Spicy Riddles Class 4 Notes CBSE EVS Chapter 25 [Free PDF Download]

Summary of Spicy Riddles

• This chapter helps us to know about different kinds of spices present in our surroundings.

• In this chapter, spices have given riddles and we must solve the riddles to get the correct name of the spices. 

• Also, this chapter explains the recipe for making aloo chaat.

Red Chilli

• I can be finely powdered.

• To make food spicy and hot,

• If there's too much of me, it'll be too much.

• I make you gasp – shheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

• Your eyes and nose start to tear up.

• And you weep!

• Think about it and tell me who I am.

• Please tell me who I am in a hurry.
  
  

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Turmeric

• Granny mixes me in oil to make your meal seem yellow, so grind and powder me.

• I heal all wounds - big and tiny – swiftly when applied to them, which is why I am so popular!

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• Think about it and tell me who I am.

• Please tell me who I am in a hurry.

Black Pepper

• When I'm whole, I'm small and round like a pearl, and I'm black.

• I might be finely powdered or coarsely powdered.

• My taste is intense and spicy; whether salty or sweet, I am added as a special treat; think and tell me who I am.

• Please tell me who I am in a hurry.
  
  

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Jeera

• I'm a skinny young man.

• When I'm roasted, I'm brown and black, and when I'm added to heated oil and ghee, I spread my scent all over the place.

• Curd and jaljeera are two of my favourite foods.

• Think about it and tell me who I am.

• Please tell me who I am in a hurry.
  
  

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Fennel Seed (Saunf)

• Though I am green, I resemble Zeera.

• I always aim to keep your stomach healthy.

• You will notice that when you eat me after your meal, I refresh your mouth.

• Think about it and tell me who I am.

• Please tell me who I am in a hurry.
  
  

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Clove

• I have the appearance of a nail, yet I am a bud, with a chocolate brown colour and a powerful odour.

• I relieve the pain in your mouth when your toothache makes you scream.

• Think about it and tell me who I am.

• Please tell me who I am in a hurry.
  
  

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Activity to Recognize the Species

To class, bring some whole spices. In the table, write their names. Close your eyes and try to smell and touch each spice one at a time to identify it. Put a (tick) in front of the ones you're familiar with. Put a (cross) next to any you don't recognise.

Ans:

Let’s try making a spicy potato chaat

Ingredients 

• You'll need boiled potatoes for this, enough for everyone in the class.

• To taste, add salt, red chilly powder, mango powder (Amchur), or lemon juice.

• If feasible, roasted cumin seeds (zeera), black salt, and garam masala.

• Coriander leaves, fresh

Procedure for Making

• Cut the boiling potatoes into tiny pieces after peeling them.

• To taste, season with salt, red chilli powder, mango powder, or lemon juice. 

• Add some roasted cumin seeds, black salt, and coriander powder to your chaat to make it even more wonderful. 

• At the end, a pinch of garam spice can be added. 

• Mix the potatoes thoroughly. 

• Hurrah! Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. 

• It's time to devour your hot chaat!

Word Meanings

1. Spice: Generally speaking, a spice is any seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant material that is used to flavour or colour food.

2. Weep: shed tears

3. Grind: Crush something to make it into tiny pieces or powder.

4. Pearl: a hard, lustrous mass that forms inside the shell of a pearl oyster or another bivalve mollusc and is highly prized as a gem. It is typically white or bluish-grey.

5. Coarsely: into hefty, erratic-shaped pieces

Practice Questions

Fill in the blanks:

•  ___________ is used to make the food look yellow.

Ans: Turmeric 

•  ____________ is small and round like a pearl.

Ans: Black pepper

•  _________ keeps the stomach healthy.

Ans: Saunf

•  _________ looks like a nail.

Ans: Clove

•  __________ has many gardens of spices.

Ans: Kerala 

Answer the Following:

1. Why spices are added to the food?

Ans: Spices are used to add colour, flavour and taste to the food.

2. Which spice brings water in your eyes and nose? Why?

Ans: Red chilli brings water in my eyes and nose when it is added in large quantities as it makes food hot and spicy.

3. Which spice is used for healing wounds? How?

Ans: Turmeric is used for healing wounds. When turmeric mixed with oil is applied in wounds, they heal quickly.

Importance of Class 4 EVS Chapter 25 Spicy Riddles Worksheet

Chapter 25, which is in the form of a poem, is something that is quite interesting for students to understand the importance of spices. Spices are important ingredients when it comes to cooking any items, including curry. The poem defines how these spices, especially cloves, are very important health-wise. Having spice-less dishes isn't the right way to prepare food and it becomes tasteless. Black pepper, red chilli, cardamom, and other such spices don't just add taste but amazing aroma. Overall, Spicy Riddles defines no food as complete without any of the spices mentioned.

Students in Class 4 learning the EVS subject will not only find this poetry relatable, but will also be able to grasp the content of the poem quickly. The Spicy Riddles class 4 EVS worksheet is created in an exceedingly precise and organised manner. It will allow students to gain a lot of knowledge using these notes. The experts' primary goal at Vedantu is to ensure that students understand each chapter and that they do not miss anything. As a result, these revision notes are ideal for achieving that goal.

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