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During Ramadan, what are the possible options of easy cooking /simple recipies for a person who lives alone, doesn't want to eat outside anymore and can only fry/boil an egg himself ?

wannabe_a_mum

I think the key is pre-planning......freezing as much as possible so that you only have to fry/bake.....

Areh bhai, pehleh seh humeh bulah leteh then I would have made and frozen it all for you................

Khair, it's Ramzan tomorrow and that doesn't really leave time for planning...so let me suggest....Pasta Bake/Bhajiya/fried chicken breast fillets/grilled veg or chicken fillets/kebabs.....all for iftari...and for Sehri? Cereal and Toast zindabad!!!!

mizzrani

sehri - shana parathas u can get stuffed ones like aloo parathas or keema parathas
if not toast and egg will do
cereal - too light mite not keep you full

iftari - you can fry / bake lots of things

brother is there no one to cook for u at all , i feel sad that you will be doing it all alone.

wannabe_a_mum

^ Oh yeh, forgot about Shana Paratha's!!!
Plus also, depending on where you live, you can also pick up frozen ready made Samosa's, Pastries, Pies, burgers, kebabs and stuff.

Are you in the UK??

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JazakAllah khair sisters for your kind help.

Actually I am living all alone in Turkey for the last 2.5 years, due to studies. My whole family including my mom and wife are in Pak. I don't want to get advice from them because then I would have to tell them the whole situation and they might get worried and sad.

Though I didn't use to care much about my nutritions till I got married a couple of months ago. I know my wife would ask me what I had in sehri and aftari. I don't want to make her sad.

Here in Turkey I would hardly find anything mentioned except freezed kababs and burgers.

Though here it is easy for me to do iftari even if I am not able to cook anything myself as there are good places, but sehri is a bit difficult as no shop/hotel/resturant ...etc. are open at the time of sehri.

What I have in mind is cereal might be a good option as sister mentioned. Also fruit chart mixed with sweet yugurt. (It might work for few days till I want a change) Also here they sell freezed paratha's

Anything else that I can make for sehri ?

Thanks again for your valuable time, kind concern and advices. May Allah bless you two and your families with all the blessings of this life and hereafter.

amelie

Lentil/daal soup is a good am sehri. just buy dal and cook with some masala....then fry onions with garlic for the tarka nd add that in. When i was in Turkey i got some amazing authentic breakfast soup it was so yummy with bread...mmmmmmmm

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That is a good idea. I used to buy soup packet from market but then my friend told me that it contains alot of preservatives which are not good for health ?

wannabe_a_mum

Hey...no problem.....hope some of the suggestions help to make your Ramzan easy.................

What about if you try to make and freeze things on your days off??

There are some really simple things that ANYONE can make! (I know because in the 1st Ramzan after we got wed, hubby had to fend for himself when I was in hospital! and I gave him the instructions from there!!)

Like buy chicken breast fillets, clean and slice them, marinade them and coat with egg and breadcrumb before frying.......

Also, check out the ARAD website, I've seen some good things on there!!

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Which one of the following meanings might apply here ? Sorry for my weak vocabulary

marinade

1. a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking. 2.meat, fish, vegetables, etc., steeped in it.

crumb

1.a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off. 2.a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit. 3.the soft inner portion of a bread (distinguished from crust). 4.crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice, usually crumbled on top of the raw batter and baked with the cake. 5.Slang. a contemptibly objectionable or worthless person. –verb (used with object) 6.Cookery. to dress or prepare with crumbs. 7.to break into crumbs or small fragments. 8.to remove crumbs from: The waiter crumbed the table.

fillets

1. A narrow strip of ribbon or similar material, often worn as a headband.
2. also fi·let (fĭ-lā', fĭl'ā')
3. A strip or compact piece of boneless meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin.
4. A boneless strip of meat rolled and tied, as for roasting.
5. A thin flat molding used as separation between or ornamentation for larger moldings.
6. A ridge between the indentations of a fluted column.

mizzrani

that is okay

may allah make this ramazan easy for you

Aashi

i'll be on atkins....

Aqls

Try sooji ka halwa,sooji is named as 'irmik' here..U can buy that bread (roti) with sesame .Also eat saome incir.

mizzrani

marinade can be made with yogurt or lemon juice too

or just by mixing spices together but you need some sort of liquid

and u have d crumb thing right

also a fillet means a boneless piece of chicken however still as your butcher


also im sure your local mosque will be providing sehri and iftari food they do here in UK

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That would help insha'Allah. JazakAllah khair for sharing


The local mosques/masjids here are locked exceptt during the times of namaz. You would see a beautiful lock on the door just before and after the namaz

mAd_ScIeNtIsT

In preparation for Ramadan I was experimenting last night and invented the tuna microwave omelette.

1/2 can of tuna, 2 eggs, a bit of milk and pepper, beat together in a bowl and then pour into a shallow plastic dish. Cover & microwave for 90 seconds, then stir, microwave for 2 minutes, open, put cheese on top, microwave for 30 seconds, and serve with toast.

amelie

soup packets are a no-no...but you can make it yourself. really easy. check out www.allrecipes.com search daal. You'll find really easy recipe there. sometimes you can add in a spice mix and the meat/liquid and it's done!

amelie

google- recipes for non-cooks. a bunch came up.

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Thanks alot for the kind help.I would take a look in those sites.

wannabe_a_mum

tHE SMELL/THOUGHT OF WARMED tuna IS ABSOLUTELY yuk!!

mAd_ScIeNtIsT

But the taste of warm, even hot, tuna is soooo good!