20 Iron Rich Recipes Specially For Women

Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 18:06 [IST]

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Women in general are slight deficient in iron. But when it comes Indian women, almost 50 percent of them are anaemic. Anaemia is a form of iron deficiency that is actually an epidemic among Indian women. That is why, iron rich recipes are very essential for women. Iron rich recipes specifically include healthy foods for women like red meat, green vegetables, legumes and herbs.

These iron rich recipes help women to get some iron deposits into their system naturally. Iron supplements have several side effects like indigestion and constipation. That is why, it best for women to eat foods that contain natural iron reserves. Especially for pregnant women, iron deficiency is a big worry. In fact, anaemia is a condition that can affect your reproductive health.

So try these iron rich recipes at least 3 times a week to keep yourself healthy. This list of iron rich recipes for women includes both vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes. So whether you are a veg or a non-vegetarian, you will have no problem in trying out these recipes. Besides, most of the recipes mentioned here are Indian. So you need not shop for any exotic ingredients to make these dishes.

Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is one of your first choices when you want to enjoy some authentic Indian food in the restaurant. This simple dish made of paneer and spinach is one of the most popular cottage cheese recipes from India.

Mutton Liver Fry

Liver recipes are usually healthy and this one is tasty as well. This is very popular among Indian mutton dishes. Liver recipes are rich in iron and thus very nutritious for women.

Broccoli Paratha

Ever heard of a stuffed broccoli paratha? This vegetable can be used to make tasty and mouthwatering parathas, a great option for a healthy and delicious breakfast.

Kale Salad Recipe

Kale, the green leafy vegetable is considered as the vegetarian beef. It is loaded with vitamins, nutrients and proteins that are very healthy. So have this kale salad as it is the perfect health food for women.

Mutton Potato Cutlets

Potato mutton cutlet recipe is easy to prepare and makes a really sumptuous meal. Both potatoes and mutton are rich sources of iron in this dish.

Palak Mushroom Curry

Preparing something unique and delicious with some very simple ingredients is the best part of our Indian cuisine. Palak with mushroom curry is one such vegetarian recipe. The combination of palak and mushrooms with a blend of fragrant spices makes this recipe burst with complex flavours.

Kashmiri Rajma Masala

Kashmiri rajma masala will also be light on your palate. If this rajma recipe lacks in terms of spices, it makes up with the richness of its flavour. Another special feature of Kashmiri recipes is that, it is often cooked without onions and garlic.

Broccoli Shrimp Pasta

Broccoli shrimp pasta is a very healthy pasta recipe. The green broccoli is a delicious food to get iron into your system.

Pomegranate Curd Rice

There are many ways to prepare curd rice. The simple or basic curd rice recipe is made with curd, rice, salt and cumin seeds. But here the pomegranate seeds add iron to the dish.

Aloo Palak

Aloo palak (potatoes with spinach) is a popular and healthy side dish in the Indian cuisine. You can prepare it with green leafy vegetables like spinach and get the required nutritional supplement of the day.

Kheema Kalegi

Kheema Kaleji is a traditional kheema recipe in central India. This dish is made of minced meat and mutton liver. It is cooked in Awadhi style with curd and a plethora of spices.

Palak Pulao

Spinach is known as palak in Hindi. Spinach or palak pulao is a main course side dish that is easy to prepare and filling too. You can either prepare it in a deep bottomed bowl on the gas, or try the microwave recipe

Paneer Stuffed Bajra Roti

If you are looking towards having breakfast that is healthy, easy to prepare and filled with nutrients, then stuffed bajra roti is the best recipe. Both bajra and paneer are very rich vegetarian sources of iron.

Methi Prawns Curry

The combination and fenugreek (methi) and prawns is not such a common one. This dish is also an Indian seafood recipe. You will use some very basic Indian spices to make Methi Prawns curry.

Dal Bukhara

The look and feel of this dal recipe is very similar to our very own Dal Makhani. But there is a distinct difference between the Punjabi dish Dal Makhani and the exotic Dal Bukhara. The difference comes from the spices used in these two dal recipes.

Haryali Mutton Curry

Hariyali mutton curry recipe is prepared using a blend of Indian herbs and spices. The creamy texture of the dish comes from the cashew nuts and fresh cream which adds a lip-smacking flavour to it. The red meat and green vegetables, both are rich in iron.

Chicken Broccoli

Chicken broccoli is one of the healthiest dishes that can be made with chicken. You can have the taste of both broccoli and chicken in this recipe. And to add to it, this chicken recipe is very less spicy.

Panchmel Dal

As the name Panchmel dal suggests, this dal recipe is prepared with 5 different kinds of dals. True to the style of an Indian recipe, it also has a fair amount of spices. All the legumes used in this dal are rich sources of iron.

Banana Chicken Salad

Bananas are the easily available aphrodisiacs. The blossoms of the plant are used with chicken to prepare and excellent salad for a special dinner. Banana, chicken and tomatoes together provide you a boost of iron.