Ramazan is a holy month when muslims fast without food and water through the whole day and in the evening breakfast with prayers. Feasting forms a significant aprt of this holy month and traditional ramazan recipes are cooked with extraordinary enthusiasm and vigor. Most muslim households have their own ways (read family recipes passed down through generations) of cooking popular ramazan recipes like haleem recipe, nalli nihari recipe, lamb curry and pastries plans like sheer korma formula, ras malai recipe, mal pua recipe, kheer and the sky is the limit from there. Ramazan is when families get together fpr the evening meal and in most houses, the special masala like nalli nihari masala are made at home only. Some of the popular ramazan recipes are:

Sheer Korma Recipe: This is an Eid special Dessert recipe that is cooked in almost all households. It's main ingredients are milk and dates or khajoor. The raisins used in this sheer korma recipe are soaked overnight so as to imaprt a good flavor. These days many women have started using condensed milk for a quicker version of this traditional recipe.

Haleem Recipe: This is a rich main course recipeformutton cooked along with masoor dal, chana dal, moong dal. Gravy comprises of whole spices for fragrance, singed onions and tomato puree. Haleem is a dish exceptionally reverred during the period of ramazan.

Nalli Nihari Recipe: This famous ramazan recipe needs no introduction. This is a mutton recipe made using mutton shanks cooked to perfection in a rich gravy of fried onions, aromatic whole spices, plain yoghurt (use whole milk yoghurt for better taste, refrain from low fat yoghurt in traditional recipes) and nalli nihari special masala. Serve hot with rotis or plain rice garnished with longitudinally sliced ginger, chopped coriander leaves and green chillies. You amy even sprinkle some lemon juice for added flavor.

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