Winter comfort food recipes

A hand-picked set of warm dishes from our library for cold days: slow-cooked haleem, nihari and paya, saag, daal and khichdi, soups, halwa and other sweets, and hot chai, kahwa-style coffee and sahlab to finish with.

The list is chosen by dish, not by any nutrition or health rule, and every recipe has step-by-step instructions and cooking timers. Tastes differ between homes and regions, so use it as a starting point for your own winter table.

This collection has 39 dishes, including Chana Daal, Aloo Paratha, Gajar Halwa. A typical recipe takes about 60 minutes, and each one comes with step-by-step instructions and cooking timers.