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Eid al-Fitr 2025 in India marks the end of Ramadan with prayers, charity, and feasting. Traditional dishes include Sheer Khurma, Biryani, Sewaiyan, Rose Sharbat, and Mutton Shami Kabab.
Eid al-Fitr Recipes 2025: From Sheer Khurma to Biryani, explore traditional Eid dishes that make the festival special. (Image: Shutterstock)
Eid al-Fitr 2025 In India: Eid Ul-Fitr, also known as Eid-Al-Fitr is one of the biggest festivals for the Muslim community. The day marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan – during which Muslims observe fast from dawn to dusk, engage in charity and offer regular prayers. It is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar.
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The festival is celebrated with morning prayers, exchanging gifts, wearing new clothes, giving charity to the needy, spending time with family members and feasting on several traditional delicacies.
As we celebrate Eid-Al-Fitr today, March 31, we’ve listed a few traditional dishes that will make your celebrations extra memorable:
Eid Recipes
Sheer Khurma
Sheer Khurma is a creamy vermicelli pudding topped with dates, dry fruits and saffron. This creamy treat is cherished in Muslim households during the Eid festivities.
- To prepare this, saute pistachios, almonds and raisins well in ghee.
- In another hot pan, roast vermicelli in ghee.
- Next up, simmer some milk in a wide pan till it thickens, add sugar and simmer again.
- Add roasted vermicelli, dry fruits, dates and saffron to the milk.
- Mix it well and add cardamom powder on the top.
- Serve chilled and garnish with dates.
Biryani
Talking about Eid, how can we forget this popular Mughlai dish? Biryani, the epitome of indulgence, features fragrant rice layered with succulent meat and aromatic spices.
India boasts a wide variety of Biryani such as Chicken Biryani, Hyderabadi Biryani, Kolkata Biryani, Awadhi Mutton Biryani, Keema Biryani, Malabar Fish Biryani and more.
- Cut the chicken/mutton into small pieces and marinate it with yoghurt mixed with some spices and ginger garlic paste. Let it rest for a few hours.
- In a separate pan deep fry onions till they turn golden brown.
- Take the chicken and cook it in a pan until the colour changes to light brown and then add milk.
- In another container boil some rice till it is 50 per cent cooked.
- Take a separate container and layer chicken and rice one by one and top it up with some saffron milk.
- Keep the pot in low flame and wait until the rice is cooked.
- Serve hot with raita or salan.
Sewaiyan
Sewaiyan is another dessert served during the Eid festivities in Muslim households. It is something one can’t do without and simply can’t get enough of.
- To make the sweet dish, start by roasting vermicelli till it gets dark brown.
- Take it out and let it cool down for a few minutes.
- Saute dry fruits and makhana till it gets crunchy.
- Lastly, add some Coconut and be careful as it burns quickly.
- In a large pan, add sugar, khoya, milk and water and mix thoroughly.
- Place it on the burner and stir until it reaches the first boil.
- Next up, Add the roasted vermicelli, dry fruits, makhana coconut mixture, and simmer on low for about 4-5 minutes before turning off.
- Add some cardamom powder and cover the lid. Let it rest for a few minutes.
- Serve hot and garnish with dry fruits.
Rose Sharbat
A sweet and fragrant drink made from the natural essence of roses during Eid in Muslim households. It has a delicate flowery flavour that is both refreshing and relaxing.
- To make this refreshing drink, simply add flavour and rose petals in sugar syrup and mix well.
- Now add milk and rose essence to the mixture.
- And you’re all set.
- To serve, fill 1/4th of the cup with the Rose Mixture and fill the rest with cold water.
- Enjoy the refreshing drink chilled.
Mutton Shami Kabab
Eid festivities are incomplete without gorging on these tasty, juicy and soft Kababs and Mutton Shami Kebab is the perfect choice for this year’s celebrations. Made with minced mutton, aromatic spices and herbs, these Kababs will surely tantalize your taste buds.
- After heating some oil, add cinnamon stick, mace, cloves, bay leaf, green cardamoms, black peppercorns and brown cardamom. Mix them well.
- Next up, add Mutton Keema, red chilli powder and salt to the mixture and mix them thoroughly.
- Add some soaked chana dal to the keema and let it cook for some time.
- After the mutton and dal are cooked, grind the mixture and refrigerate for 30 minutes till it gets like a thick paste.
- Add some green chillies, onions and lime juice to the paste.
- Make small balls of the paste and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- In another pan, heat a tbsp of ghee and lightly fry the kababs till golden brown on all sides.
- Serve them hot with green chutney.
Wishing you Eid Mubarak.