Ramadan Iftar Recipes
Corn Kebabs
Corn Kebab is also known as Makkai Kebab is loved by most kids because of its sweetness.It makes a healthy and delicious snack and its one of the favorite snacks of my daughter.
Check out how to make this simple and easy recipe Corn Kebab.
Preparation Time : 20 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serves : 2
Ingredients
½ Cup Corn Kernels
2 Big Potatoes (boiled) mashed
1/4 cup of shredded cheese
3 Green Chilies (chopped)
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Directions || How to prepare Corn kebabs
Crush the corn kernels in the grinder, to get a rough paste , please do not add any water.
Mix this coarse paste with potatoes,ginger,cheese,green chilies and salt.
Divide mixture into equal parts and shape them as kebabs.
Deep-fry the kebabs in hot oil until they are golden brown in colour and drain on absorbent paper.
Fry it for about 10 minutes and serve hot with any chutney of your choice.
You can even serve it as a side dish with french fries.
Tips
You can add any veggies of your choice like shredded cabbage or fine cut capsicum.
Shami Kebabs(Minced chicken Kebabs)
Shami kebabs or Shaami Kebabs are a popular Afghan and Indian variety of kebab, also famous kebabs found in Pakistani cuisine. Shami Kebab recipe is great snack made with mutton and chana dal. The basic ingredient for kebabs is usually mutton but it can very well be substituted by chicken or fish or even veggie.Kebabs are cooked well with spices and then grounded to a smooth mixture.Whole spices as they do not grind well in the grinder, people tend to buy shami kebab masala from market , but i normally like preparing masala at home.
For best results, keep the ground dough in the refrigerator or 1 hour for better binding of the shami kebabs. It gets easy to make the discs when you refrigerate the dough.I am sure once you make them, you will be compelled to try them out again and again.
Let’s get started with our shami kebab recipe.
Preparation time : 1.5 hours
Cooking time : 10 mins
Serves : 5-6
Ingredients
500 gm chicken/mutton mince
2 cups water
1 cup bengal gram / chana dal
4 green cardamom
1 inch cinnamon stick
8-10 black pepper balls
3 red chillies
2 bay leaves
1 tsp dhaniya(coriander seeds)
1 tsp jeera(cumin seeds)
1 chopped onions
4-5 garlic cloves
1 inch ginger chopped
Salt to taste
For binding Shami kebabs
1 egg
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 green chilly finely chopped
1 medium size finely chopped onions
handful of coriander leaves / cilantro
oil for frying
Directions || How to make Shami kebabs
For shami kebab masala
Grind cardamoms, cinnamon, black pepper balls ,red chillies ,cumin seeds, coriander seeds and bay leaves to a fine powder.
For shami kebab patties
In a cooking pot,add the meat mince, water, chana dal, chopped onions,shami kebab masala ,ginger chopped,garlic cloves and salt.
Add 2 cups of water and Bring the mixture to a boil and then lower the heat.(You can even pressure cook it to 7-8 whistle)
Cook everything till all the water has evaporated from it and the meat is tender.
If the water is present in the mixture, the binding of the kabab will be difficult and they will just fall apart.
Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool.
Grind the meat in a food processor to form a smooth mixture.
In a mixing bowl , add cooked minced meat/chicken ,onions ,garam masala powder, salt and coriander.
Mix them all together.
Divide the mixture equally into small lemon sized portions and shape each of them into a circle.
Heat the oil in a pan and fry the shamis until they golden brown in color
Remove and drain the excess oil on kitchen towels. Serve hot with mint chutney.
You can even store them in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Chicken Bruschetta
Bruschetta (Italian pronunciation: [bruˈsketta]) is a starter dish from Italy consisting of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with olive oil and salt.
I decided to use it on chicken instead of on toasted bread and give it a little Indian touch. This has become one of my family’s favorite iftari this Ramadan.
It is spicy ,tangy and salty all at once. Try this recipe as a starter when the guest arrives and i am sure they will love it.
Prep time : 20 mins
Cooking time : 15 mins
Serves : 4
Ingredients
To Marinade
4 large chicken breasts
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tbsp oregano
1 tsp black pepper powder
1 tsp red chilly powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
Olive oil for frying
salt as per taste
BRUSCHETTA TOPPING
2 medium size tomatoes
1 medium size onion
1 finely chopped green chilly
1 tsp oregano
1 cup shredded cheese
salt as per taste
Directions || How to prepare Chicken Bruschetta
Trim the excess fat from the chicken breasts and cut each piece into four small piece.
Combine chicken with all the ingredients in a bowl and add salt and pepper.
Mix everything around to make sure the chicken is coated in the marinade. Refrigerate until ready to cook.
Prepare the bruschetta topping.
Finely dice the onion and tomatoes and mix all the ingredients (chillies ,oregano and salt )together in a bowl
Heat a oil separately in a frying pan. Fry the marinated chicken well on both the sides. After frying, remove from heat
and place chicken pieces on absorbent paper or paper towel to drain out excess oil.
Top each piece of chicken with about ¼ cup of the tomato bruschetta topping and about ¼ cup of shredded cheese.
It’s okay if some falls off, you can scoop it onto your plate along with the chicken.
Serve hot and enjoy these yummy bruschetta’s!
Mix dal Pakora/Bhajji
Pakora (Fritter)or Bhajji’s is a famous recipe for Iftar and Ramadan. Pakoras are made in 90% homes at the time of iftar.Pakoray is a very tasty, light weight, and light saltish snack which taste good with tomato ketchup, raita or chutney.
I try to make different pakoras every time , sometimes aloo (potato)pakora, sometimes pyaz(onions) pakora and sometimes palak pakora.This is the first time, i tried this mix dal pakoras. I’m sharing with all this delicious and yummy mix dal pakora.
This is one of the most favorite pakora or you can say bhajji and there are so many sweet childhood memories attached to it. My mom use to prepare these Bhajji’s every tuesday to break her fast 🙂 and I used to wait for tuesday desperately :)Mix dal pakora can also be served at tea time and snacks or even as starters.
Preparation time:15 mins + 4 hours soaking of dals
Cooking time:10 mins
Serves : 4 to 5 people
Ingredients
For The Dal Mixture
2 cup chana dal (split bengal gram)
1/2 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1/2 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)
a pinch turmeric powder (haldi)
2-3 green chillies
1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing)
2 to 3 cloves garlic
1 medium size onion finely chopped
1 cup chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
oil for deep frying
Direction || How to make mix dal pakora
Wash and soak all dals for 4 hours.
Strain water and keep it aside.
In a grinder add cumin seeds,garlic,green chillies,turmeric powder,asafoetida and dal.
Coarsely grind them together.
In a bowl, mix coarsley ground dals,chopped onions ,chopped coriander,salt and mix well.
Heat oil on medium flame and deep fry all pakodas till they turn golden brown and crisp from al the sides.
Serve hot with coconut chutney or any chutney of your choice.
Roohafza mango Custard
Cold Custard is a favorite in everyone’s house during ramadan , this is a must go dessert during this month.
There is a little twist in this recipe as it’s a combination of custard and roohafza which gives a nice texture and taste
and addition of mango cubes adds a delightful taste to it.I love to prepare this in Ramadan,
It is so quick and easy to prepare yet tastes so good and different, especially after iftari prayer when you want something sweet.The best part about this dessert is that you can use any fruit, and as much fruit as you may prefer.
you can also prepare this dessert during parties or get together s to impress your guests with this flavorful and colorful custard.
Preparation time : None
Cooking time ; 10 mins + 2-3 hours refrigerate
Serves : 4
Ingredients
2 tbsp Custard Powder
½ litre Milk 1 cup
½ cup Mango(cubes)
3 tbsp sugar
½ cup Rooh Afza
Direction || How to prepare Roohafza Mango Custard
Heat a cup of milk in sauce pan
Dissolve custard powder in 1 tbsp milk and add this mixture in the warm milk.
Add 1/4 cup Rooh Afza in it.
Pour the content in a serving bowl and refrigerate it.
Once the custard is cold and set,
garnish it with mango cubes ans sprinkle few roohafza drops over it.
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