CookingRipe red tomatoes, carrot, onion, garlic, stock and cream make a quick cream of tomato soup at home. Here are the ingredients and steps of the recipe Jagonews24 published in December 2025.
VegetablesCauliflower is usually fried, curried or made into soup, but simmered with rice, milk and date palm jaggery it also makes a payesh. Here is the recipe Jagonews24 published in December 2025, with its ingredients and steps.
CropsIn a column of 19 December 2025, Rajshahi College student Sushree Sarkar argued that rising farm output had not yet brought safe, nutritious and balanced diets within reach of many Bangladeshis, and called for food and nutrition security to be made a national priority.
Flat beans, plentiful in winter markets, are rich in protein and fibre and help keep digestion and blood sugar in check.
Winter has started the kumra bori season in Narail, where village women make the sun-dried dumplings for home and for sale.
Water chestnut is rich in minerals and water, but it can be risky for people with diabetes, kidney problems, weak digestion, allergies or on blood thinners.
VegetablesA Jagonews24 lifestyle feature of 30 November 2025 urged readers to eat raw tomato salad daily in winter; health authorities and research back its main points, with some limits on what lycopene and potassium can do.
Cheap and easy to cook, spinach offers nutrients that benefit almost every part of the body, from blood and bones to eyes and skin.
VegetablesOn 27 November 2025 Jagonews24's lifestyle desk urged readers to eat more radish in winter. Bangladesh's food composition table puts 100 grams at 18 kilocalories and 94.3 grams of water, with fibre and vitamin C, but the liver, heart and diabetes claims rest mostly on animal and laboratory studies.
A single carrot a day can supply much of the body's vitamin A and may benefit the eyes, heart, skin, immunity and digestion.
Broccoli, which looks like a green cauliflower, is a complete package of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants with benefits for almost every part of the body.
Winter brings a higher risk of infection, and ten seasonal fruits and vegetables can help keep the immune system strong.
Egg korma cooked with sour amra and coconut milk is an unusual homely dish that pairs well with hot rice for lunch or dinner.
