Food comes from nutritious substances that people and animals eat to maintain life and growth. These substances are called ingredients and are used to prepare dishes. India has a large variety of food, with each state having its own signature dish made using locally grown crops and spices and methods of cooking suited to the geographical location and climate.
Food comes from nutritious substances that people and animals eat to maintain life and growth. These substances are called ingredients and are used to prepare dishes. India has a large variety of food, with each state having its own signature dish made using locally grown crops and spices and methods of cooking suited to the geographical location and climate.
Food comes from nutritious substances that people and animals eat to maintain life and growth. These substances are called ingredients and are used to prepare dishes. India has a large variety of food, with each state having its own signature dish made using locally grown crops and spices and methods of cooking suited to the geographical location and climate.
Part -1 WHAT IS FOOD? • Nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or absorbed by the plants, in order to maintain life and growth. Ingredients
• These substances that are required to prepare
a particular type of dish are called ingredients. Variety of food • In India there is a large variety of food. Each state has its own signature dish. • How about writing down the signature dish of your native state along with the ingredients and its recipe with the help of your parents (Activity 2) . • Lets cook it • REASONS FOR VARIETY OF FOOD • Geographical Locations • climatic condition • method of cooking • spices used and • types of crops grown etc.
• Do you remember the time when you had dosa or rasagulla
during one of your outings? • Any idea to which states these dishes belong to. Let’s think and try to recall • ( worksheet 3)