Ramadan

Ramadan

A US grocery list for the first Ramadan away from home

What to buy once when you are fasting in a US city without a family kitchen already stocked for sehri and iftar.

Mehreen Ali · 5 Sep 2026 · 2 min

Ramadan

A Pakistani Ramadan meal plan that avoids daily exhaustion

A flexible Ramadan food plan designed around hydration, nourishment and shared labour.

Hassan Raza · 19 Jul 2026 · 2 min

Ramadan

Fruit chaat that tastes bright instead of sugary

A fruit chaat built around ripeness, contrast and seasoning that lets the fruit remain the point.

Hassan Raza · 13 Jul 2026 · 2 min

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Pakoras for Ramadan: crisp batter without heavy oil

A Ramadan pakora guide that begins with the batter bowl and ends with the cook sitting down for iftar.

Hassan Raza · 12 Jul 2026 · 2 min

Ramadan

The iftar rotation, without the TV cook

Dates, Rooh Afza, pakora oil, fruit chaat — who actually cooks the month, and why the television kitchen is not a household.

Hassan Raza · 6 Apr 2026 · 5 min

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What Pakistani homes actually cook in Ramadan

A kitchen-table account of Ramadan food after the first pakora photograph and before the next ordinary suhoor.

Hassan Raza · 26 Feb 2026 · 2 min

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Ramadan freezer preparation without sacrificing texture

Ramadan freezer preparation should remove repetitive labour, not fill the freezer with ninety identical fried parcels that all soften by the second week.

Hassan Raza · 20 Dec 2025 · 3 min