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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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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.
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The North-East's soft steamed rice-flour parcel with a coconut-jaggery centre — a gentle texture bridge for the baby tired of purees.
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Assam's overnight-fermented steamed rice-lentil cake — soft, savoury, complete-protein finger food for the dal-refusing toddler.