Meal chart · Non-vegetarian · Muscle gain

7-day muscle gain diet plan
non-vegetarian, Indian

A genuine surplus with the protein raised, built from dal, paneer, eggs, soya and curd rather than imported powder.

What one day on this chart comes to

Seven-day average, per day

2,573kcal / day Day to day the chart runs 2,500–2,602 kcal, with 110–127 g of protein and 57.0 g of fibre — portioned to a 2,400–2,800 kcal band and sitting inside it on the average. No figure here was typed in: each one is the sum of the servings printed below it.

புரதம் 120.3 g · 18.8% கார்ப்ஸ் 308.4 g · 48.1% கொழுப்பு 94.3 g · 33.1%

ஆதாரம்·Computed from ThaliFacts food data·மறுபரிசீலனை ஜூலை 2026

outer ring = portion on the plateinner ring = energy it carries

Grainroti, rice, poha, idli, dosa 2.4katori 666kcal 17%of plate
Dal & legumedal, chana, rajma, besan, soya, sattu 4.9katori 1,036kcal 35%of plate
Vegetable & fruitsabzi, saag, salad, fruit 1.5katori 137kcal 11%of plate
Dairy, egg & meatcurd, paneer, milk, egg, fish, chicken 4.4katori 648kcal 32%of plate
Fat, nut & sweetchutney, pickle, nuts, mithai, chai 0.6katori 86kcal 5%of plate

Grain takes 17% of the plate and 26% of the energy; vegetables take 11% of the plate and 5% of the energy. Dal and legume sit at 4.9 கட்டோரி a day. Portions are the seven-day average, in katori of 150 g — the same katori the serving weights and the grocery list use.

ஆதாரம்·Served weights and energy from the dishes in this chart·5 plate groups, composite dishes assigned whole·மறுபரிசீலனை ஜூலை 2026

Step one · the number this chart is not Work out your own calorie target Not sure of the target the plan is built around? Get it in Asian-Indian terms. Come back with it and the band on this page marks itself. Behind every figure above The serving each number came from இந்தத் திட்டத்தில் உள்ள ஒவ்வொரு எண்ணும் இங்குள்ள ஒரு உண்மையான பரிமாறல் அளவிலிருந்தே வருகிறது.

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What this chart is portioned for

Training builds muscle; food permits it. That means a modest surplus and enough protein spread across the day. The expensive way is a tub of imported whey. The Indian way is a katori of dal at every meal, paneer or eggs once a day, soya chunks twice a week, and curd or milk in between — which is what this plan does.

Non-vegetarian: In practice most Indian non-vegetarian households eat vegetarian at the majority of meals and put chicken or fish on the table a few times a week. That is how this plan is built — it is not chicken twice a day.

Nothing here is imported, powdered or seasonal-only. The chart runs on atta, rice, dal, chana, curd, paneer and peanuts, eggs, chicken and fish, and whatever vegetables are in the market this week — which is the only kind of chart anyone actually keeps to.

How a goal becomes a daily portion

The goal fixes a band, never a single number: muscle gain is portioned to 2,400–2,800 kcal a day with a floor of 110 g protein and 32 g fibre.
Every meal in the library is a real combination of real servings, each with a stated weight. Nothing is scaled, shaved or rounded to make a total land.
The build chooses which meals sit on which day so the week falls inside that band and clears both floors, without repeating a meal on consecutive days.
A day total is the literal sum of the five meal figures printed beside it; the weekly average is those seven printed days divided by seven. Add them yourself and you get the same answer.
The plate chart re-reads the same servings by group rather than by meal — served grams in, katori and energy share out.

serving   = per-100 g value  x  serving weight (g)  /  100
meal      = SUM of its servings
day       = SUM of its 5 meals        week = SUM of 7 days
per day   = week / 7
katori    = served grams / 150 g
plate %   = group served grams / day served grams

The full data and method →

The week at a glance

Seven day totals, each one the sum of that day's five meals.

Muscle gain · Non-vegetarian — the seven day totals and their average.
Day	கலோரிகள்	புரதம்	கார்ப்ஸ்	கொழுப்பு	நார்ச்சத்து
Day 1 · Monday	2,601	126.9 g	288.8 g	103.9 g	58.2 g
Day 2 · Tuesday	2,600	125.4 g	319.7 g	90.8 g	65.9 g
Day 3 · Wednesday	2,596	122.9 g	283.3 g	107.6 g	46.8 g
Day 4 · Thursday	2,602	123.9 g	309.4 g	94.9 g	57.0 g
Day 5 · Friday	2,517	115.6 g	340.9 g	74.4 g	67.5 g
Day 6 · Saturday	2,500	117.2 g	325.4 g	80.0 g	48.4 g
Day 7 · Sunday	2,594	110.2 g	291.5 g	108.4 g	55.5 g
7-day average	2,573	120.3 g	308.4 g	94.3 g	57.0 g

Week total 18,010 kcal ÷ 7 = 2,573 kcal a day. Every figure above is the sum of the meals on that day, and every meal is the sum of its dishes at the serving sizes shown. Nothing has been rounded to make a total work.

The seven days in full

Dish names link to their full nutrition page on ThaliFacts, which is where these numbers come from. A dish marked தோராயம் is a regional dish estimated for this site — the basis is on the method page.

Day 1 · Monday

2,601 kcal · 126.9 g protein · 58.2 g fibre

Day 1 (Monday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
When	What	kcal	புரதம்	கார்ப்ஸ்	கொழுப்பு	நார்ச்சத்து
Breakfast	Three chilla with sattu and curd பேசன் சில்லா ×3 · சத்து ஷர்பத்தோராயம் ×1 · Curd (Dahi) ×0.7	1,024	50.3 g	117.6 g	38.9 g	30.0 g
Mid-morning	Sweet lassi Sweet Lassi ×1	203	5.3 g	30.0 g	6.8 g	0.0 g
Lunch	Roti, dal, sabzi, curd and salad ரொட்டி (சப்பாத்தி) ×2 · Toor Dal (Arhar) Tadka ×1 · கலவை காய்கறி சப்ஜி ×1 · Curd (Dahi) ×1 · Green Salad ×1	577	21.1 g	74.6 g	21.0 g	16.2 g
Evening snack	Paneer tikka with chai Paneer Tikka ×1 · Masala Chai ×1	356	20.5 g	17.1 g	23.1 g	1.2 g
Dinner	Roti with kadai chicken ரொட்டி (சப்பாத்தி) ×2 · Kadai Chicken ×1 · Green Salad ×1	441	29.7 g	49.5 g	14.1 g	10.8 g
Day total	1,024 + 203 + 577 + 356 + 441 =	2,601	126.9 g	288.8 g	103.9 g	58.2 g

Day 2 · Tuesday

2,600 kcal · 125.4 g protein · 65.9 g fibre

Day 2 (Tuesday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
When	What	kcal	புரதம்	கார்ப்ஸ்	கொழுப்பு	நார்ச்சத்து
Breakfast	Sattu sharbat with two chilla சத்து ஷர்பத்தோராயம் ×1 · பேசன் சில்லா ×2	750	37.2 g	93.0 g	25.2 g	22.9 g
Mid-morning	Sattu sharbat சத்து ஷர்பத்தோராயம் ×1	328	17.5 g	50.0 g	6.3 g	8.8 g
Lunch	Three roti, dal, sabzi, curd and salad ரொட்டி (சப்பாத்தி) ×3 · Toor Dal (Arhar) Tadka ×1.2 · கலவை காய்கறி சப்ஜி ×1 · Curd (Dahi) ×1 · Green Salad ×1	698	25.5 g	96.9 g	22.5 g	20.0 g
Evening snack	Three boiled eggs with chai Boiled Egg ×3 · Masala Chai ×1	261	19.5 g	9.6 g	17.0 g	0.0 g
Dinner	Three roti with egg curry ரொட்டி (சப்பாத்தி) ×3 · Egg Curry ×1.2 · Green Salad ×1	563	25.7 g	70.2 g	19.8 g	14.2 g
Day total	750 + 328 + 698 + 261 + 563 =	2,600	125.4 g	319.7 g	90.8 g	65.9 g

Day 3 · Wednesday

2,596 kcal · 122.9 g protein · 46.8 g fibre

Day 3 (Wednesday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
When	What	kcal	புரதம்	கார்ப்ஸ்	கொழுப்பு	நார்ச்சத்து
Breakfast	Two paneer paratha with curd Paneer Paratha ×2 · Curd (Dahi) ×1	695	29.1 g	56.8 g	39.1 g	8.4 g
Mid-morning	Lassi with almonds Sweet Lassi ×1 · Almonds ×1	275	7.7 g	31.3 g	13.0 g	1.4 g
Lunch	Three roti with kadai paneer and curd Kadai Paneer ×1 · ரொட்டி (சப்பாத்தி) ×3 · Curd (Dahi) ×1	633	27.4 g	72.6 g	26.1 g	12.6 g
Evening snack	Sattu sharbat with peanuts சத்து ஷர்பத்தோராயம் ×1 · Peanuts ×0.6	412	21.3 g	52.4 g	12.3 g	10.0 g
Dinner	Three roti with kadai chicken ரொட்டி (சப்பாத்தி) ×3 · Kadai Chicken ×1.2 · Green Salad ×1	581	37.4 g	70.2 g	17.1 g	14.4 g
Day total	695 + 275 + 633 + 412 + 581 =	2,596	122.9 g	283.3 g	107.6 g	46.8 g

Day 4 · Thursday

2,602 kcal · 123.9 g protein · 57.0 g fibre

Day 4 (Thursday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
When	What	kcal	புரதம்	கார்ப்ஸ்	கொழுப்பு	நார்ச்சத்து
Breakfast	Three chilla with sattu and curd பேசன் சில்லா ×3 · சத்து ஷர்பத்தோராயம் ×1 · Curd (Dahi) ×0.7	1,024	50.3 g	117.6 g	38.9 g	30.0 g
Mid-morning	Badam milk Badam Milk ×1	216	7.6 g	21.0 g	11.2 g	1.2 g
Lunch	Chicken curry with a full plate of rice and curd Chicken Curry ×1.2 · Boiled White Rice ×1.5 · Curd (Dahi) ×1 · Green Salad ×1	597	33.1 g	72.2 g	19.4 g	6.2 g
Evening snack	Chai with chana chaat Masala Chai ×1 · Chana Chaat ×0.7	214	9.3 g	29.7 g	6.3 g	6.3 g
Dinner	Three roti with palak paneer and curd ரொட்டி (சப்பாத்தி) ×3 · Palak Paneer ×1.2 · Curd (Dahi) ×0.7	551	23.6 g	68.9 g	19.1 g	13.3 g
Day total	1,024 + 216 + 597 + 214 + 551 =	2,602	123.9 g	309.4 g	94.9 g	57.0 g

Day 5 · Friday

2,517 kcal · 115.6 g protein · 67.5 g fibre

Day 5 (Friday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
When	What	kcal	புரதம்	கார்ப்ஸ்	கொழுப்பு	நார்ச்சத்து
Breakfast	Sattu sharbat with two chilla சத்து ஷர்பத்தோராயம் ×1 · பேசன் சில்லா ×2	750	37.2 g	93.0 g	25.2 g	22.9 g
Mid-morning	Peanuts and a banana Peanuts ×0.8 · Banana ×1	218	6.3 g	27.2 g	8.3 g	3.5 g
Lunch	Rajma with a full plate of rice and curd Rajma Curry ×1.2 · Boiled White Rice ×1.5 · Curd (Dahi) ×1	601	20.6 g	90.9 g	16.9 g	12.5 g
Evening snack	Sattu sharbat with peanuts சத்து ஷர்பத்தோராயம் ×1 · Peanuts ×0.6	412	21.3 g	52.4 g	12.3 g	10.0 g
Dinner	Three roti with soya chunk curry ரொட்டி (சப்பாத்தி) ×3 · Soya Chunk Curry ×1.2 · Green Salad ×1	536	30.2 g	77.4 g	11.7 g	18.6 g
Day total	750 + 218 + 601 + 412 + 536 =	2,517	115.6 g	340.9 g	74.4 g	67.5 g

Day 6 · Saturday

2,500 kcal · 117.2 g protein · 48.4 g fibre

Day 6 (Saturday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
When	What	kcal	புரதம்	கார்ப்ஸ்	கொழுப்பு	நார்ச்சத்து
Breakfast	Three chilla with sattu and curd பேசன் சில்லா ×3 · சத்து ஷர்பத்தோராயம் ×1 · Curd (Dahi) ×0.7	1,024	50.3 g	117.6 g	38.9 g	30.0 g
Mid-morning	Banana with a glass of milk Banana ×1 · Toned Milk ×1	205	7.7 g	33.4 g	4.3 g	1.8 g
Lunch	Fish curry with a full plate of rice and curd Fish Curry ×1.2 · Boiled White Rice ×1.5 · Curd (Dahi) ×1	540	33.2 g	67.7 g	15.1 g	3.5 g
Evening snack	Sweet lassi Sweet Lassi ×1	203	5.3 g	30.0 g	6.8 g	0.0 g
Dinner	Kala chana with rice and curd Kala Chana Curry ×1.2 · Boiled White Rice ×1 · Curd (Dahi) ×1	528	20.7 g	76.7 g	14.9 g	13.1 g
Day total	1,024 + 205 + 540 + 203 + 528 =	2,500	117.2 g	325.4 g	80.0 g	48.4 g

Day 7 · Sunday

2,594 kcal · 110.2 g protein · 55.5 g fibre

Day 7 (Sunday) — every meal, and the day's total as the sum of those meals.
When	What	kcal	புரதம்	கார்ப்ஸ்	கொழுப்பு	நார்ச்சத்து
Breakfast	Two paneer paratha with curd Paneer Paratha ×2 · Curd (Dahi) ×1	695	29.1 g	56.8 g	39.1 g	8.4 g
Mid-morning	Sattu sharbat சத்து ஷர்பத்தோராயம் ×1	328	17.5 g	50.0 g	6.3 g	8.8 g
Lunch	Three roti, dal, sabzi, curd and salad ரொட்டி (சப்பாத்தி) ×3 · Toor Dal (Arhar) Tadka ×1.2 · கலவை காய்கறி சப்ஜி ×1 · Curd (Dahi) ×1 · Green Salad ×1	698	25.5 g	96.9 g	22.5 g	20.0 g
Evening snack	Paneer tikka with chai Paneer Tikka ×1 · Masala Chai ×1	356	20.5 g	17.1 g	23.1 g	1.2 g
Dinner	Roti with chana dal and bhindi ரொட்டி (சப்பாத்தி) ×2 · Chana Dal ×1 · Bhindi Masala ×1	517	17.6 g	70.7 g	17.4 g	17.1 g
Day total	695 + 328 + 698 + 356 + 517 =	2,594	110.2 g	291.5 g	108.4 g	55.5 g

How to actually use it

Treat the serving counts as the plan and the dish names as suggestions. Two rotis is the plan; whether they sit beside bhindi or lauki changes almost nothing. If you swap a dish, swap it for something in the same family — a katori of dal for a katori of dal, not a katori of dal for a katori of kheer.

The single biggest source of error between this page and your kitchen is fat. Every figure assumes an ordinary home hand with the oil: about a teaspoon per person in a sabzi, a teaspoon in the tadka. Double the oil and a day like Day 3 gains roughly 200 kcal without a single extra dish appearing on the table.

A surplus adds fat as well as muscle. If the scale is climbing faster than about half a kilo a week, the surplus is too big.

Swap the chart, keep the portions

The same five eating occasions, portioned for a different goal or a different kitchen.

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The questions that come after the chart

How many calories a day is this non-vegetarian muscle gain plan?

It averages 2,573 kcal a day across the seven days, ranging from 2,500 to 2,602 kcal. The plan was built to a target of 2,600 kcal, which is a common figure rather than your figure — work out your own on the calorie target page.

How much protein does it give?

120.3 g a day on average, with 57.0 g of fibre. Protein comes from dal and chana at most meals, with chicken, fish or egg a few times a week — no supplement is assumed anywhere in this plan.

Can I swap meals between days?

Yes, and you should. The days are interchangeable by design: each one is built from the same pool of meals and lands in the same band. Swapping Tuesday's lunch onto Friday changes nothing that matters. What changes the plan is changing the serving counts.

What does a week of this cost?

Roughly ₹900 of groceries for one adult for the week at indicative metro retail rates, or about ₹130 a day. The biggest lines are curd, paneer, besan & sattu. That is an indicative figure, not a price index — see the grocery list for the full working.

Is this plan safe to follow?

It is illustrative, not prescriptive. It is built on average composition data for typical home cooking and cannot know your health, your medication, your allergies or your activity. A surplus adds fat as well as muscle. If the scale is climbing faster than about half a kilo a week, the surplus is too big. Take it to a doctor or a registered dietitian before you rely on it.

Calories and macros are computed from the ThaliFacts dataset, which is based on the இந்திய உணவுப் பொருள் கூறு அட்டவணைகள் 2017 (ICMR–NIN), plus the regional dishes estimated for this site and marked தோராயம் wherever they appear. Energy reconciles against 4P + 4C + 9F on every build. Every source, with the date it was last checked, is listed on the sources page. General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. These are illustrative plans built on average values; they are not prescriptions and cannot account for allergies, conditions or medication.