This article comes from us being Vegetarians and often there is confusion of where to get your protein from. Protein consists of 20 amino acids of which only 9 are essential. Essential means that our body needs those 9 Amino Acids and cannot produce it. Complete proteins are very hard to come by for Vegetarians. They are available to Vegetarians in only 2 ingredients in the form of Eggs and Buckwheat. Very few know that Buckwheat is a super food and complete Protein. Follow our recipes on Buckwheat given below as they are super healthy. Why we stress on Buckwheat is that lots of Vegetarians don’t do eggs. Also, buckwheat which is also known as Kutto is used extensively during fasting and festivals in India.
Again, Eggs and Buckwheat are your top 2 sources. After that comes Quinoa, Tofu, Chia Seeds, Oats, Almonds, Curd and your Indian dals like Yellow Moong Dal, Chana Dal, Urad Dal, Toovar Dal. So clearly you can get a good mix of Indian and International recipes from this mix. While milk has protein, we don't advocate it for consumption as often in India the milk is off very poor quality. In addition, milk has lactase which is not healthy and very difficult to digest for most.