The biggest challenge that 'fitness conscious' people in India have to face, is the inadequate protein content in regular Indian home-made food. While the availability of protein-rich food items is not an issue, incorporating them in daily meals for middle-class households, every single day, can be a challenge.

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It's easy to suggest 'eat chicken and eggs', but it's difficult for the regular Indian households to incorporate them in every meal, especially since a lot of people are vegetarians. But worry not, for here is an easy fix that will sort out your protein woes in a jiffy.

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Simply replace your regular 'atta' or wheat flour (about 13 gm protein/100 gm) with other flours with higher protein percentage to increase protein availability by about double. Here are 3 types of flours that you can use to make your chapatis/rotis/cheelas for protein rich meals, every single time.

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Our good old Besan has 22 gm of protein per 100 gm, making it superbly protein rich. Relish your cheelas and besan ki sabzi - maybe even besan laddoos once in a while - knowing that you're getting your dose of protein with every single bite.

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Love your Sattu Ka Paratha? Well we've good news for you, it's not only tasty, but also a super healthy ingredient. Sattu has 22.4 gm of protein per 100 gm. Not a lot of flours come close to it in terms of protein content, making it one of the protein-richest sources when it comes to ingredients of Indian breads.

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Even though soy flour is available in the market and has a high protein content, a better idea is to just grind soya chunks into a fine flour, which gives you an unbelievable 52 gm protein per 100 gm. The only difficulty with this ground soya? It may be difficult to make roti/chapati out of it because it doesn't hold together. So, a good idea is to mix it with other flours such as regular wheat (atta), to make your favourite roti/paratha out of it. The protein content, even with the mix, is off the charts!

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Experiment with these flours and say goodbye to your protein woes, forever! You're welcome.

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