Indian Meal Plan for the Week - Week 3

Indian Meal Plan with recipes for a week. Day wise weekly Indian Meal plan with recipes, grocery list and meal prep tips for everyday dinner under 30 minutes.

Now after successfully (well mostly) going with my Weekly India menu plan of Week-1 and Week-2 I am already writing this menu plan for week three. I have always been an organized person most of the time because otherwise with the work schedule it is sometimes so easy not to cook and order something.

Why I Plan Weekly Dinner Menu

Few reasons that I always plan my Dinner menus for 7 days in advance. These dinner plans help me to:

Saves Time and Reduces Stress: Planning my weekly dinner menu in advance eliminates daily last-minute scrambling and decision fatigue, freeing up the evening for more enjoyable activities.
Helps Control Meal Budget: When I know exactly what ingredients you need for the week, I can shop more efficiently, take advantage of sales, and reduce impulse purchases that often happen without a plan.
Promotes Balanced Nutrition: With a clear meal plan, I am more likely to include a mix of vegetables, proteins, and healthy carbs. This can help ensure we are meeting our nutritional needs while varying your meals.
Reduces Food Waste: By planning my weekly menu, I buy only what is needed and use up perishable ingredients before they spoil, resulting in less wasted food (and money).
Encourages Healthier Eating Habits: Having home-cooked dinners ready to go makes it easier to stick to our health goals and avoid fast food or takeout when I am short on time or tired at the end of the day.

Last Few Weekly Indian Meal Plans

This is week 6 of Indian Meal plans You can check other Dinner plans week-wise here:

Meal Planning resources to get started

Meal Planning for Busy People: How to Plan Food for a week Indian
Meal Prep 101-All about Indian Meal Prep in Indian 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
Indian Office Lunch Box Ideas for Adults
Healthy Budget Friendly Lunch Box Ideas For Office

If you have sweet a sweet tooth, and sometimes want to indulge that too, you can check out some of my Dessert recipes which can be made easily.

Week 3- Indian Meal Plan with Recipes

Grocery List For Weekly Indian Meal Plan - Week 3

Onions
Tomatoes
Brinjal,
Potato
Karela/Bitter gourd
Yogurt
Ginger
Capsicum
Paneer
whole Masoor Dal
Besan/gramflour
Spinach
red sauce for pasta
dry coconut
lemon
Cream
pasta
Peas
Rice
Kala Chana
masoor dal
dry spices
Oil
Italian Mixed Herbs

Meal Preparation to DO on weekend

Boil potato
Boil kala chana and
Boil Rajma/Kidney beans
Wash vegetables
Chop onion, tomatoes, and other vegetables
Make Onion paste and tomato paste for Kala Chana ( or make Bhuna masala if you have time)
knead dough for Chapati/Paratha
Make ginger garlic paste

Weekly Meal Plan for Week Three

Monday

Monday blues can be overcome with this wonderful meal combination of kala chana gravy made by the chana soaked and boiled over the weekend and quick aloo karela sabzi with roti.

Kala chana, Achari aloo karela sabzi and Roti/ Paratha Green Salad and Curd/plain yogurt

Tuesday

Brinjals are one vegetable that is available in abundance during summers. It is paired with masoor dal and some salad and all we have is a blissful Tuesday.

Aloo Baingan Sabzi, Instant Pot Lentil Curry, roti/chapati , ABC salad

Wednesday

Time for some rice and what better than after 3 days of a new week. My tasty one-pot rajma pulao Bowl of Kachumber Raita with Papad and Pickle fulfils all the cravings.

Rajma pulao, Kachumber Raita

Thursday

Kashmir is not only famous for its beauty but food also.I shopped some baby potatoes over the weekend and decided to cook some authentic Kashmiri style dum aloo.It goes well with roti and some raita and we are set for yet another day.

Kashmiri dum aloo + raita + Mixed Vegetable + Roti

Friday

After Kashmir, time to try some international cuisine and I am going to make some Italian pasta and salad -an easy 20-minute minute recipe.

Red sauce pasta and Watermelon Feta Salad

Saturday

The weekend is there and an authentic paneer dish-Paneer tikka masala is the paneer dish which is going to be cooked in my kitchen

Paneer tikka masala, Laccha Paratha

Sunday

Yet another lazy Sunday most of the time It is dedicated to eating out so maybe a late Sunday Brunch or this bhuni khichdi. But mostly I go with the flow.