Simple Indian Diet Tips

This is purely a diet based on Indian food, especially South Indian. Not to say it won't work for the rest who follow other Indian Cuisine. I say this assuming Rice is the staple food of your diet.

As much as I don't prefer to eat rice, that's the most convenient thing to make in the mornings. So planning to make phulkas in the rush hour really takes lot of planning. First and foremost important thing to remember is to drink lot of liquid.

You can include 3 glasses of Buttermilk, 2 glasses of Lemon juice, 1 glass of Tender coconut milk plus about 4 glasses of water. Yes you will be paying lot of visits to restroom, but believe me that helps. Else you will end up having headaches.

* Early morning, (6 - 6.30 am) 1 Tsp of Ajwain/ Omam & Methi Seeds. This is to aid constipation and help slow absorption.

* 7 am - Warm water / Coffee with Sugar Free

* 9 am Breakfast - Multi grain / whole wheat 2-3 slices with mint or tomato chutney with cucumber.

* Or Papaya 1 bowl/ Oats with buttermilk with sprouts small cup

* Or 1 Moong Dal dosa or Pesarattu.(this is made without rice, it comes out soft but tastes great) with some chutney not coconut of course. Plus fresh Tomato Juice After a period I started having Bread with Veg soups in the morning also. It worked perfectly fine.

* 11 am Tender coconut/ Butter milk or Pomegranate (if eating that)

* 1 pm Lunch :

* Vegetable Salad

* Cooked vegetable

* Green Leafy Vegetable

* Dal

* Rasam

* Toasted Papad

* Chapati/ Phulka -2

* 4 pm - Lemon juice (You can have tea if you drink it)

* 5. 30 - 6 pm: Any of the below can be taken

* 1 cup of boiled sundals or Apple or Guava or Paneer tikkas (not the usual ones..:)) * 7 pm - 1 bowl of Soup

* 8 pm - Two slices of brown bread / Veg salads/ 1 Pessarattu / Chapati with Salad and Fruit

* Fruits : Guava is the only fruit that can be had every day. Apple or Pomegranate can be had twice in a week.

* Milk: I normally use a low fat milk. It is 3 or 4% fat and moreover I double boil the milk. Remove the whey both from milk and curds/ Yogurt.