what do/did you have for suhoor/iftaar

Everything 😃

Ive told mum just have plain roti wiv saalan and save all the nice dishes for eid but im outnumbered coz everyone else whinges saying they want something nice for iftaari.

[quote=Naz]Everything 😃

Ive told mum just have plain roti wiv saalan and save all the nice dishes for eid but im outnumbered coz everyone else whinges saying they want something nice for iftaari.
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lol, parents been too busy this year to really make anything. So its mostly simple stuff... that and whatever I can be bothered to make. Which is mostly pasta... and chips of course.

Suhoor : Weetabix, greek yogurt and glass of water
Occasionally Roti with Salan (im less hungry with this than the cereal)

Iftar: Dates and fruit salad to begin with, then normally followed by grilled kebabs, samosas... then roti or rice as the main meal... 🙂

On weekends its fast food iftar...so we either go out and eat or order pizzas, chicken wings etc etc etc

🙂

does anyone actually know what we SHOULD actually eat? like the healthy options for suhoor and iftar?

Israr

[quote=Ya'qub][quote=wednesday here]

*Abt Saudi: did any of you lot taste the arabian food some thing other than junk? such as the fillafil, shawarma, humas, phool, kabsa etc etc? [/quote]

I've had all of those...but they are very difficult to find in Mecca/Medina. We went to a Bengali restaurant most days in Mecca, for grilled chicken. We didn't really have time to look around for traditional restaurants.[/quote]

Really? it wasn't hard to find arabian food 7-8 yrs ago but it was hell finding an easy eat place! ... bloody hell alot has changed!

[quote=Israr]

does anyone actually know what we SHOULD actually eat? like the healthy options for suhoor and iftar?

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I don't think there's anything specific that you need to feed on when keeping/breaking fast ...

infact it's only in ramadhan that we fulfill our 5-a-day and protein requirement...and Asians manage to exceed their daily OIL requirement lol

just remember not to stuff yourself because you havn't eaten or not gna eat for the following 15 hrs (approx) ... BAD IDEA! ... just eat whatever you may eat if it were tea time on a normal day when you're not fasting

Suhoor - 3 dates and fanta

[quote=wednesday here][quote=Ya'qub][quote=wednesday here]

*Abt Saudi: did any of you lot taste the arabian food some thing other than junk? such as the fillafil, shawarma, humas, phool, kabsa etc etc? [/quote]

I've had all of those...but they are very difficult to find in Mecca/Medina. We went to a Bengali restaurant most days in Mecca, for grilled chicken. We didn't really have time to look around for traditional restaurants.[/quote]

Really? it wasn't hard to find arabian food 7-8 yrs ago but it was hell finding an easy eat place! ... bloody hell alot has changed! [/quote]
It was hard in makkah i didnt find much there but in madinah it was easy, in my experience everything is better in someform in madinah.

[quote=Naz]Iftaari: the dishes are varied because my dad eats nothig but meat and if theres dhal all hell breaks loose :p My big sister is a vegetarian so theres some vegi dishes and the rest of us mainly roti with saalan and either pilau rice, samosas, pokoras, halwa or cake. We eat like its eid 😂
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sounds like my family lol.

[quote=Ya'qub][quote=You]:P

Never had Mango there. I think with food it is all about location.

In Madinah, to get pakistani food we had over a half hour trek and for western food that was also on "the other side" of the mosque (our hotel was to the right of the mosque when facing Makkah)[/quote]

Just at the back of the mosque is Hardees! and KFC!

We mainly ate the food that was given out at iftar, and KFC!![/quote]
The kfc wasnt nice in makkah, not nice at all.
hardees wasnt bad but i prefered the arab food and Maccy d's was so good.

[quote=Noor]Suhoor - 3 dates and fanta[/quote]
given up the coke then?

I don't know how people can have fizzy drinks (incl lucozade) on an empty stomach.

Anyone else this is a stealth food topic in ramadan? 😛

[quote=Funzo][quote=Noor]Suhoor - 3 dates and fanta[/quote]
given up the coke then?[/quote]

oh no, i love coke but there was non in the house. i'm always full from iftar so i can never eat a proper meal in the morning.

perfect now everyone knows what to get you for bidah day.

Its only a glass of Orange Lucozade in the morning. Just to give me that extra edge.

[quote=wednesday][quote=Naz]Sehri: use to have 2 parathas and a cup of tea but have temporarily gave them up due to heart pains (i think its all the butter clogging up around my heart lol). Nows it 4 toast and a cup of tea which doesnt fill me up. Not a cereal person and defo cant do curry at 4 in the morning.
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did i hear you say 2 parathas? wow... we used to have parathas everymorning until the doc told me daddio to stop any Oily stuff totally due to high BP... so mum has stopped them but she occasonally puts butter/olive oil inside the roti intead of outside, which is lighter but it isn't popular anymore! so its light stuff from now on![/quote]

Its the only thing that keeps me full for the whole day plus im always starving in the morning. I can eat a lot but the annoying thing is i dont put it on. I dont understand how ppl put on weight during ramzaan. I always lose it 🙁 If amyones got any tips on how to put on weight im listening 😃

If your dads got high BP why does that mean all the fam has to stop eating the parathas? My dads not allowed to eat spicy food or sugary stuff coz hes diabetic but we lot still eat it.

iftaar - roti and salan. ice cream for dessert.

iftar-had a three of thos long kebab thingies.

[quote=wednesday][quote=Funzo]iftar-had a three of thos long kebab thingies.[/quote]

seekh kebab?[/quote]
yeah there proper thin.

[quote=wednesday][quote=Naz]
Its the only thing that keeps me full for the whole day plus im always starving in the morning. I can eat a lot but the annoying thing is i dont put it on. I dont understand how ppl put on weight during ramzaan. I always lose it 🙁 If amyones got any tips on how to put on weight im listening 😃

If your dads got high BP why does that mean all the fam has to stop eating the parathas? My dads not allowed to eat spicy food or sugary stuff coz hes diabetic but we lot still eat it.

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You've got a high metabolism thats why some ppl, like yourself, don't put on excess weight...

its daddio and mumsy ... and the rest of us have to watch what we eat! ... just a healthier option to stay away from OILY stuff[/quote]

True true but the oily unhealthy stuff is so nice its hard to resist lol.

hmmm

Add lack of self-control to the list.

^^^^ i dont feel the need to coz i aint on a diet.

salams,

suhoor: cereal, 1 slice of toast + Tea +lots of water

Ifthar: a bowl of kichuri + dates+ water followed by fruit and cup of tea to unwind.

(Benglai kichuri type of rice pudding made with tiny amount of rice, lots of water, onion, and bit of butter and salt for taste, there are variations ppl add veg.) I think this a wholesome filling dish, its like having chicken soup when you're ill with a chunky slice of toasted bread, pure comfort food yum!Quite bland so it makes you really appreciate the food you have, and remember those who have less.)

Or dates + rice with any 1 dry dish. i can't down curries in Ramadhan,so i have things like saag, chickpeas potaoe bhunna, potatoe salad bengali style, fish salad bengali style, okra, aubergine etc.

Only make pakoras or lentil pakoras, kebabs etc when my husband is at home or if im sending out ifthar to a neighbour.

Ifthar is quite sad for me, hubby is working evenings as well as days, so i am sat there alone doing ifthar spare a thought for me 🙁 gone are the days when i was eating with 9 other ppl in my mums house, i really do cherish those days now. But one great thing has come out of it, nothing goes in the bin.

btw this is yashmaki aka maryam aka other names that i don;'t recall if i'm still remembered that is....

[quote=Hajjar]salams,

suhoor: cereal, 1 slice of toast + Tea +lots of water

Ifthar: a bowl of kichuri + dates+ water followed by fruit and cup of tea to unwind.

(Benglai kichuri type of rice pudding made with tiny amount of rice, lots of water, onion, and bit of butter and salt for taste, there are variations ppl add veg.) I think this a wholesome filling dish, its like having chicken soup when you're ill with a chunky slice of toasted bread, pure comfort food yum!Quite bland so it makes you really appreciate the food you have, and remember those who have less.)

Or dates + rice with any 1 dry dish. i can't down curries in Ramadhan,so i have things like saag, chickpeas potaoe bhunna, potatoe salad bengali style, fish salad bengali style, okra, aubergine etc.

Only make pakoras or lentil pakoras, kebabs etc when my husband is at home or if im sending out ifthar to a neighbour.

Ifthar is quite sad for me, hubby is working evenings as well as days, so i am sat there alone doing ifthar spare a thought for me 🙁 gone are the days when i was eating with 9 other ppl in my mums house, i really do cherish those days now. But one great thing has come out of it, nothing goes in the bin.

btw this is yashmaki aka maryam aka other names that i don;'t recall if i'm still remembered that is....[/quote]

Yashmaki!! not heard from you in ages.

Hope alls well.

If your lonely at home, why dont you pop over to your moms for Ifthar?? Then you dont need to cook either.

walaikum salam!

no can do clever me moved to Scotland, too far from mother now, she's the West Midlands 🙁

Insha;Allah moving back soon love scotland but....islamic resources seem to be lacking....

[quote=Hajjar]walaikum salam!

no can do clever me moved to Scotland, too far from mother now, she's the West Midlands 🙁

Insha;Allah moving back soon love scotland but....islamic resources seem to be lacking....[/quote]

Well that wasnt too clever was it. Well as long as you've learnt your lesson... i suppose its not a total disaster.

[quote=Seraphim]Yashmaki!! not heard from you in ages.[/quote]

???

There is another account there for Yashmaki...

yes don't rub it in. I really think England is great for muslims compared with Scotland. Scotland is great in multicultural relationship least in Edinburgh. I faced no abuse and as u know i walk around in niqab. I barely see any coloured faces asian or black, when i do it's like woohoo. This is the environment yet i receive no abuse. In good old england i recieve plenty, but i guess that's my jihad, i need to get back to it. Here i;m not feeling the abuse or the struggle...sounds funny huh i miss the abuse? looool There's no islamic shop here for blimin clothing. I need to import from Brum loool.

But masha'alllah brother the central masjid does some excellent dawah work, good resources for sisters and they have some amazing Qari over from saudi, one here at the moment, you will weep in taraweeh if you hear this brother recite, it is truly amazing. I;ve not heard nothing like him in England yet..im sure they exist though.

erm yeah i duno admin,i can't recall my password, or the account has been deleted i'm not sure what happened when the site was revamped.

[quote=Hajjar]yes don't rub it in. I really think England is great for muslims compared with Scotland. Scotland is great in multicultural relationship least in Edinburgh. I faced no abuse and as u know i walk around in niqab. I barely see any coloured faces asian or black, when i do it's like woohoo. This is the environment yet i receive no abuse. In good old england i recieve plenty, but i guess that's my jihad, i need to get back to it. Here i;m not feeling the abuse or the struggle...sounds funny huh i miss the abuse? looool There's no islamic shop here for blimin clothing. I need to import from Brum loool.[/quote]

You miss the abuse? What are you a glutton for punishment? I could throw some verbal abuse at you if that makes you feel any better?
[quote=Hajjar]
But masha'alllah brother the central masjid does some excellent dawah work, good resources for sisters and they have some amazing Qari over from saudi, one here at the moment, you will weep in taraweeh if you hear this brother recite, it is truly amazing. I;ve not heard nothing like him in England yet..im sure they exist though.[/quote]

Yeah... its such a drag when they start crying. I cant do that unfortunately. Cry i mean... its just not something i do.

k, no probs.

As for racist "tensions" I have coem across a theory that it normally occurs when the minority population is within a certain percentage. I think somewhere between 5% and 20%.

if the minority is any lower, there is not much tension as most people can just avoid them. If it is higher, the % is enough for there to be better social cohesion.

US primaries: Hillary won big in places with a black minority of between those percentages, but not in places on either side.