Iftar Recipes -Iftar Specials -Ramadan Recipes

Iftar Recipes !

May the spirit of Ramadan bless you with prosperity, wealth and happiness in life.

A must have for foodies and all the Muslims who fast in this holy month. Delicious and mouthwatering, Ramadan – Iftar recipes all in one place. Make this Ramadan special and rejoice your life by making these yummy dishes.

Iftar Recipes – Ramadan Recipes – Kerala Iftar Recipes

Beverages :

• • Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Smoothie
  • Tropical Smoothie-Healthy & Delicious
  • Watermelon Strawberry Smoothie
  • Orange Pineapple Honey Smoothie
  • Avocado Milk Shake
  • Sweet Mango Lassi
  • Chickoo Banana Milk Shake
  • Banana Milk Shake
  • Strawberry Milk Shake

Snacks /Sweets/Desserts :

Snacks

Veg

• • Noodles Cutlet -Spaghetti Noodles Cutlet
  • Pazham Nirachathu /Stuffed Banana
  • Unnakaya /Banana Flambe Fritters
  • Pazham Pori /Ethakka Appam /Ripe Plantain Fritters
  • Kalathappam /Kalthappam-Sweetened Version /Rice cake with Jaggery
  • Kumbilappam /Chakka Kumbulappam /Steamed Jackfruit Dumpling
  • Ottada /Ottada /Rice Parcel in Banana Leaf
  • Kappa Kinnathappam /Tapioca Steamed Cake in a plate
  • Uzhunnu Vada /Urad Dal Fritter
  • Thayir Vada /Lentil Dumpling in Tempered Yogurt 
  • Parippu Vada /Channa Dal Fritters
  • Kerala Spicy Mixture /South Indian Mixture
  • Ribbon Pakoda /Ola Pakkavada /Kerala Pakkavada
  • Pappada Vada /Pappad Fritters /Crispy Lentil Flatbread Fritters
  • Crispy Kappa Pakoda /Crispy Tapioca Fritters
  • Kappa Puzhungiyathu /Boiled Tapioca
  • Beetroot Vada /Beetroot Fritters
  • Vegetable Spring Roll
  • Cashew Onion Pakoda
  • Mulaku Bhajji /Chilli Fritters /Banana Pepper Fritters

 Non Veg

• Egg
  • Egg Puffs
  • Sali Par Eedu /Eggs on Potato Straws
  • Mutta Kothu Parotta /Minced Layered Bread & Scrambled Egg in Spicy Sauce

• Chicken
  • Honey Chilli Chicken
  • Lemon Garlic Herbs Grilled Chicken
  • Spicy Chicken Wings -Kerala Style 
  • Al Faham Chicken/Arabian Grilled Chicken
  • Chicken Malai Kabab -Afghan Murg Malai Tikka
  • Fried Chicken Nuggets – Fried Chicken Bites
  • Baked Mint Coriander Chicken Drumstick
  • Chicken Puffs – Bakery style
  • Chicken Tikka – Murg Tikka 
  • Chicken 65 – Restaurant-style
  • Chicken Manchurian
  • Chicken Malai Kabab-Afghan Murg Malai Tikka
  • Chicken Asparagus Spirals
  • Tandoori Chicken
  • Nadan Kozhi Varuthathu /Kerala Style Chicken Fry
  • Chicken Lollipop
  • Breaded Chicken Nuggets
  • Chilly Chicken
  • Crispy Oven Fried Chicken Drumstick
  • Fried Chicken Sausage /Fried Hot Dog

• Mutton/Goat/Lamb
  • Meat Cutlet
  • Irachi-Erachi Pathiri/Pathil-Meat Stuffed Fried Roti

• Seafood
  • Popcorn Shrimp 
  • Chemmeen/Prawns-Shrimp Vada
  • Tapioca Fish Cutlet
  • Spicy Baked Fish – Kerala Style
  • Masala Baked Salmon /Baked Salmon with Indian Spices
  • Netholi /Chooda /Podimeen Varuthathu /Spicy Kerala Style Fried Anchovies
  • Honey Prawns /Shrimp
  • Fish Cutlet
  • Arikadukka /Kallummakaya Nirachathu /Mussels
  • Fried Fish Fingers
  • Tuna Samosa /Tuna Stuffed Savoury Pastries
  • Fish Masala Balls
  • Meen Pollichathu /Fish in Banana Leaf Wrap

• Pudding
  • Fruit Custard Recipe-Custard Fruit Salad
  • Eggless Strawberry White Chocolate Mousse
  • Karikku /Elaneer Pudding /Tender Coconut Pudding
  • Caramel Custard /Flan
  • Mango Panna Cotta
  • Thai Mango Pudding

• Frozen Treats

• • Broken Glass Jello
  • Waffel Bowl Fruity Cheesecake Tart
  • Nutella Chocolate Vanilla Panna Cotta
  • Max & Rubys Frozen Berrry Waffle Cookie
  • Kesar Pista Malai Kulfi /Saffron Pistachio Ice Cream 
  • Berry Popsicles
  • Watermelon Sorbet
  • Nutella Mug Cake 
  • No Bake Oreo Cheese Cake

• Sweets
  • Malabar Pazham Cake
  • Date Nuts Balls /Dry Fruit Laddu
  • Apple Rabdi/Rabri 
  • Nenthra Pazham Halwa /Banana Halwa
  • Motichoor Ladoo /Motichur Ke Laddu
  • Rava Laddu /Ladoo /Unda /Semolina Balls
  • Aval Varattiyathu /Aval Vilayichathu /Sweetened Beaten Rice Flakes
  • Kaju Pista Roll /Cashewnut Roll Stuffed with Pistachio Powder
  • Aval Nanachathu /Sweetened Beaten Rice Flakes
  • Ela Ada /Steamed Sweet Rice Dumpling
  • Sukhiyan /Green Gram Balls
  • Pal Kozhukatta-Pal Pidi-Mani Puttu
  • Easy Kalakand Recipe – Milk Fudge
  • Besan Ladoo-Laddu | Besan ke Laddu
  • Jalebi-Jilebi /How to make Jalebi
  • Mango Coconut Burfi
  • Rasmalai / Cheese Dumplings in Sugared Milk
  • Milk Sweet /Milk /Doodh Peda
  • Gulab Jamuns
  • Panner Kalakand
  • Gulab Jamuns
  • Rava Kesari /Sooji Ka Halwa
  • Carrot Halwa /Gajar Ka Halwa

• Payasam/Kheers
  • Pal Payasam – Pressure Cooker Method
  • Padavalanga Pal Payasam -Snake Gourd Kheer 
  • Carrot Pal Payasam-Pressure Cooker Method 
  • Parippu Pradhaman /Lentil n Coconut Milk and Jaggery Pudding
  • Palada Payasam /Palada Pradhaman – Easy Version
  • Chakka Pradhaman /Jackfruit Payasam/Kheer/Pudding
  • Semiya Payasam /Vermicelli Dessert
  • Ada Pradhaman /Cooked Rice Flakes with Milk & Jagerry
  • Aval Payasam / Poha Kheer /Beaten Rice Flakes Milk Pudding
  • Pal Payasam /Rice Milk Pudding
  • Pineapple Payasam /Pineapple Coconut Milk Dessert
  • Palada Payasam /Cooked Rice Flakes with Milk & Sugar
  • Nenthra Pazham Pradhaman /Banana Payasam
  • Ney Payasam /Sharkara Payasam /Ghee & Jagerry Rice Pudding

Main Course :

Appam/Breads

• • Irachi-Erachi Pathiri/Pathil-Meat Stuffed Fried Roti
  • Kerala Pathiri /Ari Pathiri /Soft Rice Bread from Kerala
  • Kerala Parotta /Layered Flat Bread
  • Ney Pathiri /Neypathal /Deep Fried Rice Pancake
  • Palappam
  • Velayappam /Appam /Hoppers
  • Egg Paratha
  • Mutta Dosa /Egg Dosa /Pancakes

Biryani/Pulav/Fried Rice

Veg

• • Steamed Rice
  • Ney Choru /Ghee Rice
  • Vegetable Fried Rice
  • Paneer Fried Rice/Simple Paneer Rice
  • Microwave Coconut Milk Vegetable Pulao
  • Kashmiri Pulao
  • Mango Rice
  • Mushroom Biryani
  • Microwave Spinach /Palak Pulao
  • Carrot Rice
  • Pal Kanjiyum Payarum Chutta Pappadamum /Rice Gruel with Milk+Green Gram Dry Curry+Raosted Pappad

Non-Veg

•  Egg
  • Egg Biryani

• Chicken
  • Chicken Biryani – Pakistani style
  • Chicken Biryani – Kerala Style
  • Pressure Cooker Chicken Biryani – One Pot Biryani
  • Kozhi Nirachathu /Stuffed Chicken with Gravy – Kerala Style
  • Kozhi Piddi aka Kozhi Thikidi /Rice Dumplings in Meat Gravy

• Mutton/Goat/Lamb
  • Kheema- Keema Biryani/Minced Mutton Biryani
  • Thalassery Mutton Dum Biryani /Malabar Mutton Biryani
  • Mutton Biryani /Kerala Style
  • Kappa /Tapioca Biriyani /Ellum Kappayum /Tapioca with Meat

• Seafood
  • Crab Dum Biryani /Njandu Biryani – Kerala style
  • Fried Fish Masala Rice
  • Chemmeen /Prawn /Shrimp Biryani
  • Fish Briyani /Meen Biryani
  • Sausage Shrimp Fried Rice

Side Dishes – Curry /Gravy:

Veg

• • Instant Pot Oil Free Vegetable Kurma
  • Vegetable Kurma
  • Ishtu /Potato Stew /Kerala Style Creamy Potato in Coconut Milk
  • Kappa Stew – Ishtu /Tapioca Stew
  • Kerala Nadan Kadala Curry /Black Chickpea Curry
  • Paneer-Tikka Masala /Grilled Cottage Cheese in Creamy Gravy
  • Paneer Capsicum Masala /Capsicum with Cottage Cheese
  • Kashmiri Dum Aloo /Baby Potatoes in Yogurt Curry 
  • Malai Kofta /Cottage Cheese Dumplings Simmered in Creamy Sauce
  • Fried Potato Curry
  • Capsicum Peanut Masala
  • Kadai Panner /Indian Cottage Cheese with Capsicum
  • Thakaali Kurma /Tomato Kurma
  • Channa Masala /Chickpeas Curry
  • Koon Thengapal Curry /Mushroom Coconut Milk Gravy
  • Koon Curry /Mushroom Curry

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Non-Veg

• Egg
  • Sri Lankan Egg Curry
  • Egg and Potato Curry/Kerala Egg Potato Curry
  • Egg Kurma /Mutta Kurma /Korma
  • Poached Egg Stew
  • Mutta Thenga Pal Curry /Egg in Coconut Milk Curry
  • Egg /Mutta Omelette Curry
  • Egg /Mutta Aviyal / Egg in Thick Coconut Paste
  • Egg /Mutta Curry

• Mutton/Goat/Lamb
  • Mutton Varutharacha Curry /Spicy Mutton Curry
  • Mutton Paya /Aatukal Paya /Goat Trotters in rich Gravy
  • Kerala Mutton Stew
  • Kerala Mutton Curry

• Chicken
  • Easy One Pot Nadan Chicken Curry
  • Chicken Mappas /Nadan Kozhi Mappas 
  • Nadan Pepper Chicken Curry /Kerala Pepper Chicken Curry
  • Malabar Chicken Curry
  • Cashew Pepper Chicken
  • Nadan Kozhi /Chicken Curry /Kerala Style Chicken Curry
  • Chicken Kurma /Korma 
  • Varutharacha Kozhi Curry /Fried Coconut Chicken Curry
  • Spicy Chicken Curry
  • Spinach Chicken Curry /Palak Chicken /Saagwala Murg
  • Chettinad Chicken Curry

• Duck
  • Nadan Tharavu Curry /Spicy Duck Curry – Kerala Style

• Seafood
  • Shrimp /Prawns /Mussels /Scallop
    • Prawn Mango Curry /Nadan Chemmeen Manga Curry
    • Padavalanga Chemmeen Curry /Snake Gourd with Prawns/Shrimp Curry
    • Chemmeen Ulli Theeyal /Prawns Shallots Theeyal
    • Chemmeen Muringakka Curry /Prawn Drumstick Curry
    • Chemmeen Thenga Pal Curry /Prawns Coconut Milk Curry
    • Prawn /Chemmeen Curry

• Fish
  • Kerala Style Tuna Curry-Nadan Choora Meen Curry 
  • Fish Tomato Curry /Thakkali Meen Curry
  • Meen Thala Curry- Keralas Kallu Shappu Special /Fish Head Curry
  • Kerala Fish Curry Recipe – Angamaly Style /Angamaly Fish Curry
  • Ney Meen Curry /Seer Fish Curry
  • Varutha Ayala Curry /Fried Mackerel Curry/Ayala Curry
  • Meen Manga Curry /Fish Mango Curry
  • Meen Vevichathu /Kottayam Style Fish Curry/Spicy Fish Curry
  • Varutharacha Meen Muringakka Pacha Manga Curry /Fish with Raw Mango & Drumstick in Roasted Coconut
  • Fish Molee /Meen Molee /Kerala Style Fish Stew with Coconut Milk
  • Nadan Mathi Chaala Curry /Kerala Sardiness Curry
  • Kerala Fish Curry
  • Meen Thengapal Curry /Fish Coconut Milk Curry
  • Fish Orly /Fish in White Sauce
  • Spicy Fish Curry /Meen Kozhambhu – Tamilnadu Style
  • Meen Mulakittathu /Spicy Red Fish Curry

• Crab
  • Nadan Njandu Varutharacha Curry /Spicy Crab Curry with Roasted Coconut

Side Dishes – Dry :

Veg

• • Brussels Sprouts Masala
  • Egg plant-Brinjal Peanut Masala |Vazhuthananga Peanut Masala
  • Pepper Paneer /Paneer Pepper Masala
  • Aloo-chorchori / Potato Black Cumin Masala
  • Microwave Okra Masala /Bhindi Masala /Vendakka Masala
  • Baby Potato Roast /Urulakkizhangu Roast
  • Gobi Manchurian – Dry Version
  • Capsicum with Peanut 
  • Gobi Masala /Cauliflower Masala
  • Paneer Capsicum Masala /Capsicum with Cottage Cheese
  • Koon Mutta Thoran /Mushroom Egg Coconut Stri Fry
  • Kadai Panner /Indian Cottage Cheese with Capsicum
  • Cabbage Thoran / Cabbage Stir Fry
  • Soya Chunk /Meal Maker Masala
  • Kaya-Achinga Payar Mezhukkupuratti /Raw Banana and Long Beans Stir Fry
  • Vendakka Upperi /Okra /Ladies Finger Stir Fry
  • Uralakkizhangu Podimas /Mashed Potato Stir Fry
  • Kaya Mezhukkupuratti /Stir Fried Raw Plantains
  • Idichakka or Idinchakka Thoran /Tender Jackfruit Stir Fry
  • Achinga Payar /Pacha Payar Mezhukkupuratti /Long Beans Stir Fry
  • Carrot Beans Thoran /Carrot Beans Stir Fry

• Check here for more Veg Side Dishes – Dry

Non-Veg

• Egg

• • Nadan Mutta Roast /Kerala Style Egg Roast
  • Egg Masala

• Chicken
  • Honey Chilli Chicken
  • Lemon Garlic Herbs Grilled Chicken
  • Thattukada Chicken Fry- Kozhi Porichathu
  • Spicy Chicken Wings -Kerala Style 
  • One Pot Chicken Stir Fry /Easy One Pot Chicken Fry
  • Al Faham Chicken/Arabian Grilled Chicken
  • Baked Mint Coriander Chicken Drumstick
  • Kerala Pepper Chicken Fry /Nadan Kurumulaku Chicken Fry
  • Nadan Kozhi Thoran /Chicken Thoran /Kerala Style Stir Fried Chicken
  • Easy Masala Chicken Fry /Kozhi Masala Varattiyathu
  • Nadan Kozhi Varuthathu /Kerala Style Chicken Fry
  • Chicken Ularthiyathu /Ularthu /Olathu / Sauteed Chicken -Version2
  • Chicken Karal Varuthathu / Eeral Varuval /Spicy Chicken Liver Fry
  • Chicken Ularthiyathu /Sauteed Chicken
  • Chilly Chicken
  • Chettinad Pepper Chicken
  • Microwave Chicken Drumstick Fry
  • Kozhi /Chicken Roast
  • Nadan Chicken and Potato Roast /Spicy Chicken and Potato Roast

• Mutton/Goat/Lamb
  • Nadan Erachi Ularthiyathu/Mutton Ularthiyathu/Mutton Roast
  • Karal Varuthathu /Eeral Varuval /Spicy Liver Fry
  • Mutton Chukka /Spicy Lamb Dry Curry
• Beef
  • Nadan Erachi Ularthiyathu/Mutton Ularthiyathu/Mutton Roast
  • Nadan Chilli Beef /Beef Ularthiyathu /Kerala Style Chilli Beef
•  Seafood
  • Mathi Thappu Vechathu-Sardines in Banana leaf 
  • Tuna Ularthiyathu- Kerala Style Tuna Roast
  • Nadan Chemmeen Varuthathu/Kerala Prawn Roast
  • Mathi Varathathu-Sardines Fry
  • Kallumakkaya Irachi Pepper Fry Recipe /Mussels Pepper Fry
  • Kallumakkaya /Kadukka Varattiyathu /Mussels Fry
  • Meen Ularthiyathu /Spicy Fish Roast
  • Meen Varuthathu /Kerala Fish Fry
  • Nadan Chemmeen Varuthathu/Kerala Prawn Roast
  • Chemmeen Varattiyathu /Spicy Prawns /Shrimp Fry

 Accompaniments for Biryani :

• • Biryani Chammanthi /Chutney
  • Boondi Raita /Crisp Gram Flour Granules
  • Cucumber Tomato Raita
  • Cucumber Tomato Onion Raita
  • Peanut Mint Cilantro/Coriander Chutney
  • Pudina Chutney /Mint Chutney
  • Guacamole Dip /Avocado Dip
  • Pappad

Pickles :

Veg

• • Nellikka Achar /Nellikkakari /Gooseberry Pickle
  • Kannimanga Achar /Authentic Kerala Style Tender Mango Pickle
  • Uppumanga /Uppilitta Kannimanga /Salted Tender Mangoes in Brine
  • Naranga Achar /Naranga Kari /Authentic Kerala Style Lemon Pickle
  • Manga Achar /Mango Pickle

Non Veg

• Mathi – Chala Achar/Sardine Pickle
• Chemmeen /Konju Achar -Kerala Style Shrimp /Prawns Pickle