Indian Meal Plan is a 7-day plan with delicious, easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The main motive while planning the weekly meal plan is to make healthy and tasty recipes throughout the week.
This Weekly Meal Plan-12 is not only for professionals or homemakers. It is also for bachelors who are living away from home and are looking forward to a weekend full of flavors and nutrition.
Like all other Meal Plans, this week to the Plan consists of recipes that will make sure you aren’t bored enough to order from takeaways the entire week! Weekly Meal Plan-12 features healthy whole foods with recipes that are focussed to clean up your diet and help you lose weight.
I feel so happy when I receive messages of you enjoying my Weekly Meal Plans. My main motive behind starting the Meal Plan for a week was to save time and relieve myself from worrying about dinner ideas on a daily basis. Meal Plans helps me stay away from the everyday hustle of buying groceries. It also saves my time, money and I rarely skip a meal after it.
If you are new then you can read Meal Prep Guide For Beginners that will help you plan these mouthwatering recipes for a week. Coming back to the twelfth edition of Indian Meal Plan, you would find some really scrumptious, wholesome and nutritious recipes on your table every day.
All you have to do is read the meal prep, select from the menu ideas, buy the ingredients from the grocery list and enjoy a hustle free week. All these recipes come under 30 minutes meal. It is a perfect meal plan for busy people.
I would also like to take a moment and thank all of you for sending feedbacks on The Indian Meal Plan series. It is because of you all that I continue sharing these tips and plans. 🙂
My other Meal Plans for busy mums and college going students that you can read is:
- Grocery Shopping and Meal Preps for Busy Moms
- Grocery Shopping Tips When Starting New Kitchen
- Let’s Break Some Common Meal Planning Myths
- How to Make Basic Grocery List For New Kitchen
- How to Start Weekly Meal Planning for Indian Meals
Grab your pen and note down the grocery list for this Week’s Meal Plan. I would also suggest that you buy the grocery at the start of the week so that you only focus on executing the meal prep until the weekend.
Other than this week’s meal plan, you can also try other Weekly Meal Plans:
So, let’s get started-
Grocery List for This Weekly Meal Plan
Vegetables/ Fruits
- Wheat Flour
- Besan/ Gram Flour
- Bajre Ka Atta
- Fenugreek Leaves
- Green Chili
- Ginger
- Oil
- Coriander Leaves
- Onion
- Potato
- Yogurt
- Curry Leaves
- Kidney Beans
- Rice
- Rajma Masala
- Tomato
- Maida/All-purpose Flour
- Butter
- Chocolate Chips
- Walnuts
- Dried blueberry
- Condensed milk
- Vanilla essence
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Sugar powdered
- Dried Yeast
- Eggs
- Scallions/Green Onion
- Mozzarella cheese
- Cheddar cheese
- Green gram husked ( moong dhuli dal)
- Ghee
- Green Peas
- Sesame Powder
- Lime
- Masoor Malka
- Chana dal
- White beans/kidney beans
- Pasta
- Carrots
- Celery
- Zucchini
- Italian seasoning mixed herbs
- Baby Tomatoes (optional)
- Vegetable broth
- Rice vinegar/white wine vinegar
- Parmesan cheese
- Heavy Cream
- Castor Sugar
- Dark Chocolate
- Paneer
- Mint Leaves
- Chaat Masala
- Ajwain
- Rice Idli
- Urad Dal White
- Ragi Flour/Finger Millet Flour
- Toor dal
- Tamarind paste
- Jaggery/gur
- Beans
- Split bengal gram chana dal
- Desiccated coconut
- Papaya Cubes
- Vanilla Sponge Cake
- Nuts
- Corn
- Black Salt
- Pomegranate Seeds
- Amchur Powder
- Saffron Strands
- Pistachio
- Coconut Milk
- Sri Lankan Egg Curry powder
- Fennel Powder
- Fennel Seeds
- Edible Gum
- Cashew
- Melon Seeds
- Ginger Powder
- Red Chili Flakes
- Dried Parsley
- Bell Pepper
- Pav Bread/Small Bread
- Mushroom
- Pav Bhaji Masala
- Water
- Shahi Jeera/Black Cumin Seeds
- Bay Leaf
- Apple
- Poppy seeds (khus-khus)
Basic Spices
- Garam masala powder/paste
- Fenugreek seeds
- Cardamom
- Carom Seeds
- Turmeric powder
- Red chili powder
- Red chilies dried whole
- Ginger-garlic paste
- Coriander powder
- Cumin seeds
- Cardamom
- Dried Parsley
- Black Pepper
- Whole Black peppercorns
- Fennel Seeds
- Mustard Seeds
- Star anise
- Cinnamon stick
Meal Preparation To Do On Weekends
- Boil eggs ( Instant Pot method, Air Fryer Method, Stove Top Boiled Eggs)
- Boil Potatoes (Here’s Hack)
- Boil Dal
- Wash vegetables
- Chop onion, tomatoes, and other vegetables
- Make Onion paste and tomato paste (It will be easier if you make Bhuna masala)
- Ginger-garlic paste
- Ginger-green chili paste
- Knead dough for Chapati/Paratha
Meal Plan For The Week
Monday
- Breakfast: Methi Thepla with Homemade Curd
- Lunch: Kadhi pakora with Steamed rice
- Dinner: Rajma Masala, Paratha, Alu Gobhi
Tuesday
- Breakfast: Kanda Poha, Homemade Curd
- Lunch: Tadka Dal with Steamed rice
- Dinner: Italian Lentil Soup, toast
Wednesday
There is so much to look forward to on Wednesday! Start your day on a cheesy note with cheesy Pasta in Ricotta sauce for breakfast, South-Indian style Ragi Idli Sambhar for Lunch and a dinner full of buttery and crispy Paneer Chur-chur naan and Chocolate Mug Cake.
Thursday
If you don’t eat non-veg on Thursday, we still got you covered! How does Papaya and Chocolate Parfait for breakfast sounds? Amazing we know. It is simple and easy to make too. After a healthy breakfast makes Quinoa Pulao for lunch and the popular Mathura Ke Dubki Wale Aloo, poori and Rice Kheer for dinner.
Friday
Its Weekend and if you still have work to do then Paneer Bhurji with leftover bread sounds like an ideal breakfast for you. After the work quickly makes Panjiri Laddoo and start prepping for Sri Lankan Egg Curry for dinner. If you have friends coming over serve them with butter naan or steamed rice.
Saturday
Saturday is just perfect for homemade Bhaji with crispy buttery Pav. Enjoy the day and make tangy Aloo Katori Chaat for lunch and stuffed Paneer paratha with fresh curd for dinner.
If you are craving something sweet then make Vanilla idli cake with post dinner.
Sunday
Wake up late and enjoy making All-in-one Baked Omelette or Mumbai masala pav for brunch while sipping on your cup of coffee. If you are not dining out then make shahi paneer with butter naan and apple iced tea for a scrumptious dinner.
