IMPORTANCE OF COOKING Cooking makes them soft tasty

IMPORTANCE OF COOKING Ø Cooking makes them soft, tasty and easy to chew and digest. The heat of cooking Kills the germs that can make us sick. More over cooking provides a variety to our meals. Ø There are different methods of cooking food.

v. BOILING : In boiling , the food is cooked by putting it in boiling water. e. g, we boil potatoes, eggs , vegetables, pulses and rice. Boiling can be done in open vessels made of steel, aluminium or brass.

• In steaming , the food is cooked by steam. It is done for solid and semi solid food items. Some foods which are prepared by steaming are DHOKLA , PUTTU , IDLI and puttu etc. DHOKLA

• Pressure cooking : Pressure cooking is done in the pressure cooker. The food to be cooked is put in the cooker and cooked under pressure. In this process the food get cooked in short span of time.

• Frying : It is a process of cooking food in hot oil or ghee. Food can be fried in two ways: Ø Deep frying Ø Shallow frying , Difference between the two are as follows:

F Difference between the two are as follows: è In this , more of ghee è In this , less of ghee or or oil is used è It is done in a è it is done on a tawa or KARAHI. frying pan è Food items cooked by èFood items cooked by deep frying are Puris , shallow frying are samosa and Pakoras, paranthas , and ommelets. potato finger, etc.

, Baking : In baking , the food is kept in a closed box called oven and the air inside it is made hot by electricity. The food kept inside get cooked by hot air. The food cooked by baking are biscuit, bun, bread, cake etc.

• Roasting : In roasting, the food is directly put on the sand or hot fire and cooked. The food items cooked by roasting are channas, , ground nuts, maize, chicken etc.

For cooking the food a is necessary. Different types of stoves are given below with the fuel which is used in them. Cow dung and Wood Chulah

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EVALUATION A Mention 2 methods of cooking food with water and without water examples :

stove and fuel used • Solar cooker ( sun energy ) Liquified petrolium Gas LPG STOVE Microwave oven (Electricity ) ANGITHI)coal

HOME WORK -2 1. Give different kinds of stove that are used for cooking. 2. Name some fuels used in different types of cooking stoves. F. Project work : Prepare a list of different cooking utensils that are used in cooking and serving food at your home. Draw any one and color.

Soak whole MOONG seeds overnight in water. In the morning , wrap the soaked Moong in a wet cloth and cover it. Take it out after a day. Add sliced onions, tomatoes, salt and lemon juice to soaked Moong and mix. Share it with your family members and friends.

Over cooking spoils the food. All the minerals and vitamins are destroyed in the food if it is overcooked.

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