Ramadan Recipes – Food Ideas To Enjoy During The Fasting Month

This delicious Strawberry and Bananas Smoothie is so simple to make and makes for a nourishing breakfast. Perfect for when you’re on the go, or just after a quick treat.

This vegan Blueberry Broccoli Smoothie is loaded with good-for-your-health fruits and vegetables. It is tasty and nourishing, and yet simple to make.

This tasty smoothie is delightfully thick and creamy thanks to frozen fruit.

It's quick and easy to make and I love that you can customize it to fit your taste.

This delicious green goddess smoothie is creamy, vegan, and gluten-free. It’s very simple to make with just five ingredients, but it’s the kind of breakfast that makes you feel awesome.

Learn how to make this keto blueberry smoothie in just 5 minutes? This creamy blueberry smoothie is addicting and makes the perfect easy keto breakfast smoothie for low carb diets.

A traditional Turkish breakfast recipe that places perfectly poached eggs into a bowl of spiced yoghurt, and tops it with delicious melted butter. If that doesn’t have you drooling, it was also a favourite breakfast of Ottoman sultans as far back as the 15th century - literally food for royalty.

Traditionally enjoyed for breakfast, this Gujarati Khaman Dhokla is a steamed chickpea cake with lemony drizzle. 

Have some to break your fast at iftar time and leave some for your sehri/suhoor time.

This Matcha smoothie bowl is full of antioxidants and vitamins - a great green way to start your fasting day.

Pakoras turned into dumplings in a delicious spicy yoghurt. That’s what this food is about.

These lentil dumplings in spiced yoghurt are quite light to have for suhoor but jam packed with goodness. Again, this one is something you can enjoy for your iftar starter too. 

This baked macaroni cheese is the Dutch influenced-recipe that has become popular in Indonesia. It's a comforting and filling dish that won’t bloat you in the beginning of the day.

These sweet potato balls in palm sugar syrup and coconut milk are popular sweets to have for iftar in Indonesia. 

Mung bean lentils cooked in palm sugar and coconut milk offer a comforting taste to break your fast. Needless to say that it’s full of nutrition thanks to the healthy ingredients.

Klepon is one of Jajan Pasar (street food) that often makes an appearance for iftar. It is made of glutinous rice with palm sugar filling and coated with coconut. This pandan flavoured sweet treat ball is similar to mochi but with more bursting flavour and very easy to make. 

This pudding may remind you of panna cotta. But it’s easier to make and it’s halal. And with the raspberries in it, you will get supply for antioxidant and vitamin C too. A winner.

I personally call this chickpea sweet ball an energy ball. Because chickpea flour is high in protein and rich source of fiber, minerals and vitamins. On top of that, this besan ladoo is much-less sweet than the ordinary alike out there as it uses much less sugar.

A creamy rice pudding flavoured with aromatic rose water and crushed pistachios. An extremely fragrant, elegant and delicious dessert for your iftar.

Atayef is Middle Eastern stuffed pancake that is only served during the month of Ramadan. Stuffed with cheese or cinnamon walnuts, the Atayef are dipped in simple sugar syrup and served warm.

This light and nutritious soup can be a good choice to fill your empty stomach after long hours of fasting in Ramadan. And it’s pretty easy to make too. 

Enjoy this chicken and sweetcorn soup to break your fast, and leave some for your suhoor/ sehri. 

Pangsit Ayam is chicken wonton. It's the kind of dumplings you may want to have for a starter at iftar time. Enjoy it with clear chicken soup.

The Indonesian community of Suriname celebrates Ramadan with Bakabana - delicious Sweet Plantain Fritters done here with a fabulous peanut sauce.

Learn to make the best flaky, crispy, mouthwatering samosas right at home by following this easy samosa recipe. It’s a burst of spices and flavors in your mouth!

Filled with smoky meat filling, this delicious crispy Keema Samosa i.e. a perfect snack for Ramadan Iftar, served with green chutney or sauce of choice and please the crowd.

Twice fried green plantains are a fantastic appetizer to begin your meal with. Eat them on their own, dipped in a mayonnaise and ketchup sauce, or topped with a mayo-ketchup slaw.

Muhammara is an easy and creamy Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip filled with delicious Middle Eastern flavors from ingredients such as pomegranate molasses and Aleppo chili flakes. Sweet, tangy, smoky, and a little spicy, enjoy all the flavors of this vegan Muhammara Recipe scooped onto chunks of fresh warm flatbread or mixed with your favorite chicken and rice.

Cendol is one of the popular iftar menus in Indonesia. This jelly-like green dessert is made of rice flour with pandan flavour and you enjoy it with palm sugar syrup and coconut milk.

Tantalize your taste buds with this incredible Cucumber Mint Water with Strawberries. Fresh cucumbers, juicy strawberries, and mint leaves infused in water is so refreshing that you will enjoy every sip.

A refreshing green drink that quenches your thirst at the same time rehydrates your body.

This homemade cola is a refreshing way to make your own cola at home. With kola nut powder to give it a natural kick and aromas including cinnamon, citrus and vanilla, there's no surprises or secrets in this recipe.

This vegetable pilau rice doesn’t need hundreds of spices. It’s pretty easy and quick to make, but it’s pretty tasty to have.

Indonesian rice dish cooked in a fragrant coconut milk. It’s traditionally enjoyed for breakfast but delicious to have at any time of the day. 

This is Indonesian fried-chicken that is smashed before coated with fresh-chilli sambal. It’s pretty easy and quick to make. And it’s refreshingly delicious.

There are a million recipes of biryani rice out there. Here, I’m offering you a simple and easy recipe. It is based on the recipe that I learned from my Pakistani extended family.

If you fancy goodness in your rice staple, choose to make this chicken pilau rice. Spoil your family with this flavourful rice dish for your iftar menu. 

You can eat these kebab patties as they are with some salad, tomato chutney or yoghurt chutney on the side. Or, you can enjoy the patties as burgers in buns. However you like, they’re surely a crowd-pleaser.

These kebabs can be enjoyed as a wrap with chapati, naan bread, or pitta bread. Or, you can have them with some potato chips/ french fries.

This chicken dish is yummy to have with plain white rice. It’s flavoursome and simply delicious.

Kuku Paka is a popular Swahili dish. This is the one dish that has to be on the table for Ramadan. It pairs up perfectly with rice or roti.

Chicken shawarma is a Middle-Eastern dish full of aromatic, spicy, and exotic flavors of cayenne and turmeric. It's wrapped with fresh pita bread to complete a delicious and filling Ramadan meal.

These juicy, melt in the mouth beef seekh kebabs are full of flavour and an absolute treat to devour.

This meat and potato curry is pretty basic in Pakistani/ Indian households. Simply because it’s deliciously comforting to enjoy. A perfect Ramadan recipe for iftar.

If you need another comforting food choice, then you must try this lamb kofta curry. It’s surely one dish to enjoy at Iftar time.

This Indonesian dish is for the lamb lovers who also love coconut milk and spices. It’s a popular dish in Indonesia that is often sought during Ramadan. 

Now, this lamb and bottle gourd curry is a good main meal choice for iftar. Because Lauki - the bottle gourd - has benefits of rehydrating your body because of its high water content. So it’s ideal for when you need to replenish your body with water after long hours of fasting. 

Ikan Pesmol is a fish dish cooked in a tangy and spicy pickle sauce. It has a refreshing taste and it’s one Ramadan recipe to try for fish lovers. And you can use almost any type of fish you like.

Aloo Palak is potato and spinach curry. The recipe is based on the Pakistani way of cooking. It has a well-balanced spice and jam-packed with flavour. 

This lusciously delicious aubergine curry is worth having for iftar when you’re craving non-meat meals or wanting to have it as a side dish. 

Chana Aloo or chickpea and potato curry is another vegetarian dish you may want to enjoy at Iftar time. Have it with roti/ chapati, naan bread, pitta bread or any other flatbread. It’s moreish. 

And if you feel like having more non-meat food for your iftar, you can try Aloo Methi - potato and fenugreek leaf curry. The leaves offer many benefits such as help control blood sugar and digestion. So it’s a good choice to have during Ramadan when our digestion may have a bit of challenge.