Tour down the lanes of Amritsar to capture sumptuous winter delicacies

The food capital of Punjab, Amritsar, has a lot to offer in terms of healthy and sinfully tasty winter food delights. Tribune Correspondent Neha Saini and lensman Sunil Kumar take a tour down the lanes of the city to capture sumptuous delicacies.

A city where food is celebrated and relished to the core, Amritsar, has a lot of offer in terms of seasonal delicacies. If you are not the one to count calories and are happy to add some layers to your body during winter, the city has along list of comfort food that will definitely titillate your taste buds. From munchies to street food and desserts, some of these foods are exclusively made in the city during winter.

Beginning with the most popular and exclusive winter staple, Khajoor is a traditional Amritsari sweet, which is particularly prepared near the festival of Lohri. The sweet is available in the local markets from the last week of December till Lohri, making it a novelty for the local residents and tourists. It is made of flour which is fried in ghee. The product is then kept in a cool place for selling it and can last for a week.

Another exclusively made winter sweet is til bhugga, the best ones found near the Durgiana Temple. Some of the sweet shops in the city have only been making til bhugga since the past 75 years and supply it worldwide.

Amritsari fish is another example of why the city enjoys the status of being a foodies paradise. The two popular varieties found here are Sol and Singhara.

While the wholesome meals like sarson ka saag and makki ki roti can be relished anywhere, the quick bites and sweets featured here make winter food platter more tempting.