Iftar recipes | Ramadan recipes for Iftar | Iftar snacks sweets recipes

Iftar recipes – A collection of over 150 Iftar snacks recipes & sweets recipes for Ramadan. Iftar is a meal that is served at the end of the day to break the fast during the holy month of Ramadan. The ninth month of the Islamic calender is known as Ramadan also written as ramazan, ramzan or Ramadhan. Muslims across the globe observe fast for 29 to 30 days to commemorate the first disclosure of Quran. (source:wiki).

Though the essence of fasting during Ramadan is spiritual, it also helps to tune the mind and body. During this month, people involve more in charities, spiritual readings and get together for the Iftar meal to strengthen the family bonds.

Traditionally muslims break the fast with dates and or water. Haleem & nombu kanji are also consumed to break the fast in some south Indian states. After the evening prayers, iftar is taken and is usually enjoyed with friends, family and community.

Many people enjoy the pleasure of hosting iftar parties at home where they get to greet and share the food together with the community. A variety of foods are prepared for the iftar meal which includes fresh fruit juices, appetizers & soups etc. Even restaurants offer buffet iftar meals during the month long period.

Special dishes like sheer kurma, shahi tukda, dum biryani, samosa,many veg and meat appetizers include the menu. However each region has their own special dishes and is a personal choice as well. I had a lot of requests from readers during Ramadan last year for a compiled post of Iftar recipes, so I put in an effort to make this post. Any suggestions to enhance this page are most welcome.

Eating healthy is very important during the fasting days.
Include lot of fresh fruits & vegetables in your sehri/ suhoor and iftar menu.
Focus on whole grains, lentils, eggs and lean meat for protein.
Consume red meat, fried foods and sugar desserts in moderation.
Avoid or at least minimize consumption of coffee, tea, sugar loaded smoothies & beverages. Otherwise they may lead to dehydration, acidity and sleeplessness.
Do not overindulge in foods. Eat in moderation.
Include a variety of healthy foods and experience the benefits of fasting.

On this page, you can find healthy beverages, healthy snacks, non-veg appetizers/snacks, veg appetizers/snacks and then some desserts.

I will be updating this page further with new iftar snacks recipes through out the month of Ramadan. So stay tuned!

Here are my suggestions for quick foods if you are running short of time and are unable to go through the entire post.

After a day long fasting, the body needs to be hydrated & rejuvenated well. A healthy natural homemade fruit juice, smoothie/ milkshake or a clear soup does the job well. These recipes are not only healthy, they will keep you hydrated and boost energy instantly. Try to minimize the use of sugar. A glass of barley water can be consumed regularly before you begin to fast. This will keep you hydrated through out the day.

Iftar recipes – Beverages

Lassi recipes – Sweet, salted and mint
Mango lassi
Dry fruits milkshake
Badam milk
Cold coffee shake
Chocolate shake
13 Fresh fruit juice recipes
Banana Milkshake
Carrot badam milkshake

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Iftar Recipes for Ramadan – Latest Recipes

Moong dal pakoda recipe | How to make moong dal pakora

Moong dal pakoda recipe - Quick, crunchy and tasty pakora made with moong dal or skinned split green gram. Pakora ...

Mutton korma recipe | Lamb korma recipe

Mutton korma recipe - This Indian lamb korma is one of the best I made in the recent times. Mutton ...

Mutton keema pakora recipe | How to make keema pakoda

Mutton keema pakora recipe - Quick, crunchy and delicious snack made of keema or minced meat. These bite sized pakoras ...

Chicken spring rolls recipe | How to make chicken spring roll

Chicken spring rolls recipe - Making these tasty chicken spring rolls at home is super quick and easy. My kids ...

Top 10 desserts & sweets – Iftar recipes

Here are the top 10 desserts you can try. For the complete collection do check this 40 Iftar sweets recipes

Fruit custard recipe | How to make fruit custard | Fruit salad with custard

Fruit custard recipe - creamy, delicious & flavorful fruit salad made with custard & fresh fruits. Similar to popular Indian

Kulfi recipe | How to make malai kulfi

Kulfi recipe - Learn to make delicious & creamy kesar pista kulfi at home with the help of video &

Mango kulfi recipe | How to make instant mango kulfi | No cook mango kulfi

Mango kulfi recipe with video & step by step photos - Kulfi is an Indian ice cream made with milk,

Falooda recipe | How to make falooda ice cream | Faluda recipe

Falooda recipe with video and step by step photos - Faluda is a Ice cream dessert that is popular in

Rasmalai recipe | How to make easy rasmalai recipe | Soft rasmalai recipe

Rasmalai recipe - Learn how to make easy rasmalai that is soft and mouth melting. Rasmalai is a Bengali delicacy

Gulab jamun recipe | How to make gulab jamun

Gulab jamun is a classic Indian sweet made with milk solids, sugar, rose syrup & cardamom powder. It is very

Rice kheer recipe | How to make kheer

Rice kheer recipe - Kheer is a one pot traditional Indian sweet dessert made for festivals & celebrations. Chawal ki

Dates halwa recipe | Dates burfi | Dates mawa ladoo

Dates mawa halwa recipe. A soft set burfi or halwa recipe made under 10 minutes with just 3 ingredients -

Shahi tukda recipe | How to make shahi tukda | Shahi tukra

Shahi tukda or shahi tukra - is a very popular rich desert that has originated during the Mughal reign. To

Sheer khurma recipe | Sheer korma for Ramadan or Ramzan

Sheer khurma recipe for Ramadan - Sheer korma or shir qurma is one of the delicious hyderabadi dessert made during

Rasgulla recipe | How to make rasgulla | Soft spongy rasgulla recipe

Rasgulla recipe. Learn how to make bengali rasgulla recipe at home. Spongy Rasgulla is one of the popular Indian sweet

Khoya gulab jamun recipe | Gulab jamun with khoya mawa | Indian sweets

Khoya gulab jamun recipe with video & step by step photos - Traditional gulab jamun recipe made with khoya. Wishing

Iftar recipes for Ramadan – non-veg Appetizers & Snacks

Some of these are tawa fried and some deep fried. Consume deep fried foods in moderation.

Chicken shami kabab recipe video | How to make chicken shami kebab

Chicken shami kabab recipe with video - Shami kabab are a kind of meat kebabs that are popular in India ...

Mutton keema pakora recipe | How to make keema pakoda

Mutton keema pakora recipe - Quick, crunchy and delicious snack made of keema or minced meat. These bite sized pakoras ...

Chicken spring rolls recipe | How to make chicken spring roll

Chicken spring rolls recipe - Making these tasty chicken spring rolls at home is super quick and easy. My kids ...

Chicken cutlet recipe | Chicken patties | Chicken tikki recipe

Chicken cutlet recipe or chicken patties or tikki. Delicious & crispy chicken patties that can be made in just 40 ...

Chicken pakora recipe | How to make chicken pakoda or chicken pakora

Chicken pakora recipe - Crispy chicken pakoda is served in most restaurants as an appetizer and is also prepared in ...

Chicken kebab recipe | How to make chicken kabab recipe | Kebab recipe

Chicken kebab recipe - Soft, juicy and delicious yogurt marinated chicken kabab. Any piece of food, mostly meat that is ...

Tandoori chicken | Restaurant style tandoori chicken recipe

Tandoori chicken is a world popular chicken starter originated from the Mughlai cuisine. Soft, juicy, flavorful and delicious grilled chicken ...

Chicken Shawarma Recipe | How to make Shawarma at home

Chicken shawarma recipe - Shawarma or shawurma is a popular Arab dish that is prepared by grilling meat on a ...

Chicken lollipop recipe | How to make chicken lollipop recipe

Chicken lollipop recipe - A hot and spicy appetizer made with drummettes or whole chicken wings. I make chicken appetizers ...

KFC style fried chicken recipe | Crispy fried chicken recipe

KFC style fried chicken recipe, how to make crispy fried chicken in KFC style at home. With time and experience ...

Chilli Chicken Recipe | Indo Chinese Crispy Chilli Chicken Recipe

Chilli chicken recipe with video - The most sought after chicken dish from Indo chinese cuisine is crispy chilli chicken ...

Chicken nuggets recipe | How to make chicken nuggets recipe at home

Chicken nuggets recipe - Learn how to make chicken nuggets at home. Chicken nuggets are one of the most commonly ...

Popcorn chicken recipe | How to make kfc style popcorn chicken

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Reshmi kabab recipe | Chicken malai kabab recipe | Chicken kebab recipe

Reshmi kabab recipe - Kebab or kabab is a piece of meat or other food that is mostly grilled on ...

Chicken manchurian recipe | How to make chicken manchurian recipe

Chicken manchurian recipe - Manchurian is one of the popular Indo chinese recipes that was initially made with chicken. Later ...

Chicken burger recipe | Zinger burger recipe | KFC style chicken burger

Chicken burger recipe or Zinger burger recipe - Learn to make chicken burger at home with step by step photos ...

Schezwan chicken | Szechuan chicken

Schezwan chicken or szechuan chicken – Crisp fried chicken in delicious, flavourful & spicy schezwan sauce. Szechuan chicken is an ...

Chilli chicken recipe | How to make chilli chicken dry & gravy

Chilli chicken recipe - Learn how to make chilli chicken gravy & dry restaurant style recipe with step by step ...

Chicken tikka recipe | How to make chicken tikka in oven

Chicken tikka recipe - Tandoori chicken tikka is one of the most popular chicken starter or appetizer from Indian Cuisine ...

Chicken majestic | Hyderabadi chicken starter recipe | Indian chicken starters

Chicken majestic recipe - one of the popular dry chicken recipes from hyderabad, andhra pradesh served as starter. I wonder ...

Garlic chicken recipe | How to make Indian garlic chicken dry

Garlic chicken recipe Indian style, Learn how to make garlic chicken in 20 minutes - This Indian style garlic chicken ...

Egg bonda recipe | Egg bajji recipe | Egg pakora recipe

Egg bonda recipe also called as egg bajji or egg pakora. To make these delicious bonda or bajji, boiled eggs ...

Chicken 65 recipe | How to make chicken 65 restaurant style recipe

Chicken 65 recipe. - Learn how to make chicken 65 recipe at home. Chicken 65 is a popular spicy, delicious ...

Chicken 65 recipe dry & gravy | How to make chicken 65 recipe street style

Chicken 65 recipe dry & gravy recipe in street style  - Learn to make easy chicken 65 recipe at home ...

Iftar Recipes – Vegetarian Snacks

These are mostly deep fried or baked.

Falafel recipe | How to make falafel recipe | Chickpea falafel

Falafel are deep fried balls from middle eastern cuisine that are served as a snack or as a part of ...

Tawa pizza recipe without yeast | How to make pizza without oven

Tawa pizza recipe without yeast video - Making a pizza without oven, on a tawa or pan is quick and ...

Dahi vada recipe | How to make dahi vada

Dahi vada are deep fried lentil balls dunked in yogurt, topped with different kinds of chutneys and then garnished with ...

Dahi kabab recipe | How to make dahi kabab recipe | Vegetarian kababs

Dahi kabab recipe - A restaurant style snack. Dahi kababs are also known as dahi ke kabab. They are quite ...

Samosa recipe | How to make samosa recipe | Punjabi samosa recipe

Samosa recipe - Samosa is a potato stuffed deep fried tea time snack that is very popular not only in ...

Bread vada recipe | Vegetable bread vada recipe | Bread snacks recipes

Bread vada recipe - A quick snack recipe you can make with any kind of bread. These mixed vegetable bread ...

Aloo bonda recipe | How to make potato bonda recipe

Aloo bonda recipe or potato bonda is a popular South Indian snack and a street food. These are served in ...

Aloo tikki recipe | How to make aloo tikki | Crispy alu tikki recipe

Aloo tikki recipe - Simple spiced potato patties to enjoy as a snack. Aloo tikki is a popular Snack across ...

Veg seekh kabab recipe | Soya seekh veg kabab | Vegetarian kebab

Veg seekh kabab recipe - Delicious veg kabab recipe made using veggies like potatoes, peas and textured vegetable protein i.e ...

Paneer cheese toast recipe | Paneer cheese sandwich recipe video

Paneer cheese toast recipe with video - Delicious, spicy and flavorful paneer cheese toast or sandwich made on tawa or ...

Gobi manchurian recipe | How to make crispy cauliflower manchurian

Gobi manchurian recipe - One of the most popular manchurian recipe from Indo chinese cuisine. To make this Cauliflower known ...

Soya pakora recipe | Meal maker pakoda using soya nuggets

Soya pakora recipe - Soya chunks, soya nuggets or meal maker are the different names to textured vegetable protein. These ...

Veg pakora recipe | How to make pakora | Vegetable pakora recipe

Veg pakora recipe - Vegetable pakora are quick deep fried snacks made with chickpea flour or besan and any vegetable ...

Veg cutlet recipe | Vegetable cutlet recipe | How to make cutlet

Veg cutlet recipe - Simple, easy and delicious vegetable cutlet that can be served for a Evening snack with a ...

Masala vada recipe | South indian chana dal vada recipe

Masala vada recipe or chana dal vada - A popular South Indian tea time snack and a street food made ...

Hara bhara kabab recipe | How to make hara bhara kabab | Veg kabab

Hara bhara kabab are vegetarian kababs made with spinach, potatoes and green peas. Kabab is a piece of meat or ...

Onion pakoda recipe | How to make onion pakoda | Pakoda recipe

Onion pakoda recipe - pakoda or pakora are deep fried snack that are made with gram flour, salt, light spices ...

Dal vada recipe | How to make mixed dal vada recipe | Chana dal vada

Dal vada recipe - How to make mixed dal vada in South Indian style using moong dal, chana dal and ...

Sweet corn vada recipe | How to make corn masala vada

Sweet corn vada recipe - Crispy and tasty corn masala vada to enjoy as a Snack. I had tried simple ...

Veg burger recipe | How to make burger | Veggie burger recipe

Veg burger recipe - Learn how to make burger at home with easy and simple step by step photos. Definitely ...

Medu vada recipe | Garelu | How to make vada | South Indian vada recipe

Medu vada recipe. - Garelu, uddina vade, ulundhu vadai are the other South Indian names to these round disc shaped ...

Bread pakora recipe | How to make bread pakora

Bread pakora recipe, a quick bread snack recipe - Bread pakora also known as bread pakoda is a popular breakfast, ...

Mysore bonda recipe | How to make mysore bonda

Mysore bonda recipe - Crisp fried, fluffy and light snack. Mysore bonda is one of the popular snacks served in ...

Garlic cheese toast recipe | Cheese garlic bread recipe on tawa & oven

Garlic cheese toast recipe - A quick cheese garlic bread toast under 20 mins. You can make this with any ...

Pizza recipe | How to make pizza | Homemade pizza recipe

Pizza recipe with video - Learn how to make pizza at home with simple instructions. Initially when I began to ...

Chilli potato recipe | How to make chilli potato | Chilli aloo recipe

Chilli potato is a Indo chinese starter made with fried potatoes tossed in spicy, slightly sweet & sour chilli sauce ...

Punugulu recipe | How to make punugulu with idli dosa batter

Punugulu recipe - A quick evening snack from andhra cuisine made with urad dal and rice batter. Punugulu or punukkulu ...

Mirchi bajji recipe | Mirapakaya bajji | How to make stuffed mirchi bajji

Mirchi bajji also called as mirapakaya bajji in telugu, milagai bajji in tamil or chilli bajji is a popular street ...

Spring rolls recipe | Vegetable spring rolls recipe

Spring rolls recipe – Chinese vegetable spring rolls are a popular starter or snack that is served in Indo Chinese ...

Pav bhaji recipe | How to make pav bhaji

Pav bhaji recipe - A delicious blend of mix veggies cooked in butter & spices, served with soft butter tasted ...

Gobi 65 recipe | Cauliflower 65 recipe | Gobi recipes

Gobi 65 recipe - 65 recipes are quite popular starters in South Indian restaurants. They originated from Chicken 65. There ...

Bread roll recipe | How to make potato stuffed bread roll

Bread roll is a good party snack made by stuffing spiced potatoes in bread slices. These are rolled and either ...

Capsicum cheese toast sandwich recipe | Quick cheese toast recipe

Capsicum cheese toast recipe - Hot and cheesy toast made with bell peppers. It can be made for a quick ...

Corn cutlet recipe | Corn patties | How to make corn cutlet

Corn cutlet recipe - These sweet corn cutlet or patties can be had for breakfast or as a evening Snack ...

Sandwich recipes | 35 Easy sandwich recipes for breakfast or snack

Sandwich recipes - Collection of easy 35 sandwich recipes for breakfast, brunch, snack or a meal. Some of these also ...

Pakora recipes | 19 pakoda recipes & bajji recipes | Indian fritters recipes

Pakora recipes - Collection of 19 pakoda & bajji recipes. Pakoda or pakodi is one of the most commonly eaten ...

22 Dosa varieties | South Indian dosa varieties for breakfast

22 Dosa varieties. - Dosa or dosai or dose is one of the most regularly consumed crepes in South India ...

Bread upma recipe | How to make bread upma

Bread upma is a South Indian style breakfast or snack made with bread & spices. It is a super quick ...