2,500 calorie vegan Indian diet plan
A full day of vegan Indian food at 2,516 kcal, in portions you can measure with a katori and a count of rotis. 2,500 kcal is about the fat-loss target for a 97 kg man who is 26 and trains 3–5 days a week.
2,516kcal
112 gprotein
388 gcarbs
53 gfat
The day
| Food | Portion | kcal | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 239 | 11 g | |
| Besan chilla | 2 chilla | 239 | 11 g |
| Lunch | 473 | 19 g | |
| Moong dal | 1 katori | 176 | 9 g |
| Roti | 3 roti | 297 | 10 g |
| Evening snack | 192 | 9 g | |
| Chana chaat | 1 katori | 192 | 9 g |
| Dinner | 1612 | 72 g | |
| Chole | 2 katori | 460 | 18 g |
| Mixed veg sabzi | 1 katori | 122 | 3 g |
| Plain rice | 1½ katori | 293 | 7 g |
| Sprouts salad | 2 katori | 303 | 20 g |
| Moong dal chilla | 4 chilla | 435 | 24 g |
| Day total | 2,516 | 112 g | |
Why it is built this way
- Protein is 112 g (18% of calories). Most of it comes from moong dal chilla (24 g), sprouts salad (20 g), chole (18 g).
- Rotis and rice are the dial: one roti is about 99 kcal and half a katori of rice about 97 kcal, so add or remove them to move the day by 100 kcal.
- Oil is the hidden number. The recipes assume 5–8 g per katori of dal or sabzi; a heavy hand adds 50–100 kcal per dish.
- Without dairy, pulses and sprouts carry the protein. Add soya chunks (a handful gives about 13 g) if you need more.