Iron Rich Recipes

“If you don't eat enough leafy vegetables and greens, you will become weak and tired. There won't be enough blood, and you will look pale and anaemic,” is something we have grown up hearing right from our childhood. Be it mom, be it grandma, they have always painted a very green and leafy picture of iron! There is no doubt that green leafy veggies, especially spinach, are a great source of iron, but there is much more to it. Cereals like ragi and bajra, dals and pulses, nuts like walnuts and almonds, and oil seeds like garden cress seeds and sesame seeds, are fantastic sources of iron too.

Cooked in interesting ways, these provide variety and many a tasty means to building our iron stores and raise our haemoglobin levels, which in turn will ensure a good blood supply to all the cells in our body, and make us energetic enough to face our daily hassles.

This book on “Iron Rich Recipes” will help you improve the iron content in your diet through mouth-watering recipes, which are also easy to prepare and made with readily available ingredients, so that you can make them often without much ado. The 36 iron-rich recipes have been prepared by our team of chefs and nutritionists after thorough research and planning, and are suitable for healthy people seeking to boost iron and haemoglobin levels, as well as those who have a bit of an iron shortfall to overcome. Using vegetarian sources of iron, and the right ingredients to complement them, we offer a range of Tasty Breakfast and Snack Treats options like Chola Dal Pudla, Poha Cutlet, Tongue-Tickling Soups and Salads such as Rajma Soup, Assorted Rotis and Parathas including Saatdhan Paratha, Irresistible Subzis like Beetroot Tikkis in Spinach Gravy, Delicious Dals like Beans and Amaranth Leaves Dal, Healthful Rice-Bowl preparations like Sprouts and Methi Rice, Lip-Smacking Desserts such as the Halim Laddoo to enamor the sweet tooth, and some International Favourites like Chawli Beans and Mint Burger too.

As a complete guide on iron, this book also includes information on the mineral, its sources, daily requirement for various age groups, dos and don'ts to overcome anaemia, and much more valuable information to maintain proper iron levels.

Pump up your iron levels with these wholesome recipes, and bubble with energy all day long! 

Welcome to the digital version of Tarla Dalal’s Iron Rich Recipes! You can now carry your cookbook with you wherever you go. Although this book contains the same delicious and inspiring recipes as the print version, you might find the look-and-feel a bit different, due to the changes we have consciously implemented, to make using this eBook easy and interesting for you.

All the items in the menus are directly linked to the relevant pages, making navigation a breeze. Just click on any chapter in the Table of Contents, and you will be taken to a list of recipes in that chapter. Just choose, and click on any of those recipes, and you are ready to start cooking it, with the clear recipes and lovely images to inspire you. If you are in doubt about any of the ingredients, worry not… just click on it and you will be taken to the glossary section of our website, tarladalal.com, to view a simple description and easy explanation of the culinary usage of that ingredient. Many recipes are enhanced with their video links, so you can even enjoy watching your favourite recipes being prepared right in front of you.