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- Mawlid al-Nabi in 2009 is on Monday, the 9th of March.
- Eid al-Fitr in 2010 is on Thursday, the 9th of September Smaller Eid
- Eid al-Adha in 2009 is on Friday, the 27th of November Greater Eid
- lasts 4 days - a feast of commitment, obedience and self-sacrifice, 2010
Tuesday, the 16th of November.
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Id Recipes below (best recipes ever)
.Ramzan,
the Muslim month of fasting, often recollected as the season of perfect meals. Ramzan, a
lunar event, never arrives at the same point each year, coming instead with an aura of
slight and pleasing dislocation. Somehow it always took us by surprise: new moons are
startling to see, even by accident, and Ramzans moon betokened a month of exquisite
precision about the way we were to parcel out our time.
About
Eid
Coming with the new moon, the festival marks the end of 'Ramadan' - a month when Muslims
fast throughout the day and eat only at night Prayers, feasts and family get- together are
the major highlights of the eid ul fitr celebrations. It was during this month that the
holy Koran was revealed. Eid means recurring happiness or festivity. Eid is celebrated
with enthusiasm and fervor and Muslims from all strata of life can be seen adorned in
beautiful new clothes, visiting the mosques to attend Salatul Eid (Eid prayers). Greetings
of "Eid-Mubarak" or "a blessed Eid" are exchanged.
The first Eid of the year is known as "Eid Ul Fitr". Ul Fitr
literally means breaking of fast. Thus Eid Ul Fitr is celebrated on the first day of
Shawaal, the tenth month in the Muslim calendar, to mark the end of a month long fast
during the month of Ramadan.
Eid Ul Fitr is a day of joy and thanksgiving. On this day, Muslims show their joy for the
health, strength and opportunities of life, which Allah has given them to fulfill their
obligations of fasting and other good deeds during the month of Ramadan. It is considered
unholy to fast on this day. It is also a day of forgetting old grudges and ill feelings
towards other fellow men. The second important Eid celebration is called "Eid
Ul-Adha".
Although only the pilgrims in Makkah can participate in the Hajj fully, all the other
Muslims in the world join with them by celebrating Eid Ul-Adha, or
"Celebration of Sacrifice." On the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah, the last month of
the Islamic calendar, Muslims around the world celebrate this feast of commitment,
obedience and self-sacrifice to Allah. They wear their nicest clothing and attend
Salatul-Eid (Eid Prayer) in the morning. This is followed by a short sermon, after which
everyone socializes. Next, people visit each other's homes and partake in festive meals
with special dishes, beverages, and desserts. Children receive gifts and sweets on this
happy occasion. In addition, like the pilgrims in Makkah, the Muslims, who can afford to
do so, offer domestic animals, usually sheep, as a symbol of Ibrahim's sacrifice.
The meat is distributed for consumption to family, friends, and to the poor and needy.
Prayers are offered in mosques and Idgahs and elaborate festivities are held.
Eid e milad is also popularly known as Mawlid, the birth of the
Prophet. It is derived from the Arabic word, meaning to give birth, or descendant.
It is the third biggest of all other Eids. The day is celebrated by the Muslim families
across the world to observe the birthday of the beloved Islamic prophet Muhammad. On this
sacrosanct day Almighty Allah sent his most praised Holy Prophet in this world to be the
source of help and happiness and guide the humanity towards the path of light and follow
ultimate truth.
Ramadan
(Ramadhaan, Ramazan, Ramadhan)
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim
calendar. It is during this month that Muslims observe the Fast of Ramadan. Lasting for
the entire month, Muslims fast during the daylight hours and in the evening eat small
meals and visit with friends and family. It is a time of worship and contemplation. A time
to strengthen family and community ties.
Eid
al-Fitr
Ramadan ends with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which in 2005 occurs on November 4.
Literally the "Festival of Breaking the Fast," Eid al-Fitr is one of the two
most important Islamic celebrations (the other occurs after the Hajj, or pilgrimage to
Mecca). At Eid al-Fitr people dress in their finest clothes, adorn their homes with lights
and decorations, give treats to children, and enjoy visits with friends and family.
A sense of generosity and gratitude colors these festivities. Although charity and good
deeds are always important in Islam, they have special significance at the end of Ramadan.
As the month draws to a close, Muslims are obligated to share their blessings by feeding
the poor and making contributions to mosques.
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Ramadan Recipes
Mrouziya
Ingredients
2 pounds lamp chunks
2 cups water
2 teaspoons Ras El Hanout
1/4cup honey
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup whole blanched almonds, toasted
1/4 cup raisins
Directions
Heat oven to 345 degrees.
Coat the lamb with Ras El Hanout spice. Place spiced lamb in a 5-quart pot with an
appropriate lid.
To the pot, add the water, honey and olive oil
Bake in the oven for about 2 hours until the meat tenderizes.
Remove the meat from the pot and keep warm. Remove extra oil.
To the pot, add the raisins. Boil until the raisins are fully cooked and the stew has
thickened.
Return the lamp to the stew. Bring back to boil for about 2 minutes.
Decorate with the toasted almonds. Serve with warm bread, or with cooked Saffron rice,
Raisins and Almonds.
Tabuli
Ingredients
1/2 cup very fine bulgur
2 bunches parsley
2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
1 small onion, thoroughly minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry mint
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
Directions
Soak bulgur in enough fresh water for about 15 minutes.
Drain well.
Toss all ingredients in a large cooking bowl and add oil last.
Chill the mixture in the refrigerator.
Serve the mouthwatering dish decorated with lettuce leaves.
Biryani
Ingredients
500 gms Basmati Rice.
1kg Mutton (cut into small pieces).
2 tsp. Garam Masala.
6 Red chilies.
7 Cashewnuts.
Onions.(A handful, sliced fine and fried till crisp)
5 Lavang (Cloves)
2 Dalchini (Cinnamon Sticks)
2 pieces Elaichi.(cardamom)
3 Green chilies.
6 Kothmir, (chopped Fresh coriander)
1 small bunch Pudina chopped.
Ginger Garlic paste.
3 tsp. Saffron. (dissolved in ¾ cup milk)
Curd beaten 1 cup.
Juice of 2 Limes. 4 boiled eggs. Ghee /Oil 5 tbsp.
Salt to taste.
Method
Grind the chilies and Cashewnuts into a fine paste. Mix the mutton pieces with the
ginger-garlic paste and beaten curd and Keep aside. Heat four tablespoons ghee or oil and
fry the chili paste. To this add the mutton, ¼ of the fried onion, 1tsp garam masala and
salt to taste. When the ghee separates from the mixture, add one and a half cups warm
water and pressure cook till tender. Take a wide mouthed vessel, fry the whole spices in 1
tbsp. ghee/oil. Add the rice and fry a little, add green chilies and salt to taste and
enough water for the rice to cook. When the rice is cooked, spread it on a plate and
remove the spices (sabut masala). Make a mixture* of the chopped Kothmir, Pudina, garam
masala and fried onion and keep aside. Take another wide mouthed vessel (a thick bottomed
one) and line it with ghee, spread a layer of rice in it and cover it with half the
mutton. Sprinkle half of the Pudina mixture* and juice of a lime. Put a layer of rice
followed by a mutton layer and finish with a final layer of rice. Sprinkle the rice with
saffron milk and some ghee. Cover tightly and cook for twenty minutes over slow fire.
Serve hot.
Mutton Korma
Ingredients
½ kg Boneless mutton.
½ tbsp Jeera.
Onions.(Finely chopped 1 cup)
Poppy seed paste. (½ cup)
Coconut paste. (½ cup)
1 tbsp Ginger paste.
1 tbsp Garlic paste.
Coriander powder 1 tbsp.
Turmeric powder ½ tsp.
Red chili powder ½ tsp.
Bay leaves 2 nos.
Cloves 6-8 nos.
Green elaichi 6-8 nos.
Cinnamon sticks A few.
Nutmeg powder A little.
Oil 4 tbsp.
Salt to taste.
Method
Roast (dry) the cloves, elaichi, nutmeg powder, jeera and cinnamon sticks and then grind
to a fine paste. Heat some oil in a saucepan, add bay leaves and chopped onions and saute.
When the onion browns add the ginger and garlic paste. Put in the boneless mutton and
stir, mix in the ground masala, turmeric and red chili powder. Pour some water, sprinkle
salt to taste and boil till the mutton is tender. Finally add in the poppy seeds paste
along with the coconut paste and roasted coriander powder. Boil for another 10 minutes.
Serve hot, garnished with coconut paste.
Haleem
Ingredients
250 gms Mutton.
1 cup Wheat soaked overnight, drained, pounded & husked.
A handful of channa dal, soaked for 1/2 hour.
A handful of moong dal, soaked for 1/2 hour.
A handful of masoor dal, soaked for 1/2 hour.
1 tsp Chili powder.
1/2 tsp Haldi.
2 Onions, sliced and fried crisp.
1 tsp Dhania powder.
2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste.
4 tbsp Ghee.
Salt to taste.
Method
Take a wide mouthed heavy-bottomed vessel and heat 6-8 cups of water in it. When the water
starts to boil put in the drained dal, wheat and mutton along with the ginger garlic
paste, dhania powder, haldi, red chili powder and salt. Cook over slow fire till the
mutton is tender then mash the mutton. To this mixture add the crushed fried onion. Heat
the ghee and pour it over the Haleem. Sprinkle lemon-juice before serving –
serve hot.
Kofta
Ingredients
For the gravy :-
3 onions finely chopped.
3 tomatoes.
2 tsp chili powder.
2 ½ tsp coriander powder.
¼ tsp turmeric powder.
1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
1 tsp cummin paste.
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves.
5- tbsp oil.
3 cloves.
2 cardamoms.
2 Bay leaves.
4-5 green chilies finely chopped.
For the Koftas: -
½ kg mutton minced.
1 egg.
3 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves.
½ tsp cummin seeds.
½ tsp red chili powder.
½ tsp coriander powder.
Salt to taste.
Method:
To make koftas
After washing the mince, squeeze out the water and mix it with all the other ingredients
for koftas, make medium sized balls of this mixture and deep-fry them. Keep aside
For the gravy
Fry the chopped green chilies and onion along with the cummin seeds, bay leaves and the
ginger garlic paste until golden brown. To this add the ground tomatoes, cardamom, cloves,
salt and other ground spices, fry on a low flame. Put the koftas in the gravy and cook
till the koftas leave water and add water only if required. Serve hot garnished with
coriander leaves.
Shami Kabab
Ingredients
½ kg minced meat without fat.
2 tbsp chana dal washed and soaked in water for ½ hr.
1 tsp dhania jeera powder.
1 tsp garam masala.
10 garlic flakes.
2 pieces dalchini. (cinnamon)
3 cloves.
1 piece ginger.
2 elaichi. (cardamom)
A pinch of pepper.
1 tsp chili powder.
A handful of Kothmir and chopped pudina.(mint leaves)
1 egg.
Juice of ½ a lemon.
1 finely chopped onion.
Oil for frying.
Salt to taste.
Method : Wash and drain the mince and mix the chana dal, whole spices, a cup of water and
salt to taste. Cook till dry. Remove from the fire and add ginger, garlic, pepper, chili
powder, dhania and jeera powder then grind the mixture into a fine paste and knead into a
dough. Add the chopped pudina, kothmir, lime juice and salt to taste. Make lemon sized
balls of the dough, flatten the balls and stuff these with a little onion mixture, dip the
stuffed kebabs in the beaten eggs and shallow fry till cooked.
Dahi Vada
Ingredients
1 cup urad dal.
1 kg yoghurt.
2 tsp cummin powder. (roasted)
1 tsp red chili powder.
1 tsp rock salt/ black salt.
3 tbsp chopped coriander.
1 piece ginger julienne.
15-20 raisins.
1 green chili finely chopped.
Oil for frying.
Tamarind chutney to taste.
Mint chutney to taste.
Salt to taste.
Method
Soak the dal in water overnight, drain and grind into a smooth paste. Add ½ tsp salt and
½ tsp red-chili powder and raisins to this paste. Heat some oil in a pan and drop a tbsp
of the batter into it and fry till it becomes golden in colour. Take out from the oil and
drain on absorbent paper, these are now called ‘bhallas’. Put these
into hot water and soak for 2 minutes, remove it and squeeze the bhallas to drain water.
Stir rock salt and ordinary salt into the yoghurt. Just before serving place the bhallas
in a plate, pour yoghurt over it, add mint chutney and tamarind chutney and sprinkle
red-chili powder and cumin powder
Ramadan Dessert (with pistachio/almonds and orange blossom water)
Semolina Base
2 cups semolina or sooji
2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons of ghee (room temperature)
6 tablespoons of orange blossom water
In a wok or non stick pan roast the semolina and ghee. Stir or fold the mix all the time
on low heat till semolina stats turning color light yellow with speckles of brown.
Toasting is important in this recipe as it imparts a nutty flavor and the grian cooks. Let
the semolina cool before adding the sugar. Combine the semolina and the sugar. Add orange
blossom water gradually and mix again with your hands. The mixture should feel sandy-damp,
but not wet. Depending on your climate, you will need more or less orange blossom water.
Almond Filling - Simply combine all ingredients and set aside.
1 cup finely chopped almonds or pistachio
1/2 teaspoon of cardamom
1/2 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of orange blossom water
Syrup
1 1/2 cups of sugar
3 cups of water
juice of 1 small lemon
1 tablespoon of orange blossom water
2 tablespoons of butter
Heat sugar, water, and lemon juice on medium-high heat. Boil for 30 minutes-do not stir
once it reaches a boil. Remove from heat, add orange blossom water and butter. Place
mixture in freezer to cool. It is important that the syrup be cold before pouring over the
pastry.
10 almonds blanched and skins removed for garnish
Line a 9-inch springform cake pan with wax paper, using two pieces crossing at right
angles and allowing lengths of paper to hang over the sides of the pan. Spoon half of the
semolina mixture into the pan and smooth it out to the edges with the back of the spoon.
Follow with all of the filling, spreading it over the semolina in an even layer. Spoon the
remaining semolina mixture on top and spread it out in an even layer. Fold the overhanging
wax paper over the top, and press to smooth the semolina. Cover with plastic wrap and
refrigerate overnight. Serve with syrup and garnish.
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