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Culture? Don’t you mean household 
Anyway, sehri is pretty simple, I usually have some cereals and water or egg sandwich and water. Hubby sometimes has paratha, otherwise egg sandwich.
Iftari is basically a kajoor and milkshake. Do the prayer and then eat dinner, which is a nono for fried stuff 
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So is Ramazan coming
When is the first Ramazan
I didnt knew it
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For starters, it's 'Ramzaan' in my culture, and I prefer saying that as oppose to Ramdhan.
In Pakistani culture, Ramzaan is probably the only time where dates would be regularly consumed, other than that, we're not big on eating dates. Rooh Afza milk is essentially the soul of every Iftar dastar khuaan, and why we don't regularly consume rooh afza milk all year around is just another of those questions, but that's probably just a trend amongst NRPs, I reckon. Moreover lots of savoury fried snacks, different types of chaats, kebabs make up the traditional Ramzaan menu in Pakistan.
However in our household we are not big on having fried snacks for iftari. My personal view is that the moment between Asr and Maghrib (just before the sunset) are very sacred moments, often referred to as qabooliyat ki ghariyan and I rather dedicate my time praying in those moments than waste it in the kitchen. But I absolutely love eating fruits (especially melon and mangoes) or any kind of milkshake for iftari, that's probably the best thing about having summer Ramzaan. I'm not a big fan of eating supper because that often means I cannot each much in sehri.
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That’s pretty boring..
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We do things quite similarly.
We don’t do any of the fried stuff either. Iftari is basically a date and tea, followed by the prayer and then dinner, which is a proper meal. In our culture, there are certain dishes people are more inclined to eat during Ramzaan, which are eaten as proper meals. Nothing terribly extravagant but a bit more substantial. I’ve never been keen on the fried, appetiser type snacks people talk about.
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in my family its kinda weird because everyone has different work schedule. Last yr I mostly opened fast at the library, my sister at work, dad at work mom at home.
Sunchips is my favorite for iftar with gatorade
Re: Ramadan in your culture
For starters, it's 'Ramzaan' in my culture, and I prefer saying that as oppose to Ramdhan.
In Pakistani culture, Ramzaan is probably the only time where dates would be regularly consumed, other than that, we're not big on eating dates. Rooh Afza milk is essentially the soul of every Iftar dastar khuaan, and why we don't regularly consume rooh afza milk all year around is just another of those questions, but that's probably just a trend amongst NRPs, I reckon. Moreover lots of savoury fried snacks, different types of chaats, kebabs make up the traditional Ramzaan menu in Pakistan.
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Prefer saying Ramzan as well...esp amongst us Desis. Rooh afza....oh gosh it's cloying. Too sweet. We get the bottle of Mango squash that you mix water into. That's sweet too, but not as much as rooh afza. It does no afzaai for my rooh much less my tastebuds.
Agree that maghrib...when breaking fast...time should be made for dua and not just rushing to stuff yourself.
High five for the melons. I love melons and I will go have me some watermelon now. It's my fave fruit.
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Sehar is mom trying to stuff as many parathas in us as possible.
Maghrib is when everything kicks off. khajoors, pakoray, samosay, chaat, rooh afza, lasi, milk shake, kheer ................... <3
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Iftar foods we make are
Fruit chaat
Chana chaat
Samosay with veg or cheese fillings
Pakoray
Gol Guppay
Tikkiyan
Chicken patties
We don't have all of these items every single day of Ramzan. It's varied.
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Does weight gain, diabetes and cardiac disease sound more fun to you? 
That’s interesting. Can you tell what kind of dishes you guys have during Ramzaan in afghan culture?
Someone should tell her to stop. Waise itne motey ho 
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Please don’t kill me as in Ramadan I would like to eat all these things 
I have special space for these items 
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For the past many years we do a simple iftar, maybe some juice and pakoras/samosas and then dinner.
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Prefer saying Ramzan as well...esp amongst us Desis. Rooh afza....oh gosh it's cloying. Too sweet. We get the bottle of Mango squash that you mix water into. That's sweet too, but not as much as rooh afza. It does no afzaai for my rooh much less my tastebuds.
Agree that maghrib...when breaking fast...time should be made for dua and not just rushing to stuff yourself.
High five for the melons. I love melons and I will go have me some watermelon now. It's my fave fruit.
Watermelon is my favourite fruit too, but I generally like all kinds of melons (Galia, Cantaloupe, honeydew etc). We'll be keeping 19/20 hrs. long fast and the only thing that's making me look forward to Iftari is the watermelon platter, lol.
Rooh Afza is not sweet, I suppose it depends how much of it you put it your milk, but I generally like light baby pink colour and rosewater smell, lol (yes I do eat with my eyes) Not necessarily a huge fan of the taste, but it feels so like Ramzaan when you see it on Iftari table. But for drinking with for pleasure, I prefer almond shake or also known as sardai.
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In our culture, most people I know go about Ramzaan, in the following manner:
- Iftari is a date, dried fruit and tea:
Common iftari spread:
Dates, dried apricots, sultanas and various nuts
Followed by the prayer and then dinner, which is a complete meal:
Dishes commonly served during Ramzaan:
Kebabs
Kabuli pulao
Bolani – Savoury turnovers filled with potato, scallions, and coriander, spinach and kishmish paneer (a type of soft cheese) or a variety of other fillings.
Borani banjan – Grilled aubergine in a spiced tomato sauce topped with yoghurt and mint.
Borani kadu – Braised pumpkin in a sweet tomato and onion gravy with a hint of spice topped with yoghurt.
Qorma-e-gulpea – Braised cauliflower cooked in a sauce of tomato, coriander, ginger, and garlic.
Mantoo – Steamed dumplings filled lamb or ground beef served with a meat sauce and topped with yoghurt and coriander.
Aushak – Dumplings similar to mantoo which are with filled with scallions and lamb (or beef) served with a meat sauce and topped with yoghurt and mint. These differ from mantoo in that they are boiled rather than steamed.
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Sehri is usually paratha with fried egg/omelette, chai, and yogurt (for those who want it). Sometimes, when we have leftover food from iftaari the day before, we eat paratha with that saalan.
(*Never had cereal for sehri. I have a feeling it just wouldn’t be as filling as paratha. And it would take forever to eat cereal too… paratha you can just gobble up as a roll if running short on time).
*Iftaar menu:- Spicy fries OR pakoray
- Fruit platter (mango, banana, grapes, orange, watermelon, honeydew etc)
- Khajoor
- Ilaichi sharbat or rooh afza or mango milkshake
- Main meal (but usually can’t eat too much so we eat like half a roti mushkil se)
- Qahwa
(And once a week, spring rolls / chicken roast / kebabs / chaat as an add-on)
My mom usually makes gaajar ka halwa (or zarda) once during Ramzaan. She says it’s important taaqat ke liye.
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Mouth watering…