Happy Muslim Mama: 200+ Ramadan Recipes and Food Links

This list contains the best receipes I could find for Ramadan. I hope you find this list useful for your meal planning and for inspiration and motivation.  I will keep adding as I come across recipes I love or readers make suggestions.

30+ Recipes you can make and freeze for Ramadan Kareem by Fun Cooking, including corn cheese balls, qeema samosa’s, chapli kebab, chicken cigars, frozen crispy chicken wongs, apple pie Mcdonalds style, chicken cheese rolls, chicken tenders and veg nuggets.

Frozen Meat balls/Qoftay by Fun Cooking

Chicken and Potato Filling for Samosa’s, Spring Rolls and Pasties by Umm Salihah of Happy Muslim Mama

Chicken Sandwich Filling by Umm Salihah of Happy Muslim Mama

9 Make Ahead Food For Ramadan To Save You Time In The Kitchen During The Holy Month by With a Spin

Moroccan Foods and Ingredients That You Can Prepare Ahead of Time By Christine Benlafquih at The Spruce

Make ahead Frozen Food for Ramadan by Afreen Zia for Afreen’s Kitchen

Make Ahead Meal Preparations For Ramadan by Shanaz Rafiq of Love to Cook – lots of ideas for prepping ingredients as well as recipes

Let Your Freezer Help You This Ramadan by Yvonne Maffei of My Halal Kitchen 5 Delicious Make-Ahead Iftar Snacks To Keep You Chaos Free During Ramadan by Expat Woman Food.

Creamy Fruit Chaat by ARY Zauq

Chana Masala – Chickpeas in the Pakistani Manner by Shayma Saadat of Spice Spoon

Stuffed Dates with Blue Cheese by Plavaneeta Borah for NDTV

Dates and Cashew Vegan Balls by Plavaneeta Borah for NDTV – energy boosting snack

Potato Samosa’s by Coffee and Crumpets

Home Made Masala Chips by Umm Salihah of Happy Muslim Mama

Kutchi Dabeli by Indian Khana – type of sandwich with chutneys, potato filling, pomegranate and peanuts making it sweet, tangy, spicy and crunchy and very filling 

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Pani Puri (Gol Gappa) by Sona at Spill the Spices

Batata Hara – Lebanese potato dishes by  Fauzia Afif of Fauzia’s Kitchen Fun

Chicken Lollipops by Swasthi – hot and spicy, made with drumsticks or whole chicken wings

Peri Peri Wings by  Fauzia Afif of Fauzia’s Kitchen Fun

Persian Fried Chicken by Mahmuda Iqbal for the New York Times

Kanafeh Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Tasbih for Cleobuttera – crunchy kanafeh crusted bread, encasing ooey gooey mozzarella, that gets drenched in a rose and orange blossom kissed syrup

Potato and Chicken Cheese Samosas by Asbah Aleana of A Muslim Mama

Chicken Kebabs by Umm Salihah of Happy Muslim Mama

Philly cheesesteak egg rolls by Carls Bad Cravings – thinly sliced marinated steak, bell peppers, mushrooms and jalapenos blended with cheese then fried (or baked) to melty, cheesy perfection in a crunchy egg roll cocoon.

Shabeh Yalda Appetizer Platter by My Persian Kitchen

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Sweet Date Chutney (Khajoor ki Chutney) by Niru Gupta for NDTV – sweet and sour date chutney that goes brilliantly with pani puri, aloo chaat and all kinds of crispy snacks. 

Watermelon Preserve by Bob Chamberlin for the Los Angeles Times)

Easy Hummus by Holly Warah at Arabic Zeal

Mint Chutney by Umm Salihah of Happy Muslim Mama

Special Ramadhan Chutney by Fauzia Afif of Fauzia’s Kitchen Fun – with mango, carrots and garlic

Home-made Ketchup by Smith St Paleo

Basic Mayonnaise by Smith St Paleo

Crab and Apple Salad by Nora El-Sadat for Fustany

Honeydew Cucumber Salad With Homemade Dressing by Frugal Coupon Salad

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Fruit Chaat- Peach Salad in the Pakistani Manner by Shayma Saadat of Spice Spoon

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Chicken Pasta by Cook with Anisa

Chicken Meatballs Recipe by Amber from Recipes Pakistan

Healthy and Easy Roast Chicken and Vegetables by Umm Salihah of Happy Muslim Mama

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Orange & Cardamom Sharbat by Preeti Tamilarasan for Jopreets Kitchen

Sharbat from Azerbaijan by Mike and Vera of 196 Flavors – pomegranate, lemon and mint versions 

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Lebanese Rose Drink (Sharab Ward) – delicious pink drink tfrom The Complete Middle East Cookbook By Tess Mallos via Food.com

Mango Iced Tea by chef Gurbir Singh, executive chef, Hotel Babylon International, Raipur, for Indusparent

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Strawberry Lemonade by Annie of Annie’s Noms

Spiced Pears and Pomegranate by AllRecipes

Pistachio Rosewater Cake by Betty Crocker

Gulab Jamun by Asbah Aleana of A Muslim Mama

Lab E Shireen by Sadaf Abbasi for Archana’s Kitchen – vermicelli cooked in milk, custard – adorned with jelly and rasgullas

Atar Simple Syrup by Holly Warah at Arabic Zeal – a sugar syrup that is used to bathe, soak or sprinkle on various sweets. It’s scented with orange blossom water, rose water or both

Ramadan Recipe Roundup

Vegan and Raw Ramadan Recipes by One Arab Vegan

Nestle Ramadan Recipes – Appetizers, main dishes and desserts including eggplant musakaa, mansaf and Kuwaiti lamb biryani

Iftar Recipes by Swasthi of Swasthi’s Recipes including date nut balls, oatmeal pancakes, chicken pakora’s, paneer roll, date halwa, and badam milk (almond milk) from the quick menu.

18 Sweet and Savory Tasty Date Recipes for Ramadan by Amnah Ibrahim for Disney Baby
24 Easy Ramadan Recipes That Will Keep You Energized All Month Long by Carol Kuruvilla at the Hufington Post

10 delicious and easy-to-make Iftar recipes for the month of Ramadan by the Indian Express including Malabar moplah kozi, mutton resala, mango kasur kulfi, Manglorean chicken ghee roast, Kapitan chicken curry, haleem Hara Bhara kebab, kheer badshahi and makanay ki kheer.

30 Snacks and Appetizer Recipes for Ramadan by Indian Khana – lots of different types of cutlets, pakora’s (fritters) and vegetarian recipes.

Traditional Moroccan Ramadan Recipes by Christine Benlafqui for The Spruce – including Harira Soup, Halwa Chebakia, Stuffed Dates, Hssoua Belboula (Barley Soup with Milk) and Moroccab Pancakes.

10 Delicious Pakistani Ramadan Recipes You Should Try by StyleCraze including bread rolls, tikka samosa’s, sweetcorn fritters, Ghilafi kebabs, noodle kebabs, Sofiyani Biryani and keema karela.

Los Angeles Times Ramadan Recipes – including rice pudding, baklawa and gullac (Turkish dessert made with milk, pomegranate and pastry especially in Ramadan)

Nutella® Ramadan recipes – including Nutella® Umm Ali, Strawberry and Nutella® samosas, Basbousa, date truffles, konafa and qatayef.

Ramadan recipes and Ramadan food by SBS TV, over 65 recipes

56 Traditional Dishes to Serve During Ramadan by AllRecipes, including suhoor dishes

Hershey’s Kitchen Arabia Ramadan Recipes

Spice Stores Ramadan Recipes including Seekh Kebab Roll, Fruit Chaat, Dahi Bondi Chaat, Pani Puri, Gola Kebab Wraps, Vegetable Cutlet Sandwich, Biryani and Achar Ghosht

Betty Crocker Ramadan Recipes

Ramadan Recipes by Lins Food – including Baba Ganoush, Baklava, Beef Shigureni, Chow Mein, Turkish Salad, Onion Bhajis, Tagines, Mahalabia and Musakhan.

Ramzan Recipes by Indian Mirror – including Syrian Bread, Fig and Lemon Chicken, Moroccan Soup and Jarjeer salad

Ramadan Recipes by Archana’s Kitchen including Pakistani Bhuna Ghosht, Chicken Malai Kebab, Mutton Keema samosa, Mutton Shami Kebab and Vegetable Biryani with Chatpata Aloo 39 Recipes That You Can Cook During Ramadan by Malvika Hada for Arhana’s Kitchen

Homey’s Guide to Healthy Ramadan Recipes – a free s-book by Beat Diabetes