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Muscle Gain Meal Plan for Indian Gym-Goers | 30 Days, 120g+ Protein a Day from Ghar Ka Khana
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Muscle Gain Meal Plan for Indian Gym-Goers

Build muscle on real Indian food. 120g+ protein, planned for you.

A 30-day plan for gym-goers that turns dal, paneer, soya, eggs and chana into enough protein and energy to train hard. Pre- and post-workout meals included.

  • 30 days planned
  • ~130g protein a day
  • 3 calorie tiers
  • 11 recipe cards
  • 144 pages
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Sound familiar?

Does this sound like you?

Gym progress stalls on Indian diets for these four reasons.

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Too little proteinRoti, rice and a small dal won't cover what your training needs.
🥤
Relying on supplementsExpensive tubs and no idea what real food to eat.
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Bad workout timingTraining on an empty stomach or eating nothing after.
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Dhaba and hostel foodOily, low-protein meals on busy days.

This plan solves all four: 25g+ protein at every meal, real food first, a workout-timing guide and dhaba and hostel survival tips.

Simple

How it works

Three simple steps. That's it.

Pick your tier1

🎯Pick your tier

A 2-minute quiz picks 2,000, 2,400 or 2,800 calories, with about 110g, 130g or 150g protein.

Shop and prep once a week2

🛒Shop and prep once a week

About ₹850 a week for one person, ₹2,800 for a family of four. Then Sunday prep: soya, paneer, sprouts and rice.

Eat around your workout3

✅Eat around your workout

The daily page gives meals, timings and protein, plus what to eat before and after training.

Week 1 · Protein Foundation→Week 2 · Digestion & Plants→Week 3 · Workout Fuel→Week 4 · Freedom
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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

Moong chilla & soya keema kick-off

~2380 kcal~128 g proteinMon
  • Pre-workout6:30 am
    1 banana + 6 soaked almondsquick glycogen energy
    ✓
  • Breakfast8:30 am
    2 moong dal chillas stuffed with 60g paneerwith 1 katori curd & mint chutney
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11:00 am
    1 guava + 1 glass thin spiced chaasgut-friendly enzymes
    ✓
  • Lunch1:30 pm
    2 rotis + 1 large katori thick dal tadkaquarter plate bhindi + kachumber salad
    ✓
  • Evening5:00 pm
    Chilled savory sattu drink (30g) + peanutswith roasted jeera & black salt
    ✓
  • Dinner8:15 pm
    Soya chunks keema curry (50g dry) + jeera ricewith cucumber & onion salad
    ✓
  • Bedtime10:00 pm
    1 cup warm spiced cardamom milkslow-digesting casein protein
    ✓
💡 Calorie adjustmentOn 2,000 kcal? Drop evening peanuts & bedtime milk (-360 kcal). On 2,800 kcal? Add 1 roti at lunch & 2 tbsp peanut butter (+400 kcal).
Today I also✓8 glasses water✓15-min walk✓7 hrs sleep✓Veg at 2 meals
DAY2

Kala chana power & rajma lunch

~2410 kcal~132 g proteinTue
  • Pre-workout6:30 am
    2 soft dates / 1 apple + 4 walnutssustained lifting fuel
    ✓
  • Breakfast8:30 am
    1.5 katoris steamed kala chana chaat + paneertossed with tomato, lemon & chaat masala
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11:00 am
    1 orange + 1 glass buttermilk with roasted jeerahydration & vitamin C
    ✓
  • Lunch1:30 pm
    2 jowar rotis + 1 large katori rajma currywith 1 katori cucumber-mint raita
    ✓
  • Evening5:00 pm
    1 glass toned milk + 1 cupped hand roasted chanacrunchy clean evening snack
    ✓
  • Dinner8:15 pm
    Paneer bhurji (100g) + 2 whole-wheat rotiswith steamed carrot & beans sabzi
    ✓
  • Bedtime10:00 pm
    1 cup warm cinnamon milk (toned)promotes deep restorative sleep
    ✓
💡 Calorie adjustmentOn 2,000 kcal? Have 1 jowar roti at lunch and skip bedtime milk. On 2,800 kcal? Add 1 extra roti at dinner and 30g extra paneer.
Today I also✓8 glasses water✓15-min walk✓7 hrs sleep✓Veg at 2 meals
DAY3

High-protein soya wrap & chole

~2390 kcal~130 g proteinWed
  • Pre-workout6:30 am
    1 banana + 1 cup black coffee / warm waterblood flow and energy focus
    ✓
  • Breakfast8:30 am
    High-protein soya bhurji wrap (40g soya)rolled in whole-wheat roti with mint dip
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11:00 am
    1 seasonal fruit (papaya or apple)natural fibre and hydration
    ✓
  • Lunch1:30 pm
    1 katori brown rice + 1 large katori chole currywith quarter plate cabbage-carrot slaw
    ✓
  • Evening5:00 pm
    Savory chana sattu cooler + roasted peanutsrefreshing traditional refuel
    ✓
  • Dinner8:15 pm
    Yellow moong dal khichdi + 60g grilled paneercomforting, easy-digesting recovery dinner
    ✓
  • Bedtime10:00 pm
    1 cup warm haldi milkmuscle recovery and joint support
    ✓
💡 Calorie adjustmentOn 2,000 kcal? Drop peanuts and bedtime milk. On 2,800 kcal? Increase rice to 1.5 katoris and add 20g extra paneer at dinner.
Today I also✓8 glasses water✓15-min walk✓7 hrs sleep✓Veg at 2 meals
DAY4

Sprouted moong & black masoor

~2370 kcal~127 g proteinThu
  • Pre-workout6:30 am
    1 small banana + 5 soaked almondslight, non-acidic fuel
    ✓
  • Breakfast8:30 am
    Sprouted green moong chaat (1.5 katoris)steamed, tossed with lemon & 50g paneer cubes
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11:00 am
    1 glass thin chaas + 1 sweet lime / orangefluid and gut microbiome support
    ✓
  • Lunch1:30 pm
    2 whole-wheat rotis + 1 katori whole masoor dalwith 1 katori lauki sabzi & cucumber salad
    ✓
  • Evening5:00 pm
    Roasted makhana (1 bowl) + green tea / black teacrunchy low-calorie snack
    ✓
  • Dinner8:15 pm
    Tofu / paneer stir-fry (100g) + 2 phulkasstir-fried with capsicum, onion & black pepper
    ✓
  • Bedtime10:00 pm
    1 cup warm milk with crushed cardamomsustained nighttime amino acid release
    ✓
💡 Calorie adjustmentOn 2,000 kcal? Reduce phulkas to 1 at dinner; skip bedtime milk. On 2,800 kcal? Add 2 tbsp sattu to evening tea and 1 extra roti at lunch.
Today I also✓8 glasses water✓15-min walk✓7 hrs sleep✓Veg at 2 meals
DAY5

Besan chilla & soya chunks pulao

~2420 kcal~131 g proteinFri
  • Pre-workout6:30 am
    1 banana + 6 soaked almondsfast carbohydrate release
    ✓
  • Breakfast8:30 am
    2 besan chillas topped with 60g grated paneerwith coriander chutney & 1 katori dahi
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11:00 am
    1 guava with rock salthigh dietary fibre & vitamin C
    ✓
  • Lunch1:30 pm
    Soya chunks pulao (40g dry soya + rice)served with 1 katori mixed vegetable raita
    ✓
  • Evening5:00 pm
    Sattu energy cooler (30g sattu in chilled water)with fresh mint, cumin & lemon
    ✓
  • Dinner8:15 pm
    2 rotis + 1 katori thick yellow moong dalwith lightly spiced tori / tinda sabzi
    ✓
  • Bedtime10:00 pm
    1 cup warm spiced milknighttime recovery routine
    ✓
💡 Calorie adjustmentOn 2,000 kcal? Cut evening sattu to 15g and omit bedtime milk. On 2,800 kcal? Add 1 extra besan chilla at breakfast and 1 extra roti at dinner.
Today I also✓8 glasses water✓15-min walk✓7 hrs sleep✓Veg at 2 meals
DAY6

Oats sattu porridge & dal makhani

~2400 kcal~133 g proteinSat
  • Pre-workout6:30 am
    3 dates / 1 banana + black coffeehigh-intensity pre-workout boost
    ✓
  • Breakfast8:30 am
    Oats sattu porridge (cooked in toned milk)topped with chia seeds & crushed walnuts
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11:00 am
    1 glass spiced chaas + 1 seasonal applegut health & hydration
    ✓
  • Lunch1:30 pm
    2 rotis + healthy homestyle dal makhani (light)made with whole urad & rajma, no heavy butter
    ✓
  • Evening5:00 pm
    1 cup fresh dahi with roasted sunflower seedsleucine-rich mid-evening snack
    ✓
  • Dinner8:15 pm
    Soya chunks bhurji (40g) + 2 whole-wheat rotiswith sliced tomatoes and onions
    ✓
  • Bedtime10:00 pm
    1 cup warm milk with nutmegdeep sleep and muscular repair
    ✓
💡 Calorie adjustmentOn 2,000 kcal? Drop bedtime milk and use water for half the porridge. On 2,800 kcal? Add 1 extra roti at lunch and 30g extra paneer to dinner.
Today I also✓8 glasses water✓15-min walk✓7 hrs sleep✓Veg at 2 meals
DAY7

Sunday flex feast & recovery

~2430 kcal~126 g proteinSun
  • Morning wake7:30 am
    Warm water with lemon + 6 soaked almondsgentle rest-day wake-up
    ✓
  • Breakfast9:00 am
    1 stuffed paneer paratha (light oil) + curdwith homemade mint-coriander chutney
    ✓
  • Mid-morning11:30 am
    Fresh coconut water + 1 seasonal fruitnatural electrolytes & potassium
    ✓
  • Lunch1:30 pm
    Planned Sunday flex meal: High-Protein Thalipaneer tikka / chole + 2 rotis + dal + kheer (small)
    ✓
  • Evening5:30 pm
    Sprouted moong salad with roasted peanutstangy chaat masala & lemon dressing
    ✓
  • Dinner8:00 pm
    Light vegetable dalia with paneer cubes (60g)easy on digestion before the work week
    ✓
  • Bedtime10:00 pm
    1 cup warm haldi milkjoint recovery and relaxation
    ✓
💡 Calorie adjustmentOn 2,000 kcal? Skip the lunch dessert and evening peanuts. On 2,800 kcal? Add 1 extra paratha at breakfast and 30g extra paneer at dinner.
Today I also✓8 glasses water✓15-min walk✓7 hrs sleep✓Veg at 2 meals

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

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Recipe cards

Simple, everyday Indian recipes

11 high-protein recipe cards in the book. Here are 4 of them.

Stuffed paneer moong dal chilla
Week 1 recipe

Stuffed paneer moong dal chilla

🍽 Serves 2⏱ 20 minutes~295 kcal19 g protein
See the recipe

You need

  • 1 cup yellow moong dal, soaked 3 hours
  • 60 g fresh paneer, crumbled or grated
  • 1 small onion & 1 green chilli, finely chopped
  • 1/2 inch ginger, grated
  • 1 tsp cold-pressed oil for tawa
  • Pinch of hing, jeera, and rock salt to taste

Method

  1. Drain soaked dal; grind with ginger, green chilli, and minimal water into a smooth, thick batter.
  2. Stir in hing, jeera, and salt. Batter should coat the back of a spoon.
  3. Heat a cast-iron tawa; brush lightly with 1/2 tsp oil. Pour a ladle of batter and spread into a thin circle.
  4. Sprinkle half the chopped onion and grated paneer over the top; press gently.
  5. Cook on medium heat for 2 minutes until edges crisp; flip and cook for 1 minute. Serve with mint chutney.

👨‍👩‍👧 Whole-family version: For kids, roll with mild ketchup or fresh hung curd. For non-lifting family members, skip the extra paneer stuffing.

High-protein soya bhurji wrap
Week 1 recipe

High-protein soya bhurji wrap

🍽 Serves 2⏱ 20 minutes~345 kcal24 g protein
See the recipe

You need

  • 50 g soya chunks (dry weight)
  • 2 whole-wheat rotis (fresh or leftover)
  • 1 medium onion & 1 tomato, finely chopped
  • 1 green capsicum, sliced into thin strips
  • 1 tsp oil, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala, chaat masala, and salt

Method

  1. Boil soya chunks in salted water for 5 minutes until soft. Drain, rinse in cold water, and squeeze out excess moisture.
  2. Pulse boiled soya chunks in a mixer for 5 seconds to achieve a minced 'keema' texture.
  3. Heat oil in a pan; add cumin seeds, chopped onion, and saute until translucent.
  4. Add tomatoes, turmeric, garam masala, and salt; cook until tomatoes turn mushy.
  5. Stir in minced soya and capsicum strips; cook on high heat for 3 minutes. Wrap inside warm rotis with mint chutney.

👨‍👩‍👧 Whole-family version: Pack in office or school tiffins with sliced cucumbers. Kids love it rolled with a thin spread of curd.

Restaurant-style chole bowl (zero excess oil)
Week 2 recipe

Restaurant-style chole bowl (zero excess oil)

🍽 Serves 2⏱ 25 minutes~380 kcal18 g protein
See the recipe

You need

  • 1 cup kabuli chana, soaked overnight and boiled
  • 2 medium tomatoes & 1 onion, pureed
  • 1 tbsp chole masala & 1/2 tsp amchur (dry mango)
  • 1 tsp grated ginger & 2 green chillies, slit
  • 1.5 tsp cold-pressed oil, pinch of hing
  • Rock salt to taste & fresh coriander for garnish

Method

  1. Heat oil in a heavy kadai; add hing, slit chillies, and ginger; saute for 30 seconds.
  2. Add onion-tomato puree and chole masala; cook on medium flame until moisture evaporates and masala darkens.
  3. Add boiled kabuli chana along with 1 cup of its cooking broth; stir well.
  4. Simmer on low heat for 12 minutes, mashing a few chickpeas with the back of a spoon to thicken the gravy naturally.
  5. Stir in amchur powder and rock salt. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve with 1 katori jeera rice or rotis.

👨‍👩‍👧 Whole-family version: A universal Sunday family favourite; serve with light phulkas for elderly family members.

Tawa paneer & tofu tikka skewers
Week 3 recipe

Tawa paneer & tofu tikka skewers

🍽 Serves 2⏱ 20 minutes~325 kcal22 g protein
See the recipe

You need

  • 100 g fresh paneer or firm tofu, cut into large cubes
  • 1 green capsicum & 1 medium onion, cut into squares
  • 3 tbsp hung curd (thick dahi)
  • 1 tbsp roasted besan (gram flour) for binding
  • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp carom seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli, chaat masala, and salt

Method

  1. In a mixing bowl, whisk hung curd with roasted besan, ginger-garlic paste, carom seeds, chilli powder, and salt.
  2. Add paneer/tofu cubes, capsicum, and onion squares; toss gently until every piece is evenly coated in marinade.
  3. Let marinate for 15 minutes (or prep ahead and refrigerate overnight).
  4. Heat a cast-iron tawa; brush with 1/2 tsp oil. Arrange paneer and vegetables in a single layer.
  5. Sear on medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes per side until charred edges appear. Sprinkle chaat masala and serve.

👨‍👩‍👧 Whole-family version: Serve with mint dip and sliced onions as a popular weekend family appetizer.

Real-life toolkit

Built for real Indian life

Planned around real gym life: training times, dhabas, hostels and weekend meals.

Workout timing
  • 60–90 minutes beforeBanana, sweet potato or oats for energy.
  • During trainingWater with a pinch of salt and lemon.
  • Within 90 minutes after25 to 35g protein from a real meal.
Dhabas & restaurants
  • Starters as the mainTandoori paneer tikka or roasted soya chaap.
  • Dal tadka over makhaniLess butter, same protein.
  • Plain tandoori rotiAsk for no butter or ghee.
Office & tiffin
  • 3-tier tiffinRotis, thick dal or soya keema and salad.
  • Desk protein drawerRoasted chana, peanuts and sattu.
  • Glass containersFor rice dishes you reheat at work.
Protein combos
  • Complete proteinPair dals with grains for better quality.
  • Cost per gramThe cheapest Indian protein sources.
  • Hostel cookingHigh-protein meals on one induction plate.
Weekend flex meal
  • One meal, not a binge dayEnjoy biryani or cake, then back to plan.
  • Protein earlyHit your targets at breakfast and lunch.
  • Train beforePut your hardest session before the flex meal.
What you get

What you get

30day-by-day menu pages
4fridge sheets
4shopping lists
4Sunday prep plans
11recipe cards
4weekly check-ins
11real-life toolkit guides
9family & calorie guides
9trackers & logs
1plan-finder quiz
Look inside

Real pages from the planner

Swipe → · Tap any page to zoom

Plan-finder quiz
Plan-finder quiz
The balanced plate
The balanced plate
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
Dining out guide
Dining out guide
Tiffin packing guide
Tiffin packing guide
30-day habit tracker
30-day habit tracker
Muscle Gain Meal Plan for Indian Gym-Goers | 30 Days, 120g+ Protein a Day from Ghar Ka Khana
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Muscle Gain Meal Plan for Indian Gym-Goers

  • 144 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
  • 11 high-protein recipe cards
  • Workout timing for morning and evening training
  • Dhaba, hostel, tiffin and flex-meal guides
  • Strength, protein and habit trackers
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Your questions, answered

Is 120g+ protein possible without meat?

Yes. The plan uses paneer, soya, dals, chana, curd, sattu and optional eggs, and each daily page shows the protein total.

Do I need whey or other supplements?

No. The plan is designed around whole foods. The book explains when a supplement might be useful.

I train in the morning. Does it still work?

Yes. There's a workout-timing section for 6 AM and 7 PM training, with pre- and post-workout meals.

I have a kidney or medical condition.

Please check with your doctor before increasing protein or starting a new training routine.

How will I get the plan?

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

Is there a printed copy?

The printed hard copy is out of stock right now. The PDF is available instantly.

Digital product (PDF soft copy only). This is an educational lifestyle and meal-planning resource for generally healthy adults. It does not diagnose, treat or replace medical advice. Check with your doctor before increasing protein or starting a new exercise routine, especially if you have kidney, heart or other medical conditions, or take prescription medicines. Individual results vary. Images are illustrative.