The Best Recipes for Ramadan
When people who are not Muslim think of Ramadan, they’re likely to think it’s all fasting. This isn’t really accurate, though, as the fast doesn’t last 24 hours a day. In fact, preparing meals is important during Ramadan, because you need to stay strong and healthy while fasting for long stretches of time. You also have to prepare meals while fasting, so it’s helpful to have good recipes for Ramadan on hand before the month begins. How long is a daily Ramadan fast? The fast, a time for reflection and refocusing, lasts as long as it is daylight in your region, and is broken twice a day. Before the sun rises, there’s the suhoor and the first prayer of the day. After sunset, the fast is broken again by Iftar.
Iftar is actually broken into two meals. There’s a light Iftar before Tarawih prayer, and a more substantial iftar afterwards. Here are some recipes for Iftar that are the perfect way to break your fast in the evening.
- Sabzi Polo with Fish is filling and tasty. This dish features tender fried fish and saffron rice with rich spices and bright herbs.
- Shish Barak is Lebanese lamb dumplings in yogurt sauce. The spicy dumplings stuffed until they’re plump with lamb sausage are accompanied by a cooling, creamy yogurt sauce.
- Easy Chicken Mandi is a recipe for the most popular dish in the Middle East. It originated in Yemen, but this chicken and rice dish with its amazing blend of spices quickly gained popularity throughout the Arab world.
- Vegetable Cheese Gollash is simple to make, delicious and nutritious. Packed with veggies and cheese, crunchy and flavorful, it only requires about 20 minutes to prepare.
- Jackfruit Biryani can be prepared ahead of time. With meaty, tender, curried jackfruit, saffron-scented rice, and caramelized onions, it’s flavorful and filling.
- Twenty-minute Beef Teriyaki is quick and easy to prepare. It’s also a delicious, healthy dish that will stick to your ribs.
- Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad is loaded with vegetables. It’s also got shrimp, a nuoc cham inspired fish sauce, herbs, and peanuts, for flavor in every bite.
- World’s Easiest Falafel and Tzatziki lives up to its name. This recipe makes good use of the food processor, leaving you with more free time and fewer dishes to wash.
Suhoor is something of a feast. It’s advisable to get up to eat well before sunrise, as the food prepared for suhoor must sustain you for the ten or more hours of fasting that follow. High-protein meals with as much hydration as possible are good options for suhoor.
- Eggs in Spicy Minted Tomato Sauce features spicy jalapeno and refreshing mint. It’s a version of the Israeli dish shakshuka, eggs poached in tomato sauce.
- Morning Date Smoothie is rich and filling. With dates, banana, and cinnamon, it tastes like a milkshake and makes a hearty breakfast.
- Avocado, Feta, and Mint on Sourdough Toast keeps you satisfied for hours. It’s fresh and flavorful take on avocado toast.
- Vegan Morning Glory Muffins are naturally sweetened with dates. They’re also packed with nutritious foods like carrots, walnuts, and apples.
- Yogurt with Toasted Quinoa, Dates, and Almonds is packed with protein. It’s also covered in crunchy, chewy, sticky deliciousness.
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