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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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Gujarat's warm semolina-and-milk bowl with saffron and cardamom — a soft, calcium-rich early food gentle enough for the 9–12 month baby.
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Maharashtra's ceremonial steamed rice-flour dumpling with coconut and jaggery — a soft ancient sweet built to build a small child's bones.
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The classic Tamil semolina bowl with saffron and cardamom — a warm, gently sweet everyday support during the seasons when small children get sick most.
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Karnataka's dense, calcium-rich ragi ball — the traditional South Indian finger food that quietly builds bones for the child who refuses milk.