How To Prep for Ramadan
Follow This Checklist
How to Prep for Ramadan. Ramadan is fast approaching this month. For the United Kingdom (UK), Ramadan begins on the evening of Friday, 28 February, and extends through Sunday, 30 March. It is time to start meal and snack prepping for the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims worldwide observe and revere Ramadan as a time of fasting, reflection, and gathering with neighbors, friends, and family. Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. Fasting involves abstaining from drink, food, and sexual relations. A pre-dawn meal (suhoor) of dates, water, or milk is considered traditional for breaking the fast, and a larger meal awaits at sunset. Here’s a checklist of ideas for communal table and home décor, breakfast, snacks, and
nighttime meal-time (iftar).
How To Prep for Ramadan Home Decor
Islam has five primary colours associated with the religion: white, red, green, black, and yellow. Unlike
Christian holidays, Ramadan doesn’t have a formal color scheme; however, colours connected with
night, spirituality, and peace are widely seen in homes worldwide. For example, in the United States,
purple and yellow are associated with Ramadan. Yet in the UK, green, white, and red are part of the
colour scheme for the holy month.
Muslims enjoy decorating their homes with the symbols of Ramadan, which include a crescent moon,
stars, lanterns, an eight-pointed star, dates, prayer rugs, and a Ramadan drummer. Please remember
that decorations are lawful and appropriate but shouldn’t be considered an act of worship itself. Visit
Amazon, Etsy, Pinterest, and Harrods to find a variety of Ramadan decoration ideas.
How to Prep For Ramadan Communal Tables
Communal table decorations for Ramadan should be simple, festive, and tasteful. Begin with a table
runner, and add some unique dinnerware and utensils. A wooden Ramadan countdown calendar, metal
moon table topper, string lights, or a lantern can be an excellent centerpiece for the table. Ramadan
serving trays made of metal, marble, or wood featuring a crescent and stars are ideal table pieces and
can be filled with nuts, fruits, chocolates, or dates. Custom-made place cards written in Arabic add
another fantastic element to iftar. Amazon, Etsy, Pinterest, Walnut Tree Gifts, Eid Party, Islamic Wall Art Store, and Riwaya are online retailers ready to aid shoppers in creating a stylish iftar.
How to Prep For Ramadan Food and Drinks
Proper food, drink, and nutrition are important during this holy and blessed season for Muslims, as they
fast all day long. It is vital to have sustenance essentials on hand. At breakfast, Muslims eat dates with
milk or water. Sometimes, they also add a tablespoon of chia seeds to the drink, which adds an extra
boost of protein. Walnut Tree Gifts offers bulk kilo bags of Medjool Dates. Tesco Groceries sells chia
seeds in the baking or nut aisles.
Snacks are permissible during the iftar. The preferred snack foods can vary from country to country.
Some universal favourites include samosas, kebabs, fattoush, dates, nuts, and other dried fruits.
Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, and Asda have dedicated halal sections to find ingredients to
make these items. Walnut Gifts, an online retailer, has high-quality and affordable bulk kilo bags of
walnuts, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, almonds, apricots, cranberries, pineapple, kiwi, mango, oranges, and
strawberries.
Iftar is the biggest meal of the day during Ramadan; however, it is essential not to get too carried away
with heavy foods, carbohydrates, carbonated drinks, and sweets due to the flatulence they can cause
while praying at the local mosque. Typical meal items include soups, dates, salads, dates, fruits and
vegetables (fresh, dried, or cooked), whole grain breads, cereals, pastas, and rice. Halal-certified meats
like poultry, fish, and turkey are ideal. Some Muslims may enjoy beans, seeds, nuts, and legume dishes
alongside low-fat dairy products. Potatoes, hummus, lightly-sweet pastries, and Chai tea are also
permissible and enjoyed by many. Tesco or local Islamic grocers throughout the UK like The Halal Food
Shop, Almys Supermarket& Halal Meat, Sultan Halal Meat & Wholesale Grocers, and Best Halal Foods
are fantastic places to find ingredients that meet religious standards.
Recipes
Many Muslim families have specialty dishes they like to share throughout Ramadan. To wrap up this
blog, let’s explore some new recipe ideas to liven things up.
Cauliflower Fritters at https://mytastycurry.com/cauliflower-fritters/
Baked Samosa at https://mytastycurry.com/baked-samosa-recipe/
Dahi Kebab at https://mytastycurry.com/dahi-ke-kabab-dahi-kabab-recipe
Mediterranean Kale & Farro Salad at https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/kale-farro-salad/
Eggplant Stew at https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/eggplant-stew/
Grilled Mediterranean Chicken Kabobs at https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/grilled-chicken
kabobs
Cantaloupe in Honeydew Almond Soup at
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cantaloupe-in-honeydew-almond-soup
Instant Pot Chicken Rendang at https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/instant-pot
chicken-rendang
Dahi Dal at https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/dahi-dal-yogurt-lentil-spinach
chetna-makan
May grace and gratitude guide you through your fast. Happy Ramadan or Ramadan Kareem!
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