{"id":250,"date":"2026-04-07T11:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/chapter\/chapter-6-readings-listenings\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:12:32","slug":"chapter-6-readings-listenings","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/chapter\/chapter-6-readings-listenings\/","title":{"raw":"6.2 Reading\/Listening 1: \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f","rendered":"6.2 Reading\/Listening 1: \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f"},"content":{"raw":"\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f<\/span> \"My favorite food and its recipe\"<\/h2>\n[caption id=\"attachment_249\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-249 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/46921544425_9a93d9b099_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Four spoons full of Indian spices\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"> \"Spoonfuls of spice\" by spurekar is licensed under CC BY 2.0.[\/caption]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Pre-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/h3>\na) Please share your favorite Indian food with your friends and ask your friends their favorite food.\n\nb) Make a list of two common favorite food and watch their recipe videos on the internet.\n\nc) Discuss with your friends\/family about common ingredients in Indian food. Make a list of five common ingredients in Indian food that people use.\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Reading<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f<\/span><\/h3>\n<strong>Context:<\/strong> Hritik and Vidya are talking about their favorite food during the lunch break. Hritik tells Vidya about his favorite food and its recipe.\n<table class=\"grid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 9.92329%\" scope=\"col\"><span lang=\"hi\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48.0829%\" scope=\"col\"><span lang=\"hi\">Hindi<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 41.9937%\" scope=\"col\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0939\u094b \u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915 ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">How are your Hritik?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0942\u0901 | \u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 | \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">I am fine. Thanks. How are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0942\u0901 | \u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 | \u0906\u091c \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0902\u091a \u092c\u0949\u0915\u094d\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">I am good as well. Thanks. What is in your lunch box today?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0906\u091c \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0902\u091a \u092c\u0949\u0915\u094d\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u094b\u091f\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u092c\u094d\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">I have break and vegetable in my lunch box today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Is this your favorite food?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u091a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">No, I like khichadi a lot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0939! \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u0916\u093f\u091a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0948 | \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u091a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0906\u0924\u0940 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Wao! I too like khichadi. But I don't know how to cook it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0906\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">This is very easy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Can you tell me the recipe of it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0915\u0941\u0932, \u0916\u093f\u091a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u093e\u0935\u0932, \u0926\u093e\u0932, \u091f\u092e\u093e\u091f\u0930, \u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u091c, \u092e\u091f\u0930, \u0918\u0940, \u0932\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091a, \u0939\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091a, \u0905\u0926\u0930\u0915, \u0932\u0939\u0938\u0942\u0928, \u091c\u0940\u0930\u093e, \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0917, \u0939\u0932\u094d\u0926\u0940, \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e \u092e\u0938\u093e\u0932\u093e, \u0927\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0928\u092e\u0915 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Sure, To cook khichadi, you need rice, lentils, tomato, onion, peas, ghee, red chilli, green chiili, ginger, garlic, cumin, asafoetida, turmeric, garam masala, coriander, and salt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u091a\u0940\u091c\u093c\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0902 | \u0905\u092c \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0913 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">I think these all things are available at home. Now, tell me the recipe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0936\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u0915\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902, \u0918\u0940 \u0921\u093e\u0932\u094b, \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0909\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091c\u0940\u0930\u093e, \u0926\u094b \u0932\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091a \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0921\u093e\u0932\u094b | \u0926\u094b \u092e\u093f\u0928\u091f \u0924\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0909\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u091c, \u091f\u092e\u093e\u091f\u0930, \u092e\u091f\u0930, \u0905\u0926\u0930\u0915, \u0932\u0939\u0938\u0942\u0928, \u0914\u0930 \u0928\u092e\u0915 \u0921\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0930 \u0924\u0940\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u093f\u0928\u091f \u0924\u0915 \u092a\u0915\u093e\u0913 | \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926, \u0909\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0932\u094d\u0926\u0940, \u0914\u0930 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e \u092e\u0938\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0921\u093e\u0932\u094b| \u091c\u092c \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u0947\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u094b \u091c\u093e\u092f \u0924\u094b \u0909\u0938\u092e\u0947 \u0926\u093e\u0932 \u0914\u0930 \u091a\u093e\u0935\u0932 \u0921\u093e\u0932\u094b | \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0913 | \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0936\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u0915\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u093e\u0930-\u092a\u093e\u0902\u091a \u0915\u092a \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0921\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0902\u091a \u0938\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0932\u0917\u0928\u0947 \u0924\u0915 \u092a\u0915\u093e\u0913 | \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0936\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u0915\u0930 \u0916\u094b\u0932\u094b \u0914\u0930 \u0916\u093f\u091a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u092a\u0930\u094b\u0938\u094b |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">First of all, Add ghee, cumin, two red chilli and asafoetida in a pressure cooker. After frying that for two minutes, add onion, tomato, peas, ginger, garlic, and salt in that and cook for three to four minutes. After that add turmeric and garam masala in it. When the pest is ready, add rice and lentils in it. Mix it well. Add four to five cups of water in it and cook it till five whistles. After that open the pressure cooker and serve the khichadi with yogurt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0906\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948 | \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0906\u091c \u0939\u0940 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0915\u0930\u0942\u0901\u0917\u0940 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">This is very easy. I will try to cook it today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e, \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Okay Vidya, what is your favorite food?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u091a\u093f\u0915\u0947\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">I like chicken curry a lot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u091a\u093f\u0915\u0947\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Can you tell me the recipe of the chicken curry?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0939\u093e\u0901, \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 ? \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0906\u091c \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u0915\u0932 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Yes, why not? But not today, tomorrow.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0948 | \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Okay, see you again.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Namaste.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Listening<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.msu.edu\/media\/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF\/1_q8b4u9co\"><strong><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Post-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/h3>\n(a) Please check your comprehension.\n\n[h5p id=\"89\"]\n\n(b) List the ingredients of your favorite Indian food.\n\n(c) Please write the recipe of your favorite Indian food.\n\n(d) Please make a video of cooking your favorite Indian food, and share it with class\/your friends.\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Additional Listening<\/strong><\/h3>\nPlease answer the questions integrated in the video.\n\n[h5p id=\"137\"]\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span lang=\"hi\">\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 !<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f<\/span> &#8220;My favorite food and its recipe&#8221;<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-249 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/46921544425_9a93d9b099_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Four spoons full of Indian spices\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/46921544425_9a93d9b099_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/46921544425_9a93d9b099_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/46921544425_9a93d9b099_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/46921544425_9a93d9b099_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/46921544425_9a93d9b099_o-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/46921544425_9a93d9b099_o-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/46921544425_9a93d9b099_o-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/46921544425_9a93d9b099_o.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Spoonfuls of spice&#8221; by spurekar is licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Pre-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/h3>\n<p>a) Please share your favorite Indian food with your friends and ask your friends their favorite food.<\/p>\n<p>b) Make a list of two common favorite food and watch their recipe videos on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>c) Discuss with your friends\/family about common ingredients in Indian food. Make a list of five common ingredients in Indian food that people use.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Reading<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Context:<\/strong> Hritik and Vidya are talking about their favorite food during the lunch break. Hritik tells Vidya about his favorite food and its recipe.<\/p>\n<table class=\"grid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 9.92329%\" scope=\"col\"><span lang=\"hi\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48.0829%\" scope=\"col\"><span lang=\"hi\">Hindi<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 41.9937%\" scope=\"col\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0939\u094b \u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915 ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">How are your Hritik?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0942\u0901 | \u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 | \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">I am fine. Thanks. How are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0942\u0901 | \u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 | \u0906\u091c \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0902\u091a \u092c\u0949\u0915\u094d\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">I am good as well. Thanks. What is in your lunch box today?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0906\u091c \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0902\u091a \u092c\u0949\u0915\u094d\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u094b\u091f\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u092c\u094d\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">I have break and vegetable in my lunch box today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Is this your favorite food?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u091a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">No, I like khichadi a lot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0939! \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u0916\u093f\u091a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0948 | \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u091a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0906\u0924\u0940 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Wao! I too like khichadi. But I don&#8217;t know how to cook it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0906\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">This is very easy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Can you tell me the recipe of it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0915\u0941\u0932, \u0916\u093f\u091a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u093e\u0935\u0932, \u0926\u093e\u0932, \u091f\u092e\u093e\u091f\u0930, \u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u091c, \u092e\u091f\u0930, \u0918\u0940, \u0932\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091a, \u0939\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091a, \u0905\u0926\u0930\u0915, \u0932\u0939\u0938\u0942\u0928, \u091c\u0940\u0930\u093e, \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0917, \u0939\u0932\u094d\u0926\u0940, \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e \u092e\u0938\u093e\u0932\u093e, \u0927\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0928\u092e\u0915 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Sure, To cook khichadi, you need rice, lentils, tomato, onion, peas, ghee, red chilli, green chiili, ginger, garlic, cumin, asafoetida, turmeric, garam masala, coriander, and salt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u091a\u0940\u091c\u093c\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0902 | \u0905\u092c \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0913 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">I think these all things are available at home. Now, tell me the recipe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0936\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u0915\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902, \u0918\u0940 \u0921\u093e\u0932\u094b, \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0909\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091c\u0940\u0930\u093e, \u0926\u094b \u0932\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091a \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0921\u093e\u0932\u094b | \u0926\u094b \u092e\u093f\u0928\u091f \u0924\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0909\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u091c, \u091f\u092e\u093e\u091f\u0930, \u092e\u091f\u0930, \u0905\u0926\u0930\u0915, \u0932\u0939\u0938\u0942\u0928, \u0914\u0930 \u0928\u092e\u0915 \u0921\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0930 \u0924\u0940\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u093f\u0928\u091f \u0924\u0915 \u092a\u0915\u093e\u0913 | \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926, \u0909\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0932\u094d\u0926\u0940, \u0914\u0930 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u092e \u092e\u0938\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0921\u093e\u0932\u094b| \u091c\u092c \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u0947\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u094b \u091c\u093e\u092f \u0924\u094b \u0909\u0938\u092e\u0947 \u0926\u093e\u0932 \u0914\u0930 \u091a\u093e\u0935\u0932 \u0921\u093e\u0932\u094b | \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0913 | \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0936\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u0915\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u093e\u0930-\u092a\u093e\u0902\u091a \u0915\u092a \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0921\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0902\u091a \u0938\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0932\u0917\u0928\u0947 \u0924\u0915 \u092a\u0915\u093e\u0913 | \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0936\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u0915\u0930 \u0916\u094b\u0932\u094b \u0914\u0930 \u0916\u093f\u091a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u092a\u0930\u094b\u0938\u094b |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">First of all, Add ghee, cumin, two red chilli and asafoetida in a pressure cooker. After frying that for two minutes, add onion, tomato, peas, ginger, garlic, and salt in that and cook for three to four minutes. After that add turmeric and garam masala in it. When the pest is ready, add rice and lentils in it. Mix it well. Add four to five cups of water in it and cook it till five whistles. After that open the pressure cooker and serve the khichadi with yogurt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0906\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948 | \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0906\u091c \u0939\u0940 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0915\u0930\u0942\u0901\u0917\u0940 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">This is very easy. I will try to cook it today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e, \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Okay Vidya, what is your favorite food?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u091a\u093f\u0915\u0947\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0939\u0948 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">I like chicken curry a lot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u091a\u093f\u0915\u0947\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u094b ?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Can you tell me the recipe of the chicken curry?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0939\u093e\u0901, \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 ? \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0906\u091c \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u0915\u0932 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Yes, why not? But not today, tomorrow.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u090b\u0924\u093f\u0915:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0948 | \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 |<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Okay, see you again.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 9.92329%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.0829%\"><span lang=\"hi\">\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 41.9937%\">Namaste.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Listening<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.msu.edu\/media\/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF\/1_q8b4u9co\"><strong><span lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926\u0940\u0926\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093f<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Post-Reading\/Listening Activities<\/h3>\n<p>(a) Please check your comprehension.<\/p>\n<p>(b) List the ingredients of your favorite Indian food.<\/p>\n<p>(c) Please write the recipe of your favorite Indian food.<\/p>\n<p>(d) Please make a video of cooking your favorite Indian food, and share it with class\/your friends.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Additional Listening<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Please answer the questions integrated in the video.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span lang=\"hi\">\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 !<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attributions clear\" prefix:cc=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#\" prefix:dc=\"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/\"><h2>Media Attributions<\/h2><ul><li about=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/63324741@N04\/46921544425\"><a rel=\"cc:attributionURL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/63324741@N04\/46921544425\" property=\"dc:title\">Indian Spices<\/a>  &copy;  spurekar  adapted by  Rajiv Ranjan  is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li><\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"author":24,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-250","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":247,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/250\/revisions"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/247"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/250\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=250"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=250"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibooks.braou.ac.in\/aaohindiseekhein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}