Top 10 iron-rich Foods for Babies

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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