Winters are said to be a good time to power pack a year's health. Here is your guide to a healthy winter.

10 Powerful Winter Foods

  1. Green Garlic
    Garlic with long leaves just like Spring Onions. This one is very good for health and fights cold, cough, viral fever and has a very strong flavour. Add it to your veggies, to bajre ki rotis or just about everything.
  2. Hara Chana/Fresh Green Garbanzos 
    Boil them, add some tomatoes, onions, salt, lemon juice and red chilli powder and serve as a snack. The traditional way is to roast it on a sigdi and then eat them.
  3. Orange & Yellow Haldi (Amba Haldi)
    This one is medicinal. It is Analgesic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-allergic, antioxidant, antiseptic, digestive, diuretic. 
  4. Bajra
    This one is extremely good for winters. Serve it with baingan bharta and udad ki dal.
  5. Amla
    Filled with Vitamin C, this one is extremely nutritious. Add some salt and haldi to add to the taste.
  6. Green leafy veggies
    A good source of beta-carotene and Vitamin C - both powerful antioxidants that help fight disease and build immunity.
  7. Sweet Potato
    Try lots of different recipes with this one like tikkis and chaat or just eat it plain with some chaat masala.
  8. Black Til (Black Sesame seeds)
    This one is heaty so you may need to restrict it during other months. Eat it in the form of chikkis or add it in the parathas. It is rich in iron.
  9. Carrots
    The beta-carotene in carrots is an excellent source of vitamin A and a powerful anti-oxidant. 
  10. Tulsi
    It is a herb that protects against cold, fever and helps strengthen immunity.