The blessed month of Ramadaan is well under way and the Bhabi’s Corner team greets all our readers with warm wishes of peace and blessings. Ramadaan is a time that brings families together around the iftaar table, filling homes with the aroma of comforting dishes and the joy of shared moments. It is a month of spiritual renewal… a time to nourish not only bodies, but hearts and souls too. In this edition, we have put together a selection of Ramadaan appropriate recipes, wonderful for iftaar, with a lovely smoothie, perfect for suhoor. Whether you are breaking fast with family or enjoying a quiet iftaar at home, we hope these dishes will add flavour to your Ramadaan table. Stay tuned for more delicious inspiration in the next edition of Bhabi’s Corner.
Recipes
Mixed Vegetable Soup
1 onion (finely chopped)
1/2 kg chicken fillet (cubed)
1 small tomato (grated)
1 pkt thick vegetable soup
1 can farm style vegetable soup
½ tsp fine red chillies
1 tsp salt, ½ tsp fine cumin
½ tsp white pepper
½ tsp whole cumin seeds
1 tbsp. oil, 1 green chilli
Some fresh chopped dhania
Method
·Braise onion in oil till golden ·Add cumin seeds
·Add chicken and green chillie and cook on medium till chicken is cooked
·Season with spices and simmer for 1 minute
·Add grated tomato and cook till it absorbs spices.
·Mix soups according to pkt instructions and add to chicken
·Stir until mixture boils ·Lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes
·Before serving add dhania
Weetbix Haleem
1 ½ cups jungle oats
6 Weetbix, 2 ½ litres water, 2 tsp salt
Method
Soak Weetbix & Jungle Oats in water & salt.
Bring to boil till cooked, for about ½ an hour.
Liquidise when cool.
1 cup chicken fillet (cubed),
3 tblsp ghee, 1 med onion (grated)
1 tsp ginger/garlic masala
1 ½ tsp ground chillies, ½ tsp arad
Method
- Fry onion, in ghee till done.
- Add masalas and spices and braise, thereafter add chicken.
- Cook till done, then add in Weetbix mixture and bring to boil.
Vagaar: 1 tblspn ghee, ½ medium onion sliced, 3 whole green chilies, 1 tsp jeera, green dhania for garnishing
Method
- Fry onion, green chilies and jeera till pink
- Add to haleem and garnish with dhania
Bombay Crush
1L full cream milk
Generous scoops vanilla ice cream
Elachi syrup or powder
Rose syrup
Sabja seeds soaked in
water (basil seeds)
Slivered almonds
Method
In a large jug blend ice cream and milk. Add in 2 tbsp. of rose syrup and 1 tbsp. of elachi syrup or powder (blend well).
Add mixture to serving glass, add sabja seeds and serve topped with a small scoop of ice cream & slivered almonds. Optional- add whipped/fresh cream on the top.
Creamy Banana Strawberry Split Smoothie
·1 cup milk
·1 chopped banana, frozen
·3/4 cup strawberries
·3 ice cubes
·1 scoop vanilla protein powder
·1 teaspoon vanilla extract
·1 teaspoon honey
·1 teaspoon ground flax seed
·1 teaspoon ground chia seeds
·1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Method
Blend almond milk, banana, strawberries, ice cubes, protein powder, vanilla extract, honey, ground flax seeds, ground chia seeds, and cinnamon in a blender until smooth. Enjoy!