Ramadan Iftar Ideas – Samosa/Sambosa

Ramadan Iftar Ideas – Samosa/Sambosa

Hello everybody, I am here with yet another favorite of our family. It is such a popular iftar item in every household and in many countries across the world. so it is samosa or sambosa which can be prepared with any filling of your choice or whatever is available in your pantry.

I am here to share with you people my take on the very popular samosa with a mixed filling ( veg & non-veg ). Everybody across my family loves it and I’m pretty sure you will love it too..

Starting off with the veggies I prefer to use carrots, beans, cabbage and bell peppers. Now you can customize it according to your taste. I have been making sambosas with these veggies for years now and I do swear by the taste.

Keeping it very simple we just have to start by heating up 2-3 tablespoons of oil. Drop in the beans and carrots. Sauté it for a while and add in salt. So that it fastens the cooking up of the veggies. For the flavours add in coriander powder, some sought of meat masala (be it mutton or chicken really doesn’t matter), red chilli powder ( I used garlic infused chilli powder which I bought from a local store) and a pinch of nutmeg and mace pounded and made into powder.

After the spices are well combined with beans and carrots add in a bit of water and cook it on medium heat for about 10 mins. Remember not to add in lots of water. Once the veggies have cooked through add in the cabbage and bell peppers and let it simmer for about 5 mins. We don’t want the bell peppers and cabbage to cook thoroughly. We want them to be crunchy yet flavorful.

For the non-veg part, I prepared the regular minced meat as it is done in regular Indian-cum-hyderabadi households (kheema). Cooking the minced meat with onion and basic spices and topping it off with cilantro.

Then we complete the filling for our samosa by combining the veggies and the kheema and simmering it for another 5 mins until all the flavours are well combined.

Now coming on to the pastry sheets we can either make it at home or get it from a store. Store bought pastry sheets are lot easier to handle and give good results. I prefer using the switz pastry sheets which are probably available at any local store.

I hope this was of some help to you guys. see you again with yet an other idea for iftar in Ramadan.
                                                              Amal ansari
                                                             xoxo

Ramadan Iftar Ideas – Falafel Sandwich

Ramadan Iftar Ideas – Falafel Sandwich

Woohooo!! There’s an absolute treat for all those sandwich lovers. Here is a way to spice up the plain falafel patties with the creamy garlic tahini sauce and a spiced up version of regular tomato ketchup.

The bun or the sandwich bread is to be flavoured a bit. I did it my favourite way. Toasting it with garlic butter. It instantly brings life to a regular piece of loaf.

Now comes the creamy part of the sandwich. Just take in some regular hung curd 2-3 tablespoons of mayo and 1-2 tablespoons of tahini. And in half a tablespoon of garlic paste and season it with salt and white pepper. And voilaaa!!you have most flavorful garlic treat.

Now comes spicing up the regular tomato ketchup. Add in a bit of schezwan  sauce and any pasta or pizza seasoning. I used the all purpose seasoning from keya. I swear by this brand. It has some really amazing spice mixes. And then season it with garlic flavored red chilli…and yayy we have a magical sauce at our table.

Add in another layer of tahini sauce and add in cabbage and other veggies which you like as cucumber and other stuff. 

Just grill in a bit and we are done. Impress anybody with this amazing falafel sandwich which takes in minimal efforts and can be served in suhoor as well as it is pretty substantial.

Ramadan Iftar Ideas – Falafel

Ramadan Iftar Ideas – Falafel 

I have been waiting so long to share this with you people out there. I have never had falafel before at any restaurant. I came across falafel randomly checking out lebanese cuisine. It is basically chickpea/garbanzo bean fritters which surprisingly turned out so yummy.

 The garbanzo beans are soaked overnight.

It is basically processing garbanzo beans with onions, coriander, garlic and other powdered spices. It depends upon an individual whether he likes it gritty or more paste like consistency. I prefer more gritty because it adds in a bit more texture which feels great.

 It is best served hot with tahini sauce.  I tried it out for the first time and completely loved it. Hope you guys try it out and love it.

For a more detailed recipe you can check out the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foB6bxhZYF0&index=2&list=PLV_-ibpbFPCfQCFLci3QCVGck3erq3Ntj

                                                                                                                                          Amal Ansari

                                                                                                                                      xoxo

RAMADAN IFTAR IDEAS - THE TRIPLE BEAN SALAD

Triple Bean Salad

When it comes to ramadan be it iftar or sehar time we want something healthy and something substantial enough to help us avoid that slump.Today we gonna talk about a healthy triple bean salad that will keep you full.

A colorful spicy and refreshing bean salad has been flattering my palate since I have had it. Besides being healthy it’s also very easy to make. We just need any three beans which you like or may be which are available at your place for convenience. 

    

                                    

I made my salad with kidney beans, black eyed beans and black chickpeas. It is very important that we soak the beans overnight which helps in cutting down the time it takes to cook them. All of the seasoning and veggies that goes into the salad can be customised according to an individual’s liking.

I personally like cucumber, tomatoes, cilantro and onions with a dash of lemon. It gives the salad that extra tangy flavor when sprinkled with some chat masala. Just a dash of coriander and red chilli powder and voilaaa!! We are good to go.

I hope you give this yumminess a try....!

AMAL ANSARI

      XOXO