MOROCCAN IFTAR
I must admit this was one of my favorite Iftar meals to make, it turned into one of the most delicious meals I could possibly make and explain. Lets say a picture is worth a 1000 words! This past Sunday, I found myself in the kitchen at 8:30am in the morning, looking for something to do. I started off with baking a Turkish dessert for my husband and by noon I had completed all my dished for the friends we were having for Iftar Sunday night.
I had planned on making Moroccon couscous and went shopping on Saturday for the ingredients. I purchased the meat from my dad and started cooking the dish around 5pm in the afternoon and served it hot of the pot. I kept the recipe simple and fresh. Aside from all the cooking, we are packing and since we no longer have a dinning room table, we had to settle for my kitchens island.
Ever since last Ramadan, I have been wanting to make this dish but just could not find the perfect timing. I also wanted to make this dish for my good friend Noha and her husband, they currently reside in North Carolina making it hard for them to visit us during Ramadan. It also would be impossible for her to leave the hospital even for a day, so I would like to dedicate this dish to her and her husband. Once they are back in New York permanently, I hope to recreate this dish for them.
Moroccan Iftar Menu
Green lentil soup
Moroccan Couscous
Side dishes of:
Boston leaf green salad
Mixed pickled vegetables
Lemon wedges for soup
Olives
Brick oven bread
Medjool Dates
Home made rose hip tea
*All available for sale at A&D Turkish Halal Meat & Grocery Market*
Dessert:
Homemade Sugarbit – Sekerpare
Chocolate cheesecake & mini fruit tarts served with Turkish tea
Tags: boston leaf green salad, green lentil soup, medjool dates, mixed pickled vegetables, moroccan couscous, Ramadan Recipes, rose hip tea, sekerpare, sugarbit
Hajera- UK on 04 Sep 2009 at 6:29 am #
Salam sister,
The Moroccan Couscous looks soooo good, can you put the recipe up please if you haven’t already. If you have sorry I couldn’t find it.
Inshallah Ramadan is going well.
Best wishes.
Hajera
shaista on 06 Sep 2009 at 10:51 pm #
ramadan mubarak to u and ur family..moroccon spread looks great..I came to know abt couscous recently, courtesy food network, definitely wanna incorporate it sometime in my cooking…
Noha on 07 Sep 2009 at 3:24 pm #
I’m home sick today, and I can’t think of anything to make for iftar. So, eventually I found my way to your website in hopes of some delicious ideas.
This looks amazing! I wish we could have been there to enjoy it with you guys. We will get together soon, inshallah.
Ramadan Mubarak.
Love,
Noha
Lubna Karim on 12 Sep 2009 at 3:37 am #
Wow…that’s an drool worthy and yum looking recipes for Iftar….love the different flavours….Iam waiting for u r entries dear…just mail me the links will upload in the event page…check the main event page for more details….
mrs ergul on 18 Sep 2009 at 11:02 am #
what a spread!! awesome looking and you sure are an efficient worker in the kitchen!
SenaaBauer on 19 Sep 2009 at 1:05 pm #
You did a good job there. It looks wonderful
Senaa
NYSDelight on 19 Sep 2009 at 8:36 pm #
Dear All,
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments! It makes me smile everytime I read them.
I apologize for the long delay in posting, I’ve been ill and it took a toll on my. I hope to have the recipes posted as soon as I can.
Wishing you and your families a wonderful Eid Mubarrek.
Melissa on 12 Feb 2010 at 4:21 pm #
Wow! It looks delicious. I am cooking the lentil soup right now. My husband says it smells so good that he will skip lunch and wait for it to be ready. Thank you for sharing, I look forward to the couscous recipe.
All the best to you and yours!