Not many people ponder upon the fact that having a healthy immune system is highly essential for their body. It helps in fighting against bacteria, viruses, or other things that can make one sick. Having a healthy immune system and working towards it may sound overwhelming but it is all related to what you eat every day.
With holidays and chilly winter season on its way, many people are waiting to devour amazing and flavorsome winter dishes. Also, everyone is ready to stock up essential supplements and pantries with delightful ingredients. But have you ever thought about whether everything is good to boost your immune system or not? Indulging in delicious and healthy recipes that can increase your immunity is the need of an hour due to the pandemic and harsh winter season.
So, to help you with that here are some of the simple and healthy recipes that will help you improving your immunity system. Every recipe is unique and tastes yummy.
- Tomato garlic sauce – tomato and garlic are two ingredients that work well to boost immunity. To make the tomato garlic sauce, one needs to have tomatoes, garlic, oil, chili flakes. Place everything in a pan and drizzle some oil. Roast everything till for 20-25 minutes they become slightly soft and brown. After cooling the mixture down and blend or crush everything together. You can either have it with your meals or add this sauce to pasta. The best part about this sauce is that you can have it with all types of snacks, including momos, noodles, and pakoras to improve your immune-system and add flavors.
- Immunity booster brownies – who doesn’t love brownies? Almost, everyone is all age-groups love to gorge on delicious chocolaty brownies. But what if they can boost your immune system? The recipe to bake immunity booster brownies is super simple and tastes delicious that you can resist having more than one. To make this recipe, preheat the oven and add choco chips, butter, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, as well as a pinch of salt in a bowl. Now take a separate bowl and mix maple syrup, milk, vanilla extract, as well as eggs. Now mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients and bake everything for 55-60 minutes. You can have these brownies during evening tea, in office, and whenever you crave for sweets. The healthy and delicious treat will keep you satisfied round the clock.
- Soulful lentil tomato soup – there is nothing better than having hot soup during the winter season. This recipe has immunity-boosting ingredients such as tomato, garlic, ginger, onion, veggies, red lentils, etc. Add everything in a preheated large pot with tomato puree and vegetable broth. Now add some spices like cumin, turmeric, salt, pepper flakes, etc. When the mixture starts to boil, reduce the heat and let cook for another 40 minutes. Serve it hot to enjoy the flavorful soup. You can even have garlic bread along with the lentil tomato soup. It is a perfect immunity-boosting recipe for the people who love spicy dish to relish during the chilly season.
- Turmeric smoothie – no one can ever say no to a smoothie, be it a kid or an adult. However, if you want anti-inflammatory goodness in your smoothie then try making a turmeric smoothie. It tastes similar to creamy berry smoothie but has the goodness of yogurt, turmeric, spinach, and a lot more. This recipe will help in getting rid of unwanted colds or flu. To make this smoothie, mix berries, yogurt, spinach, oatmeal, ginger, and a pinch of turmeric. You can even add other interesting ingredients that you like.
- Delectable chicken soup – this list of immunity-boosting recipes is incomplete without a classic chicken soup. This comforting soup is an all-rounder. To make this soup you need to have ginger, garlic, spices, chicken, herbs, and couscous. Prepare everything in a large pot and mix the ingredients in a chicken broth. Let it cook for 40-60 minutes till the chicken is cooked. Garnish it with some coriander and have it as your dinner or lunch. It is one of the warmest and yummiest soups during the winter season that you can have to beat the chill.
- Adaptogenic hot chocolate – winters are incomplete without hot chocolate. However, this recipe of adaptogenic hot chocolate will boost your immunity. It has ingredients like reishi mushrooms, maca powder, cocoa powder, ashwagandha, cinnamon, etc. Mix everything and make it like a normal hot chocolate. This recipe is creamy, chocolaty, and very comforting during winters.
Conclusion
With so much happening in the world and the busy schedules of people doesn’t let them focus on their immune system. So, try having these super simple and healthy recipes that will not only boost your immunity but allow your taste buds to do the happy dance.
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