I usually take pictures of my Iftar spread whenever I'm in a mood to do so (which rarely happens :P) and the table gets ready atleast 15 minutes before the Azaan. Here, in this post I'm sharing some random pictures of my Iftar spread.

You can also see my Iftar Spread of the previous years - Ramadan 2013, Ramadan 2014 and Ramadan 2015 by clicking on the respective links.

Just like the previous two years, where I have shared some random clicks of my Iftar table during Ramadan, which you can see here and here. This year too I decided to capture some Iftar spread and present to you. Also, do check out the Ramadan Recipes page for more Iftar recipes.

In the meantime, have a peek at my Iftar spread...

In the meantime, I'm sharing some random pics of Eid celebrations at my home....
 Menu includes
1. Sheer Khurma
2. Shahi Tukda
3. Samosa
4. Rasmalai

Some fun eid moments of Amaan

Eid sweets at my mom's place, don't panic seeing the quantity, my family is not a sweet lover, they had some 20+ guest coming over. Hope I could get a visa and ticket and travel today itself...... :)

A sneak peak into my upcoming Eid Menu

Today I'm sharing my menu for this Eid and the various combinations that you can opt for. On Eid day we don't go for any specific breakfast. As and when guest comes in, we just keep having all the stuffs that I have mentioned under serving guest, and because of this we take our lunch early at around 11 itself. I'll be so busy after coming from Eid prayers as I have to do it all alone. There are some recipes that can be prepared in advance, ie. a day before to make our task easy and some has to be prepared on the day itself, I've mentioned the same against each item. Also to make my work easier, I go for all the readymade masalas and mixes.

Serving guest when they visit us:
1. Sheer Khurma - A day in advance
2. Shahi Tukda - A day in advance
3. Rasmalai - A day in advance
4. Corn Samosa - Shop bought, frozen, I've to just fry it before serving
5. Sharbet-e-Roohafza - Just before serving
You may also make Qimami Seviyan, Gulab Jamuns, Carrot Halwa, Zarda

Lunch
Starter:
1. Chicken Nuggets - On the day itself
2. Qeema pakoda - On the day itself
You may also make fish fry, chicken fry, shami kababs, chapli kababs, tandoori chicken, green chutney, tomato chutney as per preference (all marination can be done a day in advance)

Maincourse:
1. Bombay Biryani - On the day itself
2. Mutton Haleem - On the day itself
3. Salad - Just before serving
4. Raita - Just before serving
Since biryani is a complete meal in itself, I just go for biryani and haleem. For biryani you can either go for mutton biryani or chicken biryani and hyderabadi style or Awadhi style

You may also make any of the following combinations
Combination I
1. Chicken Pulao
2. Aloo Gosht/Mutton Qorma/Achari Gosht
3. Kadhai Chicken

Combination II
1. Mutton Pulao
2. Chicken Qorma
3. Kofta Curry

Desserts:
Chocolate pudding cake with vanilla icecream - A day in advance
You can also serve Kulfi, Puddings, Icecream cake 

Fruits - I will just be placing whole fruits on the lunch table

Then the entire episode is finished with a cup of garma garam tea.... :)

Another random click......

Menu includes:

Menu includes:

Eid ul Adha is right here with some countries celebrating it today while others including me will mark the occasion tomorrow, insha allah. For me its an extremely tight schedule, right from house cleaning and arranging, leaving home around 5:45 in the morning for eid prayers, as the eidgah is quiet far from home, meat handling, distributing to the needy, friends and families, cooking, entertaining guest and finally clearing all the mess, doing it all alone, yes my maid will also be off for 2 days. Its a real real hectic, but I love doing it..... I'm listing here a few recipes that you can try for this eid...

Sweets
1. Sheer Khurma
2. Shahi Tukda

Kababs
1. Mutton Shami Kababs
2. Mutton Chops
3. Chapli Kabab

Rice Varieties
1. Mutton Biryani
2. Kofta Biryani
3. Peas Kofta Pulao
4. Mutton Yakhni Pulao

Gravies
1. Mutton Curry
2. Spicy Mutton Gravy
3. Kofta Curry
4. Haleem
5. Mutton Liver Fry
6. Qeema
7. Paya Curry

Wishing every one Eid Saeed....keep cooking n celebrating!!!

Well, after posting my ramadan recipes, thought of capturing my iftar table. Here are the pics from yesterdays iftar..., hope you will like it....



Menu includes:

1. Dates
2. Falooda
3. Black Forest cake
4. Qeema Pakoda
5. Turri/Dry Fruit Sorbet
6. Black Chana
7. Momos
8. Fruit Chaat
9. Green Chutney
10. Red Chutney