Indian Recipes For Winter Season

Winter is a perfect time to indulge in delicious food. This season is full of markets filled with tubers, root vegetables and leafy greens that are filled with nutrients. Everyone waits for winters to prepare favourite seasonal dishes like gajar ka halwa or mooli ke parathas.

Each region has its own speciality like Gujarat’s Undhiyo, which is a slow-cooked vegetarian dish prepared with flat beans, yam, turnip, green garlic, raw banana and potatoes. If we talk about Punjab, we have dishes like Sarson ka saag, makke ki roti and kanji. Some other winter delicacies include rasam, avial, mooli kofte, beetroot kebab and matar pulao.

Although, all vegetables are available throughout the year, it is important to use them according to the season and availability. So, what you can bring home now are carrots, beets, turnips, cauliflowers, sweet potatoes, green peas, broad beans, spinach, mustard green, green garlic etc.

In this article, we have collected a list of 10 best recipes that you can cook in winters:-

• Mooli Ke Kofte

These are fried balls prepared with spices and radish. They are dipped in spicy gravy. When combined with hot rotis, it is really a great experience.

• Sarson Da Saag

  

  This popular Punjabi dish is perfect for winters. Sarson da Saag is best consumed with Makke di Roti. The dish is prepared with mustard greens.

• Sweet Potato Rabadi

This is a highly nutritive food as it is filled with Vitamin C, Vitamin A and minerals including calcium and magnesium. The milk in the dish is full of protein and saffron has a number of health benefits.

• Gajar Ka Halwa

  

This is a very popular Indian dessert. It is really hard to resist and has its origins in Punjab. It is perfect for winter season. It is prepared with milk, grated carrots, nuts and sugar. The ingredients are stirred and cooked together.

• Undhiyo

  

  This is an authentic Gujarati recipe. It is prepared with chickpea dumplings and fried winter vegetables which are mixed in spices.

• Shalgam Ki Sabzi

This dish is prepared with pieces of turnip that are cooked in great flavours. It can be teamed up with roti and rice.

Methi Matar Malai

This is a famous recipe of Punjab. It is best served with hot naan. Learn to prepare Methi Matar Malai with this recipe.

• Aloo Capsicum

  

  If you need to quickly make your lunch, then aloo capsicum fry is something you should prepare. This Punjabi dish is best served with hot rotis.

• Vegetable Pulav

  

  Vegetable Pulav is a very easy to prepare and delicious recipe. With a variety of vegetables that you can choose from, you can cook different versions of the dish.

• Aloo Palak

  

  Aloo Palak is prepared by cooking spinach, tomatoes and potatoes. It is a healthy and spicy curry that is very popular in North India. It is best served with rice and breads.