Weekly Indian vegetarian meal plan

This prompt creates a weekly Indian vegetarian plan for a number of people, in the regional cuisine and spice level you prefer, given your weekday cooking time, budget and allergies.

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Create a weekly Indian vegetarian meal plan for [NUMBER] people.

Region and taste: [REGIONAL CUISINE AND SPICE LEVEL]
Time to cook on weekdays: [MINUTES]
Budget: [BUDGET]
Allergies or dislikes: [EXCLUSIONS]

Give breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack for each day, a balanced protein plan, a shopping list and prep tips. This is general inspiration, not medical advice.

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Cook a base gravy and dal once and reuse them in different dishes through the week.

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What you will get

A seven-day Indian vegetarian plan with breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack each day, a balanced protein plan, a shopping list and prep tips, built around your region, spice level, time and budget.

Common mistake

The dishes do not match your regional cooking.

Fix: Say the region and the usual dishes in the first bracket, such as Gujarati, Tamil or Punjabi, and the spice level.

Also watch for

Protein is low across the week. Ask for protein sources on each plate, such as dal, paneer, curd or sprouts, and a rough check at the end.
Weekday dinners take too long. Set the minutes bracket honestly and request “one-pot or ready-gravy dishes on weekdays”.

Try a variation: make a festival fasting week

Ask for a gentle plan for a fasting day with the foods allowed in your tradition, and check it with family or a dietitian if you have a health condition.

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Give me a Sunday prep list for this week: the gravy base, dal and chopped vegetables, in the order to cook them and how long each keeps in the fridge.