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Method of Cooking Food

NIOS · Class 10 · Home Science

Summary of Method of Cooking Food for NIOS Class 10 Home Science. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Cooking food improves digestibility, taste, appearance, texture, flavour, and safety. It also adds variety to meals and helps food keep longer. The chapter classifies cooking methods into moist heat, dry heat, frying in oil or ghee, and other methods such as microwave cooking and solar cooking. It a

Key Concepts

Cooking makes food soft

Cooking makes food soft, easy to chew and digest, improves colour, texture, flavour, and taste, increases variety, helps food stay longer, and makes f

Boiling is a moist heat method

Boiling is a moist heat method in which food is cooked in an adequate quantity of water. Potatoes, eggs, rice, vegetables, cereals, and pulses are com

Stewing is cooking food in

Stewing is cooking food in a small quantity of water kept below boiling point for a long time. The food and liquid are served together.

Steaming cooks food with heat from

Steaming cooks food with heat from water vapours. A steamer uses two pans and a tight lid, and the steam passes through holes to cook the food.

Pressure cooking uses steam trapped under

Pressure cooking uses steam trapped under pressure in a special utensil made of steel or aluminium mixture. The trapped steam raises temperature above

Learning Objectives

  • Explain why food is cooked
  • Classify methods of cooking food
  • Describe the process of each method of cooking
  • Explain the effect of cooking on nutrients
  • Identify cooking practices that preserve nutritive value

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the important topics in Method of Cooking Food for NIOS Class 10 Home Science?
Key topics in Method of Cooking Food include Methods of Cooking Food - Comprehensive Overview, Mind map showing five main reasons why we cook food, with sub-branches explaining each reason, Classification of all cooking methods organized by heat type and medium used. These are the concepts NIOS Class 10 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
How to score full marks in Method of Cooking Food — NIOS Class 10 Home Science?
Understand the core concepts first, then work through the 45 practice questions available for this chapter. Revise formulas and definitions regularly, and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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