8 winter pickles to add warmth and taste to your meals

In Indian homes, achaar or pickles are an integral part of breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They not just add taste and flavour to meals, they also boost digestion and improve gut health. The use of mustard oil and ground spices make them a healing agent that shields the gut and helps with better digestion. Take a look at must-have winter pickles.

This is one of the most popular winter pickles and is made with carrots, cauliflower, turnip, mustard seeds, mustard oil, turmeric, red chilli powder, and salt. It goes well with marathi, paratha, and even dal chawal.

As the name suggests, it is made with fenugreek seeds, mustard oil, red chilli, and turmeric. It is slightly bitter but spicy too and is a winter must to boost digestion.

This is made with fresh radish seasoned with salt, coriander powder, fennel powder, mustard seeds powder, mustard oil, and green chilli. It goes well with paratha.

This one has a strong aroma and is made with garlic cloves soaked in mustard oil and topped with red chilli powder, mustard seeds powder, and turmeric powder along with carom seeds.

This is one of the easiest and is made with steamed gooseberry soaked in mustard oil along with salt, fennel nigella seeds and red chilli powder. It goes well with paratha and dal chawal as well.

To make his pickle, you need beetroot, ginger, green chillies and vinegar. Mix it all and let it sit under the sun for two days and it's ready.

To make this, you need lemons, rock salt, black pepper and sugar. It is good for digestion and goes well with dal chawal.

This one keeps the body warm and is made with grated elephant yam, mixed with hot mustard oil and seasoned with salt, turmeric, carom seeds, green chillies, and garlic.

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