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Earn 100

List some roasted food items.

Important Questions on What is Cooking

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Mrs. Sharma suggested her maid to wash the vegetables before chopping and not after chopping. Does it make a difference? Comment.
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Explain why, rice and pulses should not be washed repeatedly before cooking.
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Give reason: Vegetables should be washed before they are cut.

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Explain why thick peels should not be removed from fruits and vegetables.
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Why should we wash fruits and vegetables before we eat them?
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Roasting is a method of food preservation. 
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Name two food items your mother cooks in a pressure cooker.

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What happens when fruits and vegetables are first peeled and cut, and then washed?
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Mrs Sharma suggested her maid to wash the vegetables before chopping and not after chopping. Does it make a difference? Comment.
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Write important things to remember while cooking?
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State two beneficial effects of cooking food. Name two cooking practices which lead to the loss of nutrients in food materials.
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List three cooking practices which can lead to the loss of nutrients present in food. 
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Give two cooking practices that lead to the loss of nutrients in food materials.
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Cooking improves the taste of food and makes it easier to digest. It also results in the loss of certain nutrients at the same time. State some safety measures so that loss of nutrients can be minimised during the process of cooking?
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What happens when water in which food material is boiled during cooking, is thrown away later on?
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Name the different methods of cooking food items.

Potato chips

Pulses

Paneer tikka

eggs

                   

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Give two cooking practices that leads to the loss of nutrients in food materials. 
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Given below are different methods of cooking. Write the names of two things cooked by each of these methods. Add some more methods of cooking to the list and give examples too.
 Method of cooking      Name of things 
Roasting  
Boiling  
Frying  
Baking