Eating and Staying fit during Ramadhan.. Energy for Worship

Here’s a tip that sounds good and has come from a lecture on how to have a healthy Ramadhan .. I got it from a website I belong to.. Add Cinnamon to your sahoor. Studies show Cinnamon helps balance your insulin level (remember the Audio the other day?), reduces Cholesterol and the smell as been [...]

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Ramadhan Preparation

Ramadhan is approaching very rapidly and I was very interested hearing today of a program being run  here in Melbourne  which is offering a challenge to Aussies to  live  on $2.00 a day  during August,  to raise money for those in extreme poverty.  In the article which discusses the project  and which was reported on [...]

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Lahana sarma – Turkish Cabbage Rolls

In Turkey cabbage rolls are called lahana sarma, which is derived from the word sarma that means ‘wrapping’ or ‘rolling’ and lahana refers to the cabbage leaves. Based on the variety of leaves used, there exist a wide variety of stuffed rolls in the Turkish cuisine. Traditionally the lahana sarma is made with minced meat, [...]

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Fish Biriyani

Ingredients: 450 grams rohu (any white fish fillets), 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1 level teaspoon cumin seeds, zeera, 1/2 level teaspoon mustard seeds (rai or sarson), 1 clove garlic cloves, chopped, 1 inch piece ginger fresh, peeled 1 teaspoon ajowan (carum), 4 green chillies, 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder, As per taste salt, 10 green [...]

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Pumpkin Soup

2 tbs olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 leek, white part only, finely sliced 1 garlic clove, crushed 1/2 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin 1kg peeled pumpkin, diced 1 large potato, peeled, diced 1L chicken or vegetable stock 1/2 cup (125ml) light and creamy evaporated milk Method Heat oil in a large [...]

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