7 day South Indian diet plan for weight loss

Everybody loves a hearty South Indian meal. The spicy and tangy rasam, the spongy idlis and the crispy dosas will make both your stomach and heart full. These meals are a joy to eat and are also healthy and nutritious. South Indian foods are usually filled with vegetables, rice and millets; which make them filling as well as within healthy caloric requirements. All these health benefits make these foods an amazing option when you are thinking about going on a diet or are already on one. Here we list a 7 day South Indian diet plan that can help you lose weight without compromising on the taste or the flavors. Make sure to follow portion control.

For breakfast, have 2-4 idlis along with a big bowl of Sambar and a spoonful of chutney. For lunch, add to your plate some brown rice along with a mixed vegetable curry (add in carrots, beans, peas and more). If you feel hungry around evening, get some roasted chickpeas or groundnuts. For dinner, have a Dosa with a side of mint chutney.

For the second day’s breakfast, have a big bowl of vegetable upma with a side of coconut chutney. Then for lunch, grab a plate and serve some Quinoa pulao with mixed vegetables for yourself. Then if you feel hungry in the evening, get a bowl of fruit salad and try to keep water based fruits in it. For dinner, have vegetable biryani with raita to end the day.

On day 3, have vegetable poha for breakfast along with around 15-20 grams of namkeen to keep you full for sometime. Then for lunch, have some brown rice with spinach dal and mango pickle. For an evening snack, grab a handful of trail mix along with green tea to keep your metabolism running and then at dinner, make 2 millet dosas with paneer filling inside along with coconut chutney.

For breakfast on Day 4, have 2 pieces of Ragi dosa with tomato chutney and some buttermilk. For lunch, boil some quinoa and pour over mixed veg curry on top and eat it hot. For an evening snack, try your hands on some sprouts with chopped onions, tomatoes and a hint of lemon juice for the tangy twist. At last, for dinner, cook 2 chapatis and have it with baingan ka bharta and some cumin water.

For Friday, whip up a protein-rich Adai dosa and have it with mint and yogurt chutney. For lunch then, have some brown rice with aloo-gobhi sabzi and a cup of tomato rasam. If you feel hungry during the evening, grab a small cup of steamed corn with salt and pepper on it. Around 8, sit down for dinner and have some tomato rice (made with the leftover rasam) and shallow fried potato sabzi.

For day 6, make some savory vermicelli with vegetables and peanuts added to it. Eat it with peanut-chili chutney for an additional spicy kick. Then for lunch, grab some sambar, loaded with vegetables along with brown rice if you like or you can eat it with normal, white rice. Skip an evening snack for today and then head straight to dinner with multigrain chapatis and ghiya ki sabzi. Finish the day with a cup of green tea.

On the 7th day, start the day with some rava idlis, coconut chutney and tomato curry. Then for lunch, try to air fry some Vadas to go along with the leftover tomato curry. Make sure they are not deep-fried which can make them high in empty calories. Then for a snack, grab half a bowl of yogurt and add in some cinnamon and melted dark chocolate in it for the perfectly sweet snack. For dinner, make some millet pongal with tomato-onion chutney and enjoy the dish.