Ramadan this year

[zohra]

I've decided not to cook samosas and bhajias anymore as :

a) they never get finished
b) take too long to cook
c) too much oil - not healthy
c) cant think of anything else

Instead oven chips and plenty of them, and tins of beans and spaghetti (halal of course).

Its easy, quick, the men and kids rarely complain and more importantly i'am happy.

[Faith]

you know that is so true.im gunna tell my mum she sould'av done that too, i guess its to late as we have made it allready, maybe next year. its so much easier but also the men love their fryed stuff esp in ramzan.

[jenny]

Wish I could do that in my house. When your at work all day I find it easier to just fry stuff from the freezer.

[Muslimah]

jenny said:

Wish I could do that in my house. When your at work all day I find it easier to just fry stuff from the freezer.

As we spend a fair bit of time in the kitchen, i feel part of Ramadan is the act of cooking and making the meals themselves.Especially when you've got other Sisters there helping you, convenience foods are definite no-no.

[star]

I agree, as we all seem to be tied up in the kitchen frying, between Asar an Maghrib, Mum's praying her one hour long Fateha's an me ends up in kitchen, so this year i,ll tell her bung everything in oven an we all pray, As the most important time for praying , and getting prayers answered is between Asar an Maghrib Yes! Im sure iv heard the Maulana at mosque say that? Mind you iv even heard him say to cook for your family and feed them in Ramzan make people open fast at your house is also a good deed, oh well some one's got to do it hey. My mum's just made me point out that she prepare's the food all day while im at college , an I just fry it. so I mus'nt complain ha ha.

[Surriya]

salaam sis,

yeah i do the same, mum prepares everything during the day and weeks before ramzan and i just have to fry it all.

About not getting enough time for yourself to pray between asar and maghrib, maybe if you start to fry a little earlier? I know that can be difficult too cos it depends on when u get back from college/uni but when u do get home early start frying a little earlier and you can enjoy praying with the family before iftar.

p.s. there are a few stories for children on the islam board, the thread is called 'islam for children' ashraf786.proboards15.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1092509939

[zohra]

Do you all not serve traditional dinner after Magrib ?, i mean roti/rice with meat or veg curry ?

Our house its always been breakfast with trad.dates of course some fruit, pray Namaz, eat your meal and then tea or coffee with (this year) chips and ketchup, followed by custard or some other sweet.

[Nudrat]

Hiya Sister's, Actually at our house, yes we have dates, fruit and a sweet dessert.
The whole family, then pray maghrib together and then we can have roti and a curry and some fried stuff.
Must admit ya gotta have some
samosa's other wise it don't feel like Ramadan.

[Muslimah]

Now that were over half way through i've decided to do some jacket potatoes, with chilli', beans, and veg curry (fried stuff was getting left over, more and more every day) and everyone loves them esp the curried spuds.

[Ashiq e Rasool]

Muslimah said:

Now that were over half way through i've decided to do some jacket potatoes, with chilli', beans, and veg curry (fried stuff was getting left over, more and more every day) and everyone loves them esp the curried spuds.

Your right there, dont want to touch another samosa or see another Bajiya in a long while ........
I made jacket spuds the other day, went down well with the family, but must say not tried them with curry sounds yum Iv started putting things in oven like chops and chicken, served with boiled potatoes an veg, makes a nice change.

[jenny]

Ashiq said:

Your right there, dont want to touch another samosa or see another Bajiya in a long while ........
I made jacket spuds the other day, went down well with the family, but must say not tried them with curry sounds yum Iv started putting things in oven like chops and chicken, served with boiled potatoes an veg, makes a nice change.

agree totally, fed up with fried food but the hubby and kids wont eat boiled veg. any other suggestions.

[zohra]

jenny said:

agree totally, fed up with fried food but the hubby and kids wont eat boiled veg. any other suggestions.

'Boiled veg' dont sound too appetising on their own, sure you could dress it up ?

When dont you try a stew, tender juicy dices of beef (boiled of course), carrots (have to be big and chunky), and baby onions in a gravy sauce, and add seasoning...should go down a treat, so much so that hopefully the men and kids will do the washing for you. ?

Jacket potatoes sound a good idea, might try that, but i'll have to ask everyone first dont wanna go through all that trouble and find no-one's going to eat them.

[Ashiq e Rasool]

zohra said:

'Boiled veg' dont sound too appetising on their own, sure you could dress it up ?

When dont you try a stew, tender juicy dices of beef (boiled of course), carrots (have to be big and chunky), and baby onions in a gravy sauce, and add seasoning...should go down a treat, so much so that hopefully the men and kids will do the washing for you. ?
them.

obviously you,d put salt and pepper and lots of butter in your veg, but your stew sound s like a good idea I,ll give it a go. usually make a chicken soup that goes down well.

[safia]

Agree with all of you ,gone of fried food,

Actually the boiled veg with meat sounds quite tempting with lots of butter, quite healthy if you omit the butter, but then it wouldnt taste the same would it?

Also pies and lasagne, make a change as well.

[safia]

well Eid is here, any new reciepe's for bicuits and cakes, Easy peasy ones plz¬