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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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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.
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Chettinad's warm chickpea-coconut snack tossed with lemon and curry leaves — real plant iron doubled by vitamin C in one small katori.
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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.