Green Garlic Pickle: A Winter Delicacy for Taste and Health

• Green garlic pickle is a popular winter delicacy, especially in the Vindhya region, known for its pungent and spicy flavor.
• Homemaker Priyanka Singh highlights that pickles are essential in Indian cuisine, enhancing various meals, with green garlic pickle being a unique winter favorite.
• The recipe involves coarsely chopping green garlic, green chilies, and ginger, then mixing them with a blend of dry-roasted and ground spices like fennel, mustard, coriander, fenugreek, cumin, red chili powder, turmeric, asafoetida, salt, and kalonji.
• Preparation includes heating mustard oil, cooling it slightly, adding it to the mixture with lemon juice, and then storing the pickle in a glass jar in sunlight for 5-7 days to allow flavors to meld.
• Senior Ayurveda Specialist Dr. R.P. Parauha states that garlic pickle offers health benefits in winter, including boosting immunity, reducing cholesterol, improving digestion, and alleviating cold and flu symptoms.

Why It Matters: Green garlic pickle is a flavorful and healthy winter food, easy to make and beneficial for immunity and digestion.