Page 312 - Demo

Arrow-Puffin-3_Semester-1 Social 311FruitsVegetablesFood Habits of IndiansIn India, people of different states eat different kinds of food. In the northern states, people eat both wheat and rice. In desert areas like Rajasthan, wheat, jowar and bajra are common. In the southern areas, people prefer eating rice. In coastal areas, people usually eat fish and rice. In many parts of India, pulses like black chickpeas, kidney beans, chickpeas, red gram, black gram and green gram are eaten.South Indian food North Indian food FishWe get different vegetables and fruits in different seasons. Summer brings delicious mangoes and juicy melons. Fruits such as grapes and apples and vegetables like cabbages, carrots and cauliflowers are available in winter. Some people in our country eat only plant-based diet of foodgrains, vegetables and fruits. They are called vegetarians. Non-vegetarians are people who also include animal foods such as eggs, fish and meat in their diet.We eat different kinds of fried items. They are cooked in oil. The different kinds of oil used for cooking are mustard oil, groundnut oil, coconut oil, til oil, and sunflower oil. They are obtained from oilseeds.What makes food tasty and aromatic? Spices, of course. They also increase your SpicesIndian cuisine uses over 200 out of 381 cooking spices listed by the International Organization for Standardization.Fact