DAL DELIGHT-EXTRA QUESTION/ANSWERS

Q.1 Who was Sadiq and where was he sitting?

Ans.1 Sadiq was the son of Mohammad Qadir and he was sitting at his father's food stall.

Q.2 Who came to Mohammad Qadir's food stall and why? What was Qadir doing when
the man arrived?
Ans.2 Nawab Hasan Ali came to Mohammad Qadir's food stall because his friends had praised
about Qadir's cooking. Qadir was frying the fritters when Nawab Hasan Ali arrived.

Q.3 What all did Qadir offer to Nawab that he could prepare and which one was the best
amongst all?
Ans 3. Qadir offered Nawab many dishes like biryani, korma and dal. The dal was the best
amongst all.

Q.4 Why was the dal not prepared when Nawab Hasan Ali asked for it ?
Ans. 4 The dal was not prepared when Nawad Hasan Ali asked as Qadir made Dal Shahi Urad
only on order and used a special masala. It also took a day to make .He asked Nawad that if he
wished he could prepare it for him for the next day’s lunch.

Q.5 Why did Mohammad Qadir ask Nawab Ali to come to his food stall to taste the dal?
What would he do if Nawab arrived late?
Ans. 5 Mohammad Qadir asked Nawab Ali to come to his food stall to taste the dal as the dal
should be eaten immediately. He requested that the Nawab should come immediately once
called else he would throw the dal or give it to the poor people.

Q.6 Why did Sadiq feel that his father was a fussy cook?
Ans 6 Sadiq felt that his father was a fussy cook as Qadir would always put difficult
conditions on his customers and as a result he had many a times lost many customers in the
past.

Q.7 Why did Sadiq have a sigh of relief after Nawab Hasan Ali left the food stall?
Ans 7 Sadiq sighed with relief as he had been worried that the Nawab would lose his temper
and leave. Sadiq knew that nawab often gave generous rewards to cooks if they liked the dish
and he was thinking that his father had nearly spoilt everything but Nawab was in a good mood
so he agreed to taste the dal next day.

Q.8 What had Sadiq heard about the Nawabs?

Ans 8 Sadiq had heard about Nawab in the market that Nawab Hasan Ali had already rewarded
many cooks in the past.So on his way back home he dreamt of the reward his father could get.

Q.9 What was the secret of the Dal being so delicious?

Ans: The secret of the dal being so delicious was that Qadir used a special masala while
cooking the dal.
Q.10 What all preparations were done by Qadir before calling the Nawab for lunch?
Ans: The preparations done by Qadir before calling the Nawab for lunch were that the dal was
bubbling, balls of dough moist were prepared and ready to be slapped into rotis and the raita
had been cooled in an earthen bowl.

Q.11 What happened when Sadiq reached and informed the Nawab to come for the
lunch?
Ans: When Sadiq reached and informed the nawab to come for the lunch , the nawab told Sadiq
to inform his father to wait as his green kite was in danger and about to be cut.

Q.12 What idea struck in Sadiq's mind to ?

Ans: The idea that struck in Sadiq’s mind was to go to his friend Aman’s house and tell him to
cut the blue and silver kite which was being flown by the Nawab. He told to do so as Aman
was a champion kite flyer.

Q.13 How was Sadiq able to get the Nawab back for the Lunch ? Or What wonderful idea
Struck Sadiq's Mind?
Ans: Sadiq was able to get the nawab back for the lunch as, first he went to his friend, Aman’s
house and told to do him a favor by cutting the blue and the silver kite as he was a champion
kite flyer. Aman made a special kite string with the layer of ground glass that could cut through
anything. Thereafter , Sadiq went to nawab's house while aman cut the nawab’s kite.

Q.14 What arrangements had been made for display and serving of the Lunch ?
Ans 14 When the nawab and his friends entered the stall, the best room had been readied for
them. While Qadir served the dal, Sadiq followed with piping hot rotis dripping with butter.

Q.15 What was Nawab Hassan Ali 's reaction on eating the dal?
Ans 15. When Dal Shahi Urad along with piping hot rotis were served to Nawab Hasan Ali , he
chewed slowly and then closed his eyes.He exclaimed with happiness and dipped a second
piece of roti in the dal, scooped some raita with it and savoured it. He, then, commented that his
Dal Shahi Urad was truly heavenly and he had never tasted anything better. He also rewarded
him with a bag full of money.

Q.16 What reward did Qadir ask for ?

Ans.16 Qadir asked to have a bigger food stall as his reward.

Q.17 What was Sadiq wondering to get from his father once he told him about the trick?
Ans Sadiq was wondering that his father would laugh and give him some money once he told
him about how he had tricked nawab to come on time and with that money Sadiq and Aman
could buy some kites and tops in the market and treat themselves with some sweets.