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The Indian Diabetes Meal Plan | 30 Days of Steady-Sugar Indian Home Food
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The Indian Diabetes Meal Plan

30 days of Indian home food, planned for steadier sugar.

Know exactly what to cook every day for 30 days: dal, sabzi, roti, chilla, idli, thepla and curd, on a plate that keeps the grain portion in check and protein at every meal. One menu for the whole family, and it works alongside your doctor's treatment.

  • 30 days planned
  • 12 recipe cards
  • 4 shopping lists
  • 30-day sugar log
  • 160 pages
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👀 How it works ↓🗓️ See a real day ↓
Sound familiar?

Does this sound like you?

Eating with diabetes feels hard for these four reasons.

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“No rice, no fruit, no roti…”So many bans that every meal feels like a punishment.
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Cooking two menusSomething for you, something else for the rest of the family.
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Confusing WhatsApp adviceKarela juice, methi water, jaggery instead of sugar: what actually helps?
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Readings that jumpHeavy lunches, late dinners and long gaps between meals.

This plan sorts all four: the steady-sugar plate with normal Indian food, one family menu, clear myth-busting, and steady meal times with a sugar log for your doctor.

Simple

How it works

Three simple steps. That's it.

Find your level1

🎯Find your level

A 2-minute quiz in the book picks 1,200, 1,500, 1,800 or 2,000 kcal, including a track for people with no weight to lose.

Shop and prep once a week2

🛒Shop and prep once a week

Use the ready shopping list (about ₹1,000 a week for one person, with family-of-4 quantities). Then one hour of Sunday prep.

Follow the day, log your sugar3

✅Follow the day, log your sugar

Every day page gives breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner with timings, plus a log to show your doctor.

Week 1 · Steady Plate→Week 2 · Protein at Every Meal→Week 3 · Fibre, Dals and Millets→Week 4 · Real Life
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See a real day from the plan

This is Week 1 from the book. Tap any day to see what you'll eat.

DAY1

Your first steady day

~1540 kcal~66 g proteinMon
  • Early morning6:30–7 am
    Warm water; 5 soaked almonds + 2 walnut halves
    ✓
  • Breakfast8–8:30 am
    2 besan-veg chillas with 30 g paneer filling½ katori curd + chai, no sugar
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11 am
    1 guavawhole, not juice
    ✓
  • Lunch1–1:30 pm
    1 katori rajma + 1 katori bhindi sabzisalad first; 1 multigrain roti; buttermilk
    ✓
  • Evening4:30–5 pm
    30 g roasted chanachai, no sugar
    ✓
  • Dinner7:30–8 pm
    1 katori lauki-moong dal + ½ katori palak paneersalad first; 1 jowar roti
    ✓
💡 Other levels · today's tip1,200: skip the dinner roti and halve the evening snack. 1,800: add 1 roti at lunch and 50 g paneer or 1 egg at the snack. 2,000: the 1,800 changes plus 1 fruit and 8–10 almonds. Eat in this order at lunch and dinner: salad and sabzi, then dal or paneer, then roti.
Today I also✓No sugar in chai✓Sabzi first✓10-min walk after dinner✓Meals on time
DAY2

Chai without sugar

~1530 kcal~69 g proteinTue
  • Early morning6:30–7 am
    Warm water; 10 roasted peanuts
    ✓
  • Breakfast8–8:30 am
    2 moong dal chillas + mint chutney1 katori curd + chai, no sugar
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11 am
    1 small applewith the skin
    ✓
  • Lunch1–1:30 pm
    1 katori moong dal + 1 katori lauki-chana sabzisalad first; 2 small rotis
    ✓
  • Evening4:30–5 pm
    1 katori masala chana-makhanagreen tea or chai, no sugar
    ✓
  • Dinner7:30–8 pm
    1 bowl mixed-veg soup + paneer bhurji (60 g)1 multigrain roti
    ✓
💡 Other levels · today's tip1,200: skip the dinner roti and halve the evening snack. 1,800: add 1 roti at lunch and 50 g paneer or 1 egg at the snack. 2,000: the 1,800 changes plus 1 fruit and 8–10 almonds. Cut chai sugar in half today and to zero by Day 4; your taste adjusts in about a week.
Today I also✓No sugar in chai✓Sabzi first✓10-min walk after dinner✓Meals on time
DAY3

South Indian morning

~1520 kcal~62 g proteinWed
  • Early morning6:30–7 am
    Warm water; 5 soaked almonds + 2 walnut halves
    ✓
  • Breakfast8–8:30 am
    2 idlis + 1 katori sambar + 1 tbsp coconut chutney½ katori sprouts on the side
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11 am
    1 orangewhole segments, not juice
    ✓
  • Lunch1–1:30 pm
    1 katori chole + 1 katori cabbage-peas sabzisalad first; 1 jowar roti; ½ katori curd
    ✓
  • Evening4:30–5 pm
    ½ katori sprouts chaatbuttermilk
    ✓
  • Dinner7:30–8 pm
    1 katori moong dal khichdi with vegetables1 katori curd + 1 katori sabzi
    ✓
💡 Other levels · today's tip1,200: skip half the khichdi and halve the evening snack. 1,800: add 1 roti at lunch and 50 g paneer or 1 egg at the snack. 2,000: the 1,800 changes plus 1 fruit and 8–10 almonds. Idli is fine with diabetes when the plate also has sambar and sprouts; keep it to 2.
Today I also✓No sugar in chai✓Sabzi first✓10-min walk after dinner✓Meals on time
DAY4

Meals on the clock

~1510 kcal~61 g proteinThu
  • Early morning6:30–7 am
    Warm water; 4 almonds + 1 tsp roasted flaxseed
    ✓
  • Breakfast8–8:30 am
    1 katori poha with peas, peanuts and ½ katori sprouts1 katori curd
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11 am
    1 katori papaya
    ✓
  • Lunch1–1:30 pm
    1 katori palak dal + 1 katori turai sabzisalad first; 2 small rotis
    ✓
  • Evening4:30–5 pm
    15 roasted peanuts + cucumberchai, no sugar
    ✓
  • Dinner7:30–8 pm
    1 katori lauki-moong dal + ½ katori palak paneersalad first; 1 jowar roti
    ✓
💡 Other levels · today's tip1,200: skip the dinner roti and halve the evening snack. 1,800: add 1 roti at lunch and 50 g paneer or 1 egg at the snack. 2,000: the 1,800 changes plus 1 fruit and 8–10 almonds. Try to eat at about the same times every day; steady timing helps keep sugar steady.
Today I also✓No sugar in chai✓Sabzi first✓10-min walk after dinner✓Meals on time
DAY5

The rice day

~1520 kcal~63 g proteinFri
  • Early morning6:30–7 am
    Warm water; 5 soaked almonds + 2 walnut halves
    ✓
  • Breakfast8–8:30 am
    2 besan-veg chillas with 30 g paneer filling½ katori curd + chai, no sugar
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11 am
    1 guavawhole, not juice
    ✓
  • Lunch1–1:30 pm
    1 katori sambar + 1 katori beans poriyalsalad first; ¾ katori parboiled rice; ½ katori curd
    ✓
  • Evening4:30–5 pm
    1 katori roasted makhanabuttermilk
    ✓
  • Dinner7:30–8 pm
    Paneer-capsicum stir-fry (60 g paneer)1 roti + 1 bowl clear veg soup
    ✓
💡 Other levels · today's tip1,200: skip the dinner roti and halve the evening snack. 1,800: add 1 roti at lunch and 50 g paneer or 1 egg at the snack. 2,000: the 1,800 changes plus 1 fruit and 8–10 almonds. Rice is not banned: ¾ katori parboiled rice with sambar, poriyal and curd is a balanced plate.
Today I also✓No sugar in chai✓Sabzi first✓10-min walk after dinner✓Meals on time
DAY6

Paratha, the smart way

~1530 kcal~62 g proteinSat
  • Early morning6:30–7 am
    Warm water; 10 roasted peanuts
    ✓
  • Breakfast8–8:30 am
    1 paneer-stuffed multigrain paratha (1 tsp oil)1 katori curd + cucumber
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11 am
    1 pearwith the skin
    ✓
  • Lunch1–1:30 pm
    1 katori masoor dal + 1 katori baingan bhartasalad first; 2 small rotis
    ✓
  • Evening4:30–5 pm
    1 katori masala chana-makhanagreen tea or chai, no sugar
    ✓
  • Dinner7:30–8 pm
    1 katori arhar dal + 1 katori gobhi-matarsalad first; 1 bajra roti
    ✓
💡 Other levels · today's tip1,200: skip the dinner roti and halve the evening snack. 1,800: add 1 roti at lunch and 50 g paneer or 1 egg at the snack. 2,000: the 1,800 changes plus 1 fruit and 8–10 almonds. One stuffed paratha with 1 tsp oil and a katori of curd keeps breakfast filling and steady.
Today I also✓No sugar in chai✓Sabzi first✓10-min walk after dinner✓Meals on time
DAY7

Sunday reset

~1520 kcal~64 g proteinSun
  • Early morning6:30–7 am
    Warm water; 5 soaked almonds + 2 walnut halves
    ✓
  • Breakfast8–8:30 am
    2 pesarattu (whole moong dosa) + ginger chutneychai, no sugar
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11 am
    ½ katori pomegranate
    ✓
  • Lunch1–1:30 pm
    1½ katori dalia-moong khichdi with vegetablessalad first; 1 katori curd
    ✓
  • Evening4:30–5 pm
    30 g roasted chanachai, no sugar
    ✓
  • Dinner7:30–8 pm
    2 besan-veg chillas1 katori dal soup + salad
    ✓
💡 Other levels · today's tip1,200: skip 1 of the dinner chillas and halve the evening snack. 1,800: add 1 roti at lunch and 50 g paneer or 1 egg at the snack. 2,000: the 1,800 changes plus 1 fruit and 8–10 almonds. Do your Week 2 shopping and the 60-minute prep today; weekday meals become 20-minute jobs.
Today I also✓No sugar in chai✓Sabzi first✓10-min walk after dinner✓Meals on time

Tap a meal to tick it off, just like in the book.

📌 See the full Week 1 fridge sheet
Recipe cards

Simple, everyday Indian recipes

12 simple recipe cards in the book, each with a whole-family version. Here are 4 of them.

Besan-veg chilla with paneer
Week 1 recipe

Besan-veg chilla with paneer

🍽 Serves 2⏱ 20 minutes~290 kcal14 g protein
See the recipe

You need

  • 1 cup besan
  • 60 g paneer, crumbled
  • 1 small onion and 1 tomato, finely chopped
  • ½ capsicum or a handful of palak, chopped
  • 1 green chilli, ajwain, haldi, salt
  • 1 tsp oil for the tawa

Method

  1. Whisk besan with salt, haldi, ajwain and water into a pouring batter.
  2. Stir in the onion, tomato, capsicum or palak and chilli.
  3. Brush a hot tawa with a little oil and spread a ladle of batter thin.
  4. Scatter paneer on top; cook 2–3 minutes until the edges lift.
  5. Flip and cook 1 more minute. Serve with mint chutney and curd.

👨‍👩‍👧 Whole-family version: Kids: roll the chilla with paneer like a wrap. Elders: make it softer with grated lauki in the batter.

Soya-matar sabzi
Week 2 recipe

Soya-matar sabzi

🍽 Serves 4⏱ 25 minutes~170 kcal14 g protein
See the recipe

You need

  • 1 cup soya chunks
  • 1 cup green peas
  • 2 onions and 2 tomatoes, pureed
  • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • Haldi, dhania powder, garam masala, salt
  • 2 tsp oil

Method

  1. Boil the soya chunks for 5 minutes; rinse in cold water and squeeze dry.
  2. Heat oil; cook the onion puree and ginger-garlic until golden.
  3. Add tomato puree and spices; cook until the oil separates.
  4. Add soya, peas and 1 cup water; simmer 10 minutes. Finish with garam masala.

👨‍👩‍👧 Whole-family version: Serve the family with rice or extra roti; it also makes a good tiffin with a roti roll.

Methi-jowar thepla
Week 3 recipe

Methi-jowar thepla

🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 minutes~110 kcal3 g protein
See the recipe

You need

  • 1 cup jowar atta + ½ cup wheat atta
  • 1 cup methi leaves, chopped
  • ¼ cup curd
  • ½ tsp haldi, ajwain, chilli powder
  • Salt; 1 tsp oil in the dough
  • 1 tsp oil for the tawa

Method

  1. Mix both attas with methi, curd, spices, salt and oil.
  2. Knead into a soft dough with a little warm water; rest 10 minutes.
  3. Roll thin rounds with a little dry atta.
  4. Cook on a hot tawa, brushing very lightly with oil, until both sides have brown spots.

👨‍👩‍👧 Whole-family version: Kids: add grated paneer to the dough. Elders: roll them thinner and serve warm with curd.

Tandoori paneer (or chicken) tray
Week 4 recipe

Tandoori paneer (or chicken) tray

🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 minutes + marinating~260 kcal18 g protein
See the recipe

You need

  • 300 g paneer cubes (or 400 g boneless chicken)
  • ½ cup hung curd
  • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • Tandoori spices: chilli, haldi, jeera, garam masala, kasuri methi
  • 2 capsicums and 2 onions, in squares
  • 2 tsp oil, lemon, salt

Method

  1. Mix hung curd, ginger-garlic, spices, salt, lemon and oil.
  2. Coat the paneer (or chicken) and vegetables; rest 30 minutes or overnight.
  3. Spread on a tray and bake at 220 °C for 15–20 minutes, or cook on a hot tawa.
  4. Chicken must be cooked through. Serve with veg soup and 1 roti.

👨‍👩‍👧 Whole-family version: Make one tray for everyone; kids can have theirs in a roti roll with mint chutney.

Real-life toolkit

Built for real Indian life

Real life, planned for: eating out, festivals and sweets, office tiffins, tired evenings and family meals.

Eating out
  • Good picksTandoori tikka, dal tadka, chana masala, tandoori roti and salad.
  • Go easy onNaan, biryani refills, sweet lassi and dessert.
  • On medicines that can cause lows?Eat a small planned snack on time if dinner is late.
Festivals and sweets
  • Not safer than sugarJaggery, honey and 'sugar-free' mithai still raise sugar.
  • One small pieceAfter a meal, never on an empty stomach, then a short walk.
  • Fasts and vratAsk your doctor first, especially on insulin or tablets.
Office tiffins
  • Tiffins that travelMethi-jowar theplas with dry chana, rajma-veg bowls, bhurji rolls.
  • Desk snack boxRoasted chana-makhana instead of the 5 pm samosa.
  • Meals on timeSteady gaps between meals, even on busy days.
10-minute dinners
  • Quick and steadyBesan chilla with curd, paneer bhurji with a roti, moong khichdi.
  • Sabzi firstSalad or sabzi, then protein, then grain.
  • Then a walkEven 10 minutes after dinner helps.
One family menu
  • Cook onceEveryone eats the same dal, sabzi and roti.
  • Three platesYour half-sabzi plate; normal portions for kids; softer food for elders.
  • Caring for a parent?Serve, don't police, and keep their meals on time.
What you get

What you get

30day-by-day menu pages
4fridge sheets
4shopping lists
4Sunday prep plans
12recipe cards
4weekly check-ins
13real-life toolkit guides
9family & calorie guides
11safe sugar day guides (lows, sick days, fasts, feet)
13trackers & logs
1plan-finder quiz
Look inside

Real pages from the planner

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Plan-finder quiz
Plan-finder quiz
The steady-sugar plate
The steady-sugar plate
Eat in this order
Eat in this order
Week 1 fridge sheet
Week 1 fridge sheet
A day on the plan
A day on the plan
Weekly shopping list
Weekly shopping list
Sunday meal prep
Sunday meal prep
Recipe card
Recipe card
Fruit guide
Fruit guide
Low sugar: the 15-15 rule
Low sugar: the 15-15 rule
Myths to ignore
Myths to ignore
30-day blood sugar log
30-day blood sugar log
The Indian Diabetes Meal Plan | 30 Days of Steady-Sugar Indian Home Food
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The Indian Diabetes Meal Plan

  • 160 pages, full colour PDF
  • 30 day-by-day menu pages with timings
  • 4 fridge sheets + shopping lists (1 person & family of 4)
  • 4 Sunday prep plans + recipe cards
  • 12 family recipe cards
  • 30-day blood sugar log, habit grid and weight-and-waist log
  • Low-sugar, sick-day, fasting and foot-care guides
  • Egg, non-veg, Jain and 'no weight to lose' versions

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Your questions, answered

Will this replace my diabetes medicine?

No. Food works alongside your treatment. Never stop or change a medicine yourself; take your sugar log to your doctor instead.

Can I eat rice and fruit?

Yes, in the right portions: about ¾ katori rice with dal and sabzi, and one whole fruit at a time. The book has a fruit guide.

I take insulin or tablets. Is it safe?

Please talk to your doctor before starting, especially before the 1,200 or 1,500 kcal levels or any fast. The book has a low-sugar and sick-day guide.

Is it only for type 2 diabetes?

It's written for adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. It is not designed for type 1 diabetes, diabetes in pregnancy or children.

Can my family eat the same food?

Yes. It's normal Indian home food, and every recipe card has a whole-family version.

Do I need special 'diabetic' food?

No. Everything comes from a regular kirana: dals, chana, soya, atta, seasonal sabzi, curd and paneer.

How will I get the plan?

It's a PDF. After payment you get a download link on email and WhatsApp. Read it on any device and print the fridge sheets and shopping lists.

Is there a printed copy?

No. This is a digital PDF only, so no printed book is shipped. You get the download link on email and WhatsApp right after payment.

Digital product (PDF soft copy only). This is an educational meal-planning resource for adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes who are under a doctor's care. It does not diagnose or treat any condition and does not replace medical advice or your diabetes medicines. Do not change any medicine or dose without your doctor. If you take insulin or tablets that can cause low blood sugar, have kidney disease, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are under 18, consult your doctor first. Individual results vary. Images are illustrative.

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