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North India's ghee-puffed-gond, wheat and jaggery ladoo — the winter immunity treat generations of grandmothers reached for through the sniffle season.
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Punjab's ghee-roasted-wheat and jaggery pinni — concentrated iron in a small warm ball that keeps for weeks and lands as a treat.
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Punjab's slow-reduced milk kulfi — concentrated calcium and protein in a small cold bar the milk-refusing child asks for.
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Punjab's warm winter dry mix — seven strength-building classical ingredients concentrated into a spoonful for the small-appetite toddler.
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Gujarat's fenugreek-and-whole-wheat flatbread — iron-rich leafy greens folded invisibly into a soft, tiffin-friendly bread the child says yes to.