- July 30, 2024
- 11:44 AM
Ensuring your toddler gets enough iron is crucial for their growth and development. Here are ten iron-rich foods commonly found in Indian cuisine, along with a simple recipe for each:
1. Spinach (Palak)
Recipe: Spinach Paratha
- Ingredients: Spinach leaves, whole wheat flour, cumin seeds, salt, water.
- Instructions: Blanch and puree spinach. Mix with flour, cumin, and salt. Knead into a dough, roll into parathas, and cook on a griddle.
2. Lentils (Masoor Dal)
Recipe: Masoor Dal Cheela
Ingredients: Masoor dal, onion, green chili, cumin seeds, salt, oil.
Instructions: Soak dal, blend into a batter, mix with chopped onions and spices. Pour batter onto a hot griddle, cook until golden on both sides.
3. Chickpeas (Chana)
Recipe: Chana Salad
Ingredients: Boiled chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, onion, lemon juice, chaat masala.
Instructions: Mix all ingredients in a bowl and serve as a healthy salad.
4. Beetroot
Recipe: Beetroot Raita
Ingredients: Grated beetroot, yogurt, cumin powder, salt.
Instructions: Mix grated beetroot with yogurt, cumin, and salt for a refreshing raita.
5. Fenugreek Leaves (Methi)
Recipe: Methi Thepla
Ingredients: Fenugreek leaves, whole wheat flour, yogurt, turmeric, cumin.
Instructions: Mix ingredients into a dough, roll into flatbreads, and cook on a griddle.
6. Pumpkin Seeds
Recipe: Pumpkin Seed Chikki
Ingredients: Pumpkin seeds, jaggery, ghee.
Instructions: Melt jaggery in ghee, mix in pumpkin seeds, and pour into molds to set.
7. Jaggery (Gur)
Recipe: Jaggery Rice
Ingredients: Rice, jaggery, ghee, cardamom.
Instructions: Cook rice, melt jaggery in ghee, mix with rice and cardamom.
8. Amaranth Leaves (Chaulai)
Recipe: Amaranth Stir-Fry
Ingredients: Amaranth leaves, garlic, mustard seeds, oil.
Instructions: Sauté garlic and mustard seeds in oil, add amaranth leaves and cook until tender.
9. Dates (Khajoor)
Recipe: Date and Nut Ladoo
Ingredients: Dates, nuts (almonds, cashews), ghee.
Instructions: Blend dates and nuts, form into balls, and coat with ghee.
10. Ragi (Finger Millet)
Recipe: Ragi Porridge
Ingredients: Ragi flour, water, milk, jaggery.
Instructions: Cook ragi flour in water until thickened, add milk and jaggery, and simmer until smooth.
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