Students should ask their parents and record recipes that use black pepper instead of red chillies.

Common examples include:

1) Pepper Rasam - a South Indian soup using black pepper.

2) Kali Mirch Chicken - uses black pepper for spiciness.

3) Pepper Soup - clear soup seasoned with black pepper.

4) Traditional sweets like payasam sometimes use a pinch of black pepper.

5) Ayurvedic preparations - some use black pepper for its medicinal properties.

The chapter mentions that before the arrival of chillies, black pepper was used to spice up food in India. This activity connects students to their culinary heritage and helps them understand how cooking practices changed after chillies arrived from South America through Portuguese traders.