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You are here: Home / Parenting / Family / Eid lowdown

Eid lowdown

September 22, 2009 by amreen

Yesterday we celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.  This year was our turn to host the family lunch.  Here are some of the highlights (I will post some pictures later this week).

  • Waking up early to prepare kheer kurma, a traditional Eid dish made with milk, vermicelli, pistachios, almonds, golden raisins and cardamom.  Slowly mixing the ingredients as the sun rose, I could think only of my mother and the countless Eids I spent with her.  As it is with any special occasion, the joy is tinged with sadness – a longing for her that  swirls deeply within me.
    • Seeing my kids and nephews dressed up in their exquisite salwar kameez and kurta pyjama; they looked like little princes and princesses in their special outfits.
    • Eating the delicious biryani (rice cooked with chicken and saffron) and bhagara baingan (spicy eggplant curry) prepared respectively by my cousin and sister-in-law. They are both great cooks, and the traditional meal was a perfect way to conclude the day’s activities.
    • My son’s excitement at FINALLY getting a video game system.  We broke down and got him a Wii.  It’s very cool, I must say, and I love the fact that it requires him to be active instead of sitting in front of the computer.
    • The post-Eid lethargy.  After a day of eating, all we could do was to put our feet up and watch the Emmys.  I lasted about 10 minutes before I fell into a content slumber.

    Filed Under: Family Tagged With: biryani, children, Eid, family, feast, holiday, Islam, kheer kurma, Muslim, Ramadan, traditional food

    Comments

    1. CynthiaK says

      September 23, 2009 at 10:21 pm

      What a great celebration! I just love hearing about all of these different festivities and cultural gatherings. It’s so wonderful!

    2. Farheen says

      September 23, 2009 at 2:22 pm

      Sounds yummy! We also enjoyed sheer khurma and sawaiyan with many other traditional treats! Eid Mubarak!

    3. Kath says

      September 22, 2009 at 2:40 am

      Sounds wonderful, Amreen. I watched a really cool show on Food network yesterday about celebrating Eid in Turkey…they made the same dessert but called it “gulach”. It sounds heavenly!

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