The love for food and understanding the importance of both the consumption and abstinence of it is the core of the holy month of Ramadan which ends in the breaking of the fast in Eid-al-Fitr. Ramadan or Ramzan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims around the world engage themselves in prayer, fasting, charity, and religious devotion. During this holy month, Muslims around the world abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours. There’s more to Ramadan than fasting and avoiding food and drink from dawn to dusk. it’s a month of spiritual detox The holy month of Ramdan helps to cultivate self-discipline which will keep one practicing the rest of the year .
A typical Islam’s household would start their day with a plate of Shir Khurma for breakfast which is a vermicelli and milk pudding spiced with cardamom . Vermicelli is an integral ingredient which finds it’s place in multitude of dishes and sweets eaten during Ramadan and Eid across the world. I take this wonderful opportunity to include this wonder ingredient in my Egg Croquette. These Egg croquettes are simple, not too spicy or complicated recipe to try for as part of a big community meal , which aims at bringing people together.
Ingredients:
12 nos eggs
1 kg boiled Potatoes
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
1 /2 tsp garam masala
250 gms bread crumbs
4 nos of Egg whites
250 gms fine vermicelli
Salt
Oil for deep frying
Full recipe: Egg Croquettes