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Recipes for Ramadan

Family recipes and the stories, in collaboration with Recipes for Ramadan

21 April 2023

  • ‘When I had my girls, making qatayef together became our own Ramadan tradition’: Sally Mousa’s family treats.

    Recipes for Ramadan: Sally Mousa’s qatayef (folded pancakes), five ways

    Mousa began making these sweet filled treats to satisfy her husband’s nostalgia – then added her own chocolate spins to the mix

7 April 2023

  • A woman's hand sprinkles pomegranate seeds over an oven dish with baked fish in tahini sauce.

    Recipes for Ramadan: Sivine Tabbouch’s samkeh harra (Lebanese baked fish in spiced tahini)

    Save for a small tweak, the Sunday Kitchen co-founder prepares this Tripoli dish just as her mother did – and it tastes like home.

31 March 2023

  • A bowl of lamb stew and of smooth eggplant puree, surrounded by baby cos lettuce leaves.

    Recipes for Ramadan: Beyza Koca’s ali nazik (Turkish lamb with eggplant)

    Gaziantep in south-east Turkey is renowned for its storied culinary history, and this spiced lamb stew with smoky eggplant is a specialty of the city.

24 March 2023

  • Close-up of bolani, a stuffed Afghan fried flatbread, on a blue plate with a bunch of spring onions on the side

    Recipes for Ramadan: Farukh Tahery’s bolani (Afghan stuffed flatbread)

    Simple to make and stuffed with flavoursome spring onion and potato, there’s a reason this dish is so popular among Afghan people

17 March 2023

  • A dish of ful medames (Egyptian stewed fava beans) surrounded by bowls containing chopped cucumber, chopped tomatoes, crushed garlic, sauteed onions, plus lemon halves.

    Recipes for Ramadan: Taysir Ghazi’s ful medames, four ways

    In the lead-up to Ramadan, Taysir Ghazi shares her recipe for the Egyptian fava bean stew with unlimited flavour spin-offs

29 April 2022

  • Mama G’s Lebanese semolina cake (namoura)

    Syrup celebrations: Lebanese semolina cake (namoura) and Kenyan kalimati for Eid– recipe

    For Eid, Tagrid Ahmad (AKA: Mama Ghanouj) and Zohra Aly share their sweet family recipes, handed down over generations

22 April 2022

  • Narange Palow an Afghani chicken and orange rice dish.

    Recipes for Ramadan: Maryam Hanifi’s Afghani chicken and orange rice (narange palow)

    Spiced with cardamom, this fragrant, colourful rice dish was handed down to Maryam Hanifi by her mother and grandmother

15 April 2022

  • Haemultang spicy seafood hotpot

    Recipes for Ramadan: Amina Elshafei’s spicy Korean seafood hotpot (haemultang)

    An anything goes mix of shellfish and fish, this fragrant, spicy stew is a great way to make the best of your local fishmonger

8 April 2022

  • Recipes for Ramadan - Walla Abu-Eid msakhan

    Recipes for Ramadan: fragrant Palestinian chicken and flatbread (msakhan)

    A generous kick of sumac and cardamon makes this layered Palestinian dish an aromatic way to break fast

1 April 2022

  • Fruit Chaat- Version 2-1 copy

    Iftar entrees: spiced fruit chaat and red lentil soup – recipe

    As Ramadan begins, Kiran Afzal and the Sharouk Sisters share two simple seasonal starter recipes for after the first date

14 May 2021

  • Warak enab served with radishes, spring onion, Lebanese bread and mint.

    Recipes for Ramadan: Karima Hazim’s warak enab (stuffed vine leaves)

    This elaborate dish may take hours, and a whole team of hands, to prepare. It’s a bonding experience, with delicious results

7 May 2021

  • Fatima’s Eid maamoul biscuits

    Recipes for Ramadan: three sweets for Eid from maamoul biscuits to turshana

    These desserts are all inspired by the authors’ mothers, drawing on traditions from Japan, to Iraq

30 April 2021

  • Calisha Bennett’s Cocos Islander ayam panggang

    Recipes for Ramadan: Calisha Bennett’s Cocos Islander ayam panggang

    This aromatic and spicy chicken dish hails from one of Australia’s most remote territories

23 April 2021

  • Mehreen Faruqi’s iftar pakoras

    Recipes for Ramadan: Mehreen Faruqi’s nostalgic pakoras

    Most people in Lahore have their own twist on pakoras – Faruqi’s favourites are made with baby spinach, onion rings and a thinnish batter spiked with chilli

16 April 2021

  • The final stage of preparing a fattah is drizzling sizzling nuts and butter over the dish.

    Recipes for Ramadan: the Shahrouk sisters’ team-effort chickpea fattah

    Growing up, everyone in the Shahrouk sisters’ household had a role in preparing this entree, but it’s easily achieved alone as well

9 April 2021

  • ‘Jane Jeffes’ storecupboard Harira Soup, Recipes for Ramadan’

    Recipes for Ramadan: quick and easy Moroccan harira soup from Jane Jeffes

    After the first date that breaks a day of fasting, a soup is a very common first course – this one is rich, warming and almost a meal in itself
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