Ramadanyat

[جوري]

Looks yummy.

We raised some blackeye peas this summer and the variety was 'Queen Anne'. Cowpeas such as this are common in the South. Playing off the 'cow' part of cowpeas, my favorite variety is the 'Holstein' which is black and white like the Holstein cow that is famous for milk production.

Interesting akhi, do you eat those or just raise them for studies? I am not at all familiar with cowpeas but I think beans in general are a blessing from God to impoverished regions, they're cheap grow in abundance and impart all the needed nutrients..

 

[Haya emaan]

two hours left, we're having black eyed peas with rice and chicken insha'Allah

are you going to eat all those in aftaar...:exhausted
for the first time today i ate some thing other than chaart pakoras and samosas etc and that was pizza but then i was feeling so heavy.. oh my God i cant have these things in aftaar...

 

[جوري]

are you going to eat all those in aftaar...:exhausted
for the first time today i ate some thing other than chaart pakoras and samosas etc and that was pizza but then i was feeling so heavy.. oh my God i cant have these things in aftaar...

It's just beans with rice and chicken.. after 6 days of leftovers I look forward to it.. we're having hungry guests too so let's hope there is something left insha'Allah.. 24 more mins..

I don't think carbs are good to break fast on or fried food for that matter for precisely that feeling of heaviness..

 

[MustafaMc]

I am not at all familiar with cowpeas but I think beans in general are a blessing from God to impoverished regions, they're cheap grow in abundance and impart all the needed nutrients..

Ukhti, the blackeye pea is just one on many different varieties or types of cowpea. You are right that they are a good food for people in poor areas. We grow them for the food because we enjoy gardening. My wife preserved many jars of peas, lima beans, green beans and tomatoes for us to eat over the winter.

 

[Ramadhan]

Rasulullah SAW said that we should break our fast with something sweet. Here in Indonesia, unlike the middle eastern countries, we don't commonly break our fast with kurma (dates) as dates are not indigenous here although we do get a lot of imported dates. We normally break with some sweet dessert drink, such as es cendol, biji salak, es teler, kolak pisang, etc.

Today, I broke my fast with kolak pisang (concoction of coconut milk, braised sweet bananas, palm sugar, sweet potato, pandanus leaves) - "pisang " means banana:

And yesterday I had es teler (concoction of young coconut water and young coconut meat, shaved avocado, ripe jackfruit, sweetened condensed milk, and crushed ice), "es teler" means "drunken ice" because its sweetness may cause sugar high:

 

[Who Am I?]

Dude, those look pretty sweet. I like fruit...

 

[Ramadhan]

Every year during ramadan, a street near where I live is transformed into a food bazaar. All kinds of food, delicacies and drinks are sold, many are types we don't normally find in other months. Sometimes I go there in late afternoon to buy some food for ifthaar. This afternoon I happened to remember to take some pictures with my blackberry, so pardon the quality. The worst thing about going there is that you are surrounded by all these great smelling food and drinks, feast of the eyes really. and you are really hungry and thirsty, and most definitely end up buying too much food that you will not possibly eat them all at ifthaar even if you share it all with others.

 

[ardianto]

@ bro Ramadhan

Is that in Benhil ?

 

[Who Am I?]

Every year during ramadan, a street near where I live is transformed into a food bazaar. All kinds of food, delicacies and drinks are sold, many are types we don't normally find in other months. Sometimes I go there in late afternoon to buy some food for ifthaar. This afternoon I happened to remember to take some pictures with my blackberry, so pardon the quality. The worst thing about going there is that you are surrounded by all these great smelling food and drinks, feast of the eyes really. and you are really hungry and thirsty, and most definitely end up buying too much food that you will not possibly eat them all at ifthaar even if you share it all with others.

That's how they get you, dude.

 

[Ramadhan]

@ bro Ramadhan Is that in Benhil ?

iya, kok tahu mas?

 

[ardianto]

iya, kok tahu mas?

I recognize the street and the shops in first picture. My grandma younger brother lived in navy inventory house besides dr.Mintoharjo hospital. Sometime I visited him and even slept there. But around three years ago he moved to another place but still in Jakarta.

 

[جوري]

And most definitely end up buying too much food that you will not possibly eat them all at ifthaar even if you share it all with others.

:lol: I guess that is where the saying 'eyes bigger than your stomach comes from' btw I can't tell you how I appreciate this, this is the closest I have come to feeling Ramadan since I came back from Cairo.. There is no feeling for Ramadan here whatsoever.. I have to seek it from the forum and I am grateful that we have this window to an entire Muslim world out there..

 

[جوري]

it is so nice to walk into a market and know that ALL the food is halal..

 

[GuestFellow]

it is so nice to walk into a market and know that ALL the food is halal..

Salaam,

That is why I can't wait to go to Saudi Arabia when I saved enough money. All the food will be halal and I don't have to worry about the ingredients. Unfortunately, some Muslim shops in my area accidentally sell haraam food. You usually can't tell until you read the ingredients.

http://www.thespicespoon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/chicken-saalan7.jpg

http://indianfoodsco.com/Recipes/chappati.jpg

I'm having something like this today.

 

[Who Am I?]

Brother TT, I don't know where you get all these pics of tasty food, but dude, you are KILLING me right now...

Two hours to go here...

 

[جوري]

good old foul midamis

my personal fav and quite filling..

I also made wheat pancakes on my new iron skillet but so afraid to try them, they smell eggy :hmm:

 

[Ramadhan]

what is in foul midamis?
It looks tasty...

 

[Who Am I?]

I also made wheat pancakes on my new iron skillet but so afraid to try them, they smell eggy :hmm:

Pancakes.... MMM...

Pass me some butter and syrup and I'll make those things disappear.

 

[Insaanah]

That is why I can't wait to go to Saudi Arabia when I saved enough money. All the food will be halal and I don't have to worry about the ingredients.

Not necessarily true, I'm afraid. There are varieties of confectionery that we are told by the manufacturers are not halal, on sale in Saudi, with the same ingredients. Also, the famous al-Baik chain of fast food shops (amongst others) import meat from abroad, and nobody can verify if it is halal.

There is no clear assurance as to how foreign products that get imported into Saudi are checked for their halalness.

You have to be as vigilant whilst there as you are here. Sorry to break the bubble.

 

[Ramadhan]

Also, the famous al-Baik chain of fast food shops (amongst others) import meat from abroad, and nobody can verify if it is halal.

hmmmm... Al Baik... among the tastiest fast food fried chicken I've ever had. and I have pretty high standard when it comes to fast food fried chicken lol (is that an oxymoron?) I loved their garlic mayo sauce. I wished they opened outlets in Indonesia.