Five-day Indian meal plan featuring breakfast, lunch and dinner options! It’s that time of the week where I share my weekly Indian vegetarian meal planner, and here it is.
PS – Substitute the rice with grains of your choice.
For all my new readers, I have been sharing some meal planners for the past two years. I have shared over 25 meal planners, and you can check them out all under the “meal planner” category. All meal planners are unique, and I am sure you can draw some inspiration.
Five-day Indian meal plan
I always share a five-day meal plan here on the blog, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t cook during weekends. We eat out, but usually, we have a heavy breakfast and skip lunch or brunch during weekends. There is no set pattern during the weekends. That’s why I usually don’t share them here. Also, Friday dinners I leave open. I mostly do my recipe testing on Fridays, or we end up eating out on Friday.
This week it’s a mix and match of north and south Indian food. I have some besan puda, dal makhani, khichdi, along with sambar, rasam, and yogurt rice.
This week, I am not skipping veggies any day and trying to sneak in veggies in all the meals. :-)
PS – I don’t have few recipes from this meal planner on my blog. I will update them soon.
I have been answering a few frequently asked questions around weekly meal planners for the past few weeks. Check out my previous faqs on these meal planners. I will soon consolidate them and share as a new post.
Do I need to follow a template for meal planning?
I should have answered this first before answering any other questions. :-) Better later than never.
And coming back to the template, I highly recommend it. I started with just breakfast, lunch, and dinner initially. Then I included kids’ breakfast, lunch, and dinner along with a snack. Design your template according to your diet and lifestyle. If you follow intermittent fasting regularly, or if you prefer five small meals, then design your template accordingly.
I initially started by writing the meal plan and menu details in my notebook, and I still do it. I know it’s old school, but I love to write. You can use excel also.
If you are a beginner, then start with the standard breakfast, lunch, and dinner option. As you continue to do, you can adjust according to your needs.
I hope this helps. If you have any particular questions, do let me know in the comments.
Without any further ado, here is this week’s meal planner.
Meal-Prep-
- Chop all the required veggies.
- Prepare the idli-dosa batter.
- Make sure you have yogurt and other condiments required for this week.
- You can soak the lentils and sprout them during the weekend or soak them the day before.
- I always knead the dough the previous day. But you can knead in bulk and refrigerate.
- Cook the lentils and freeze them
Disclaimer: This meal planner is specially designed based on my family’s likings. I have a 12-year old son, and he can handle spicy food. He cannot reheat his food in school, so I try to avoid certain food that need to be heated. I pack the lunch in stainless steel containers, mostly Lunch Bots, and keep it in an insulated lunch bag. It keeps the food warm. Last but not least, I do pack leftovers.
Without any further ado, here is this week’s meal planner.
Now here are the details and the recipe links.
Recipe Links Indian Vegetarian Weekly Meal Planner
Monday Menu
- Breakfast – Besan puda
- Lunch – Rice with dal makhani and aloo methi.
- Dinner – Poha pulao.
Tuesday Menu
- Breakfast – Idli with sambar
- Lunch – I am planning to pack idli with sambar for kiddo and make some chow chow kootu and pair it with rice and sambar.
- Dinner – Ragi roti
Wednesday Menu
- Breakfast – Bread toast
- Lunch – Roti with veg kurma
- Dinner – Rasam rice with okra curry
Thursday Menu
- Breakfast – Dosa
- Lunch – Moong dal khichdi with tomato raita
- Dinner – Rice with thengai thogayal / coconut chutney for rice and broad beans stir-fry
Friday Menu
- Breakfast – Oatmeal for kiddo and oatmeal smoothie for us
- Lunch – Yogurt rice with sweet potato curry.
** I don’t have aloo methi, ragi roti, sweet potato curry, and poha pulao on my blog. I will share it soon.
I hope this menu planner helps, and you all can draw some inspiration. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below. I will share the daily updates on my Instagram and my FB group. So stay connected!
Stay Safe & Happy Cooking!
Vidhya
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