Here are some of your favorite recipes simplified while giving you that Ramadan flavor at the same time.

Ravioli

(for a quick fix buy a pack from the frozen section)

Ingredients

• Ravioli dough

• Minced meat

• Turmeric

• Salt and pepper

• Onion, garlic

• ½ tsp. tomato paste

• Italian spices

Sauce

• Yogurt

• Garlic

• Mint

• Salt and pepper

• Parmesan cheese

Preparation

1. Mix the stuffing ingredients together (except for dough).

2. Stuff the ravioli dough and keep in fridge for 15 minutes.

3. Bring the ravioli to boil in a pot and add salt and oil to it.

4. Mix the sauce ingredients together.

5. Pour the yogurt mix onto the cooked ravioli and sprinkle parmesan cheese to your liking.

Falafel Salad

Ingredients

• 2 falafel sliced into four

• ½ pomegranate

• Green leaves

• Chicken breast

• Peanuts

Seasoning

• Olive oil

• Red pepper

• Black pepper

• Lemon

• Garlic powder

• Salt

Preparation

1. Chop up the greens.

2. Add the pomegranate and peanuts.

3. Grill slices of chicken breast and add on top of salad.

4. Add the falafel on top.

5. Mix the seasoning ingredients and drizzle on top of salad.

Luqaimat du Chocolat

Dough

• 1 cup flour

• 1 tbsp. corn flour or rice flour

• 1 tbsp. yoghurt

• 1 tbsp. yeast

• A pinch of sugar

• Less than a cup of warm water

Sugar Syrup

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 1/4 cup water

• Cardamon pods

• Vanilla essence

Chocolate sauce

• Galaxy chocolate

• Milk

Preparation

1. Mix all the dough ingredients (except the water).

2. Add the water gradually until it gets muddy.

3. Cover the bowl, and keep on the side.

4. Put all the ingredients for the sugar syrup in a saucepan and let it boil on medium fire until it starts becoming thick. Then let it cool.

5. Deep fry the dough in medium sized ball like shapes. Leave to cool.

6. Put the fried doughs in the sugar syrup and let it absorb the syrup.

7. On the side, melt the galaxy chocolate in warm milk by microwaving for 20 seconds and mixing it (repeat until the consistency is right).

Before serving drizzle the chocolate sauce over the luqaimat.

Cheeseburger Rolls

By Rayan Alhammad

Ingredients

• 1/4 kilo ground beef (try to find high quality meat. DR recommends Chopped.)

• Half tsp. salt

• Half tsp. black pepper

• Quarter tsp. onion powder

• Quarter tsp. garlic powder

• 200gms cheese (mixture of mozarella and cheddar)

• spring roll dough

Preparation

1. Put oil in sauce pan and add  ground beef when hot.

2. 1-2 minutes sprinkle salt and pepper and add onion and garlic powder.

3. Mix until caramelized or grilled to taste.

4. Cool down meat and add cheese Wrap and fry.