Quite the opposite of indian food, sorry. But it did give me the idea to ask some colleagues from abroad for tips. And we ended up really liking recipes from Surinam. Bonus: those recipes were pretty easy once I got the hang of it.
I ended up having a lot of chips like things as snacks. I forgot the name of them. Also I just realised, we have a new colleague from India! I might just try your suggestion after all, soon ish
This did not end up working well for me. A friend who's got family in Thailand told me he likes fermented foods. It's just not my thing, I think.
As for protein powder, whey is a common option here. I could not find pea .There's options with more additions to make a full-ish meal as well. Those turned out to be surprisingly good for weight loss and building some muscle. Thank you!
Also, I don't quite know what whey is. But the store has vegan, and milk based options. My gf told me that in the us those options contain ground up meal worms sometimes.
(sorry for the slow response)