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.