Ramadan recipes
During Ramadan, most Muslims fast – not eating or drinking anything during hours of daylight. It is customary to eat a meal (known as suhoor), just before daybreak and another meal (known as iftar) after sunset. We’ve brought together ideas for what to eat at suhoor and iftar in our Ramadan recipe collection, including smoothies, koftas, chickpea dishes, chaat and halwa.
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, and this year falls on the 31 March. Find our recipes to celebrate Eid here.
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Asma Khan’s aloo dum
Celebrated chef Asma Khan shares her recipe for perfect aloo dum. Serve these spiced new potatoes alongside your favourite Indian dishes.
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Asma Khan’s fish pakoras
Asma Khan's versatile fish pakoras work as a starter, canapé or as part of a meal. The golden fritters are delicious with coriander chutney.
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Nadiya Hussain’s samsas (sweet nutty samosas)
Nadiya Hussain shares her recipe for samsa. These sweet versions of samosas are stuffed with nuts and fruit and often served during Ramadan.
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Sweet bread
Khaliat nahal (Omani honeycomb bread)
Dina Macki shares her recipe for a magical sweet-savoury bread from Oman. This Omani honeycomb bread is traditionally eaten during Ramadan.
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Vegetarian starters
Chaat plate
This snacking recipe is based on the chaat author Sumayya Usmani used to sneak out and eat on dates with Danesh when she was a teenager.
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Snacks and nibbles
Chocolate-dipped stuffed dates
These jewel-like stuffed dates don’t just look pretty – each houses a cluster of nuts, providing crunch to contrast with the sweet stickiness.
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Afternoon tea
Maamoul date cookies
Maamoul are Lebanese date cookies made with semolina. Try food writer Angela Zaher's family recipe for these pretty, filled biscuits.
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Filling salads
Pomegranate fattoush
Serve up a big platter of Georgina Hayden's sweet, sour and juicy pomegrante fattoush as a colourful vegan main or side dish.
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Papdi chaat
Vivek Singh shares his recipe for papdi chaat. This colourful snack dish includes crispy papdi, coriander chutney, spiced potato and yogurt.
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Quick chicken
Chicken shawarma kebabs
Grab a pack of pitta breads for this easy 30-minute meal; spiced chicken, onions and peppers are skewered, grilled and drizzled in a yoghurt dressing.
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Pickle-spiced chickpeas (aachari chole)
Chetna Makan's spiced chickpeas (aachari chole) can be served as a side or vegan main. Simmer chickpeas with tomatoes and spices until tender.
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Sour and spicy potatoes (alu chaat) with chutneys
Chetna Makan's alu chaat recipe is the perfect side dish for an Indian feast. Sour and spicy potatoes are topped with fresh chutneys and sev.
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Onion bhajis with yogurt and goat’s cheese dip
A proper curry night wouldn't be complete without crispy deep-fried onion bhajis. Gill Meller has served his with a cooling yoghurt dip and...
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Beef mince
Beef and olive koftas with red cabbage and flatbreads
We've scattered olives and raisins throughout the mince in these beef and olive koftas giving them a deliciously moreish sweet kick.
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Burgers
Keema pav with shredded brussels sprouts
Keema pav – spiced-up lamb mince served on a bun – is an Indian classic and, with a seasonal addition of brussels sprouts, makes a hearty party offering.
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