The Ramadan Cookbook: 80 delicious recipes perfect for Ramadan, Eid and celebrating throughout the year

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Ramadan is a month to detox our mind, body and soul and encourage us to make better choices. Being without food and water from sunrise to sunset, and being away from day-to-day distractions, helps us appreciate what we have in life so we can focus more energy on charity and helping people.

Eid is around the corner and Muslims across Leicester are preparing for a feast to share among family and friends. One of the city's award-winning halal food bloggers has shared three recipes you can add to your festive spread. The Ramadan Cookbook, her first book, was written to give others the skills to prepare home-made festive meals for suhoor, iftar and Eid, and when celebrating at other times of the year. Mix flour, powdered sugar, sesame seeds, baking powder, instant yeast, salt, kahk essence and vanilla powder until well combined

Described as the UK’s most popular Muslim food blogger, her online channels featuring cooking videos and recipes reach 240,000 followers and she won the British Muslim Award for Digital Activity in 2020. In a pan over low heat, add sugar, water, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Stir every so often until the mixture becomes clear. Bring to a boil, remove from the heat and stir in the orange blossom/rose water. Transfer into another heatproof vessel and leave to cool to room temperature. A rose and pistachio milk cake combines Persian flavours with the classic Latin American tres leches, or three-milk, dessert while spicy potato and sweetcorn tortilla samosas give a healthier, Mexican twist to the traditional Indian pastries. Break off part of the dough to make balls that are just slightly smaller that golf balls and place onto baking paper. Be sure to keep enough space between them. Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 160C. Trim your filo pastry to the size of your baking dish and place them between two damp towels to stop them from drying out.

Spread the remaining nuts and top with pastry. Repeat the butter-filo-butter steps 5-7 times so that there are 6-8 sheets on top but do not brush the final layer with butter. I really do hope you love these recipes as much as I do! Ramadan is such a personal time and I love how food and drink can complement my reflective daytime period.” SOMETHING FOR SUHOOR But what about the traditional Eid dishes?!” I hear you cry. Don’t worry, here are 10 recipes to give you some Eid-ul-Quarantine inspiration. They all incorporate fridge and pantry staples so no essential supermarket trip is needed and the food is so good, in fact, you won’t even miss Mum’s cooking this year! And there you have it, 10 Eid recipes that you can easily put together in the kitchen, use everyday staple ingredients that you will have on hand, and won’t have you unnecessarily running to the supermarket. Carefully remove the top pastry layers and place the ice cream, before sandwiching it closed again. Eat immediately!Line a rectangle Pyrex dish with baking paper and pour the mixture in. Bake at 180C for 25 minutes or till baked through. And to finish, my Rose & pistachio milk cake is the perfect sweet treat, absolutely heavenly, moreish and looks so good. It will definitely pretty-up your table. It’s great for breaking your fast, or for any celebration!” WATERMELON She initially offered baking classes to children and adults, imparting the basics such as how to pipe a cupcake or make sugar icing flowers, before moving on to savoury dishes. Like many Muslim families in Leicester, Anisa and hers have spent the last month of Ramadan fasting daily and dedicating more time to their faith. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the holy month and will be celebrated in the coming days. What Ramadan means to me:I love having the time to self-reflect and it’s also a great way of bringing people together.

Mix flour, yoghurt, water, baking powder and food colouring in a large bowl and leave to rest for 15 minutes The book brings together the traditional recipes Karolia grew up with and dishes regularly requested by her family at home, as well as contemporary adaptations of foods commonly served during Ramadan. Add the butter, letting it melt through the sauce, then add the lemon juice, and serve sprinkled with chopped coriander. I don’t want people to feel intimidated and feel put off cooking,” she says. “I used to get messages from people who said they’d never cooked until now.” The Food Fusion Youtube channel has provided a straightforward tutorial to show you how to recreate those delicious puffy puris and sweet halwa in your own kitchen. Just be sure to send a delicious snap to your family whatsapp group.

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Preheat the oven to 180°C (gas mark 4) and line a 28 x 18cm shallow heatproof dish with baking paper. Tortillas are so easy – it’s just a fold and you have a triangle shape,” she says, recalling unsuccessful early efforts attempting the same with samosa dough as a child. Take one of the tortilla halves and use a pastry brush to brush a little of the flour paste around the edges. Place 2 tbsp of the filling on one half of the tortilla and fold the other half over the top to form a triangle, as shown. Gently press around the edges of the samosa to make sure it’s sealed properly, then repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling. Add in the cardamom powder and gently fold in till combined. Separately whisk the egg whites with the remaining sugar until it forms stiff peaks. Fold the whites in the egg yolks mixture carefully.