your toothache

makes you shout,

I soothe the pain in your mouth.

Think and tell me who am I?

Tell me quickly, who am I?-  clove (laung)

cloves is derived from the Latin word ‘nail ‘means clavus. Cloves are normally 12-16 mm long just like nails with a tapered stem. Cloves is a flower bud of huge tropical tree. It is pink in color when is fresh and after dried it turns into rust brown color. Cloves can be used as whole, crushed or powdered one.

uses

Cloves can be roasted and then crushed to make a fine powder with the help of grinder and can be highly used for making various types of stews, soups and marinades. Cloves is a basic part of whole garam masala, which is one of the most important reason to bring the flavor and aroma in several rice recipes, pulaos and biryanis.

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NANDITHA

FUNNEL SEED-TEXT

 FUNNEL SEED

What do spices give us?

Spices, like everything else, are made of chemicals. Spices give us health, colour and fragrance and most of all they keep life from getting monotonous. Spices hide in them our traditions and culture.

let’s study about some spices which we uses in our daily kitchen.

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?- fennel seed

Fennel seed it has been traditionally used as an aid to digestion and it has many health benefits. Fennel Seeds  are very effective for digestive problems. In India, these are routinely chewed upon after meals to aid in digestion after a rich meal while acting as a herbal mouth freshener.

Uses:

Fennel tea is a mild diuretic and can help flush excess water and toxins out of the body.Drinking this herbal tea can help ease a sore throat, reduce a fever and loosen phlegm from your respiratory system.

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NANDITHA

ZEERA-TEXT

ZEERA

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

What do spices give us?

Spices, like everything else, are made of chemicals. Spices give us health, colour and fragrance and most of all they keep life from getting monotonous. Spices hide in them our traditions and culture.

let’s study about some spices which we uses in our daily kitchen.

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 favorite to me.

Think and tell me who am I?

Tell me quickly, who am I?- zeera

Cumin seeds are also known as jeera, zeera, seeragam or comino. Cumin are oblong shaped, pale or usually dark brown seeds in color. Indian recipes are greatly flavored with these cumin seeds. Cumin seeds is the form of aromatic spice with the bitter taste and very warm flavor. Cumin seeds can be used as whole, crushed or grounded one.

Uses:

Whole cumin seeds are mostly used for tempering the various dals and jeera rice. Cumin seeds are widely used for different preparations of gravies and curry recipes. The Salads and various vegetarian recipes can be flavored with the tempering cumin seeds. 

They are mostly used for making butter milk (chas), lassi, soups and stews. Whole cumin seeds are great to use along with the whole garam masala for bringing the natural flavor in veg and non-veg dishes. Cumin seeds are highly used as whole, fried, toasted, roasted or powdered. You can make delicious jeera rice by tempering few cumin seeds in the butter.

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NANDITHA.

BLACK PEPPER-TEXT

PEPPER-KALI MIRCHI

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

What do spices give us?

Spices, like everything else, are made of chemicals. Spices give us health, colour and fragrance and most of all they keep life from getting monotonous. Spices hide in them our traditions and culture.

let’s study about some spices which we uses in our daily kitchen.

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?- pepper-kalimirchi

pepper-kali mirch:

Black pepper comes from the pepper plant, a smooth woody vine that can grow up to 33 feet in hot and humid tropical climates. They begin to bear small white clustered flowers after 3 to 4 years and develop into berries known as peppercorns. Ground peppercorns produce the spice we call pepper. 

Uses:

Black pepper stimulates the taste buds in such a way that an alert is sent to the stomach to increase hydrochloric acid secretion, thereby improving digestion. Hence, adding a sprinkling of freshly ground pepper to your foods not only adds to the flavour but improves digestion as well. 

It is also an excellent source of manganese, a very good source of iron and vitamin K, and a good source of dietary fibre.

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NANDITHA

TURMERIC-TEXT

TURMERIC

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

What do spices give us?

Spices, like everything else, are made of chemicals. Spices give us health, colour and fragrance and most of all they keep life from getting monotonous. Spices hide in them our traditions and culture.

let’s study about some spices which we uses in our daily kitchen.

 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?-  Turmeric (Haldi)

Turmeric powder is a bright yellow spice powder made from dried turmeric rhizomes. Turmeric or haldi is one ingredient in your kitchen that holds a remedy for almost all illness you are likely to encounter. A staple spice in almost all Indian households. t has been used by  Ayurvedic and Unani practitioners in India from time immemorial.

Turmeric is an indispensable spice, which imparts a musky flavour and yellow colour to curries. Almost all Indian vegetable dishes use turmeric either separately or as part of the masala (spice mixture). It is also used in recipes comprising rice, lentils and dry beans. A small pinch of turmeric powder would is enough to add a pleasant orange-yellow hue to salad dressings. 

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NANDITHA