Ramzan is also a month of detox, something we otherwise spend a lot of money on. But we must be careful not to indulge in very heavy, fried items when breaking the fast as they can have an adverse effect on the digestive system.
My favourite iftar item and a very popular one is ghughni or black gram salad:
Recipe (serves two)
Soak one cup of black gram, overnight
Ingredients:
½ an onion- sliced finely1-2 whole red chillies as per taste½ tsp of zeera (cumin seeds)salt to taste1 tbsp of oilwater
Method:
In a pressure cooker fry the onion slices, zeera and chilli till onion is golden brown.
Add the soaked gram and salt.
Add 1 cup of water. Pressure cook for 10 minutes
If there is excess water then dry it.
It is healthy, nutritious and tasty. For me, Ramzan is incomplete without it.
