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Maharashtra's pearl-sago khichdi with peanuts and ghee — a soft, high-calorie warm bowl designed for the small eater who nibbles.
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Kerala's bronze-hued ghee-banana-jaggery paniyaram — five brimhana ingredients concentrated into two hand-sized bites for the small-appetite toddler.
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The Tamil temple sweet made small and safe — soft steamed rice-flour parcels with coconut and jaggery, gentle enough for a 9–12 month baby to self-feed.
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Kerala's amber coconut-jaggery-rice payasam — three small spoonfuls that carry as many calories as a full meal, for the small eater a doctor has flagged.
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Andhra's beloved green-gram dosa folded around warm sooji upma — protein, carbohydrate, and hidden vegetables in one exciting new shape for the bored picky eater.