Toddler Meals – Indian Recipes & Guide, 1–3 Years (Ebook)

🍽️ Your toddler's daily plate

One portion of each = about the size of your child's own palm. If they're hungry, they'll ask for more — no forcing.

🫓 Palak Paratha Strips

• ½ cup whole-wheat atta
• ¼ cup spinach purée (blanched & blended)
• A pinch of ajwain · a tiny pinch of salt
• Ghee for cooking

1. Knead the atta with the spinach purée (you'll need little water).
2. Roll out small, thin parathas.
3. Cook on a tawa with a little ghee on both sides.
4. Cut into finger-size strips — perfect for self-feeding.

🥕 Vegetable Upma

• 3 tbsp suji (semolina)
• ¼ cup finely chopped carrot, peas, beans
• ½ tsp ghee · a few mustard seeds
• 1 cup water · a tiny pinch of salt

1. Dry-roast the suji and keep aside.
2. Splutter mustard seeds in ghee, cook veggies till soft.
3. Add water, bring to a boil, stir in suji slowly.
4. Cover and cook 2–3 min — keep it soft and moist.

🟤 Date & Oats Laddoo (no sugar)

• 5 seedless dates (soaked 15 min in warm water)
• 3 tbsp roasted oats, powdered
• 1 tbsp roasted nuts, finely powdered
• 1 tsp ghee

1. Blend the dates into a paste.
2. Mix in the oats, nut powder and ghee.
3. Roll into small laddoos.

😤 Picky eater? 5 simple tips

1. One family meal: serve what the family eats, just in smaller pieces — no separate "kid food".
2. 10–15 tries: a new food can take 10–15 tries to be accepted. Don't give up.
3. Small portions: put less on the plate; give more if they ask.
4. Screens off: no phone or TV at mealtimes.
5. No forcing or bribing: "veggies first, then sweets" makes sweets even more special.