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L- cooking and eating habits

Extra questions
Q1. Statement A: Direct heating is the oldest method of cooking.
Statement B: Jalebis are made by direct heating over the flame.
a) Statement A is true, B is false.
b) Statement B is true, A is false.
c) Both the statements are true.
d) Both the statements are false.

Q2. Match the following


Column A Column B
a) Chapattis Pressure cooker e
b) Frying of pakodas Helps in conserving nutritive value d
c) Baking Unhealthy cooking b
d) Steaming Direct heating a
e) Boiling Indirect heating c

Q3. With the help of clues given, identify the method of cooking.
a) Cooking in boiling water. BOILING
b) Cooking food in oil. FRYING
c) Cooking food in an oven without any oil. BAKING
d) Cooking food by surrounding it with steam. STEAMING
e) Cooking food by putting it directly over flame. DIRECT HEATING.
Q4. Give reasons
a) Steaming is one of the best method of cooking food.
(i) Steaming shortens the duration of cooking.
(ii) It helps in conserving nutritive value of the food.
b) Early man started eating cooked food.
Cooking made the food soft, tasty and easy to digest. Therefore, early man
started eating cooked food.
c) Milk is boiled before consuming.
i) Boiling kills the germs that can spoil the milk.
ii) it helps to preserve milk for a longer time.

Q5. It is advisable to avoid fried food. Why?


It is advisable to avoid fried food because frying is unhealthy method of cooking
as it uses lots of oil.
Q6. Categorise the following food items under different methods of cooking.

Idli, pakoras, chappatis, eggs, rice, breads, dhokla, cakes, omelette, pulses, momos, paratha,
French fries, potato, bhature, paneer curry, soup

Boiling Frying Baking Steaming Direct


heating
Eggs Pakoras Breads Idli Chapattis
Rice Omelette (shallow fry) Cake Dhokla Paneer curry
Pulses Paratha (shallow fry) Momos
Potato French fries
Soup Bhature

Q7. Draw and name the utensils used to make the following food item
a) Pulao

PRESSURE COOKER

b) Idli sambar

PRESSURE COOKER

IDLI COOKER

c) Chowmein

WOK
d) Aloo poori

PRESSURE COOKER
WOK

d) Chappati

GRIDDLE/ TAWA

e) Maggie/ pasta

WOK/ PAN

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