Question

Wheat is a staple food in Northern India. We make chapati from flour obtained from wheat grains (atta). Show various contributions involved till the chapati is made.

Answer 1

Preparing chapati:

1. Chapati is prepared using atta or wheat grains and from the farm to cooking food, it occurs in various steps:

Step 1: Farming wheat:

1. Wheat seeds are sown to grow wheat in the agricultural fields.
2. Wheat is harvested from the field and it is stored and packed to move.

Step 2: Grinding wheat:

1. As wheat moves to the flower mill it is ground to produce fine wheat grains or atta.

Step 3: Cooking chapati:

1. Water is added to the wheat grain for kneading the dough.
2. Chapati is cooked using dry heat.