16 Pakistani Iftar Recipes

Ramadan Mubarak to all of you! Here are 15 quick and easy Pakistani Iftar Recipes that will add value to your Ramadan menu and give a quick idea to prepare delectable dishes to enjoy iftar time with family and friends.

Ramadan is the festive time for every Muslim and making healthy recipes for iftar is ideal to lead a productive Ramadan. In my last post, Ramadan tips for fasting, basically encourage everyone to have healthy iftar snacks and appetizers that can keep them active, agile, and productive right after iftar and after suhoor.

As a Pakistani, I can relate to the temptation to set the iftar table and the science to place everything on the table with the intention to eat everything in one go. Do you relate to it? I do... But the reality is different, after 1 date and a glass of sharbat, we are done!

The Iftar menu seems incomplete without drinks and appetizers and I noticed everyone loves to have special snacks for iftar. Sometimes, I want to skip but my husband religiously reminds me, don't forget to make Pakoray and samosa. Yes, it's a beauty of Ramadan that add festivity to our lives and knits families together with an abundance of joy and love.

Best Pakistani Iftar Recipes

If you are going to make the iftar menu then you must be looking for some new iftar ideas that can easily prepare without spending much time in the kitchen. I always focus to prepare freezer-friendly Ramadan recipes that make my life easy and I hardly spend a couple of hours in the kitchen for cooking. This post is basically an extension of those recipes.

I have compiled this Ramadan special roundup that includes healthy iftar recipes that you can extend to dinner and suhoor. So let's delve into it!

Normally people complain that oily food in iftar makes them heavy and disturbs the digestive system. So follow the deep frying techniques to prepare fried snacks that absorb less oil and remain crispy and crunchy for a long time.

1) Rooh Afza Drink

Nothing can beat the flavor of a chilled Rooh afza drink to quench the thirst of fasting. It would not be wrong if I say, it's a national sharbat of Ramadan in Pakistan. You can easily find it even if you are living abroad. Here is a simple and quick recipe of Rooh Afza drink that you can quickly make ahead of time.

Rooh Afza Drink

How to Make rooh afza drink with sweet and citric flavor without using soda or carbonated ingredients. It's a 2 minute job to refresh your body and soul. One of the best summer drink to quench the thirst. Family favorite Ramadan iftar drink. 100% vegan and gluten free drink.

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2) Date Rolls

I personally love to make this date roll recipe throughout the year as it's filled with healthy nutrition and prepared with dates. You can make it before Ramadan and have it to break the fast. Super fast to make and kids will love it!

Date Roll (Khajur Roll)

The coconut Date roll recipe will give you the key to energy as it’s fully packed with healthy nuts, coconut, and sesame. Prepared within 10 minutes. It's an old-style khajur roll that is gluten-free, eggless, and without artificial sugar. Love to serve in Ramadan iftar, and suhoor and always prefer to pack in kid's lunch boxes.

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3) Pakistani Pakora

Pakistani pakora with green chutney is a special iftar snack that no one can refuse even if you are diet conscious. I love to make a variety of pakora recipes that includes chicken pakora, fish pakora, paneer pakora, and potato, onion or laccha pakora. Which one is your favorite? let me know in the comment section.

If you don't want to deep fry then bake it or air fry them and it will turn to best fritters ever.

Pakistani Pakora Recipe

Making quick and easy snacks Pakistani pakora recipe to try at home. If you are looking how to make pakora. Watch Aloo, pyaz laccha pakora recipe video.

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4) Aloo Chana Chaat

Ramadan special Aloo chana chaat with papdi, green chutney, and dahi makes a perfect flavor. In Ramadan, I love to make it every other day as everyone loves it, and super healthy and scrumptious to eat. What do you like chana salad or chana chaat?

Aloo Chana Chaat

Aloo chana chaat with dahi and homemade papdi makes a perfect flavor of Indian and Pakistani street style chana chaat. My weekend evening is incomplete without this healthy chaat platter. Full of spices and packed with desi flavor.

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5) Dahi Baray

Here is Karachi's special moong mash dal ke dahi baray famous as dahi bhalla chaat in Punjab side. What do you call it? Let me know.

Soft and fluffy dahi baray with tamarind chutney simply melts in the mouth and gives a chilling vibe in this hot and humid season.

Dahi Baray (Dahi Bhalla Chaat)

Fluffy and soft Dahi Baray or Dahi bada chaat will surely melt in your mouth with the delectable flavor of creamy yogurt spiced with green and tamarind chutney. It’s a popular Pakistani and North Indian street food chaat recipe prepared with golden fried lentil fritters. Simple, authentic and easy going dahi bade that you would love to make.

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6) Keema Samosa

Before Ramadan, I love to prepare a big pack of homemade keema samosa and just take it out before iftar to fry them. Here is a simple and easy recipe to make patti samosa with keema stuffing. If you are a beginner then watch the recipe video to fold the samosa and you will make it like a pro.

Keema Samosa Pakistani Recipe (Patti Samosa)

Authentic keema samosa recipe will give you the same flavor you eat in Pakistan and India's street food. You can prepare keema for samosa stuffing with mutton, lamb, or beef mince to wrap in samosa Patti. Fold in a form of a triangular samosa and deep fry to get golden brown color. These mini, bite-size samosas will give you the best flavor and crispiness to serve as a snack or appetizer.

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7) Aloo Tikki

Shallow fried, crispy, and crunchy aloo tikki makes a perfect taste with sauces. I have tried it with mayo salad dressing and nacho cheese sauce and it was superb. Give it a try and you will love this recipe.

Aloo Tikki Recipe Pakistani - Potato Tikki

Crispy and crunchy aloo tikki recipe (Pakistani style) prepared with mashed potatoes, spices, and herbs. Shallow fried in a golden brown disc to serve as a snack or appetizer.

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8) Keema Naan

Oven baked keema naan with cooked or raw keema stuffing gives you a similar taste as you take from tandoor. I love to make it at home as it's extremely delicious and keeps you full for a long time. If you are looking for some good iftar ideas then try this recipe.

Keema Naan Recipe

Keema naan is one of the most popular Pakistani naan bread stuffed with ground meat and baked in Tandoor. You can easily find it on all the street food in Punjab and Amritsar. Ground meat cooked with the flavor of garlic, seasoned with spices and herbs, stuffed in a yeast flatbread, and baked in the oven makes a perfect flavor for naan lovers. Once you will eat, I swear, you will have again and again.

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9) Bun Kabab

Karachi burns road street-style bun kabab is the most desirable taste and the best iftar snack that you can ever make. It's a chana dal bun kabab that will give you the exact flavor as you eat on the street side. Super fast to make and delicious in taste.

Bun Kabab (Pakistani Burns Road Style)

Street style Pakistani bun kabab is famous all around the world. Here I am making homemade Aloo Anday bun kabab recipe that will give you the same taste as you eat at Karachi burns road.

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10) Chicken Broast

When it comes to finding good iftar ideas then Pakistani chicken broast (crispy fried chicken) should be on top.

Let me know which one you want to pick first. Leg piece of broast or chicken pakora?

Yes, I can percept the battle in your mind!

Fried chicken is so common to make on iftar as foodies love it. In Pakistan and India, people love to have crispy and crunchy chicken broast. Here is a simple and easy recipe of broast to make at home for iftar. You can also make and store this recipe in your refrigerator to save time. It will add value to your iftar table

Chicken Broast Recipe - KFC Style Fried Chicken Broast at Home

Crispy fried chicken broast recipe for foodies. It's a KFC style fried chicken broast that you can easily prepare at home using minimal spices. Easy chicken recipe for foodies

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11) Haleem

It's a great idea to prepare Pakistani haleem for iftar as it's full of energy and a complete iftar meal that will keep you full for a long time. Blended with meat and lentils. Serve with onion tadka, Julianne ginger, and green chilies. Haleem masala will add value if you like more spice. Super easy recipe for haleem that you can make at home for iftar.

Pakistani Haleem Recipe - How to Make Haleem at Home

Authentic Pakistani haleem recipe to prepare at home. If you are looking how to make heleem (حلیم) then follow the recipe step by step. Easy Haleem recipe

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12) Chicken Pulao

It's good to prepare iftar table with some dinner dish and chicken pulao is the best. I serve it with Biryani Raita and it makes a perfect taste. Do you want to try it? check and watch the recipe.

Chicken Pulao Recipe Pakistani

Chicken pulao recipe cooked with long grain basmati rice is the perfect dish to impress your guest. I prepared this Pakistani style one pot pulao using my grand mother recipe. Fluffy rice, tender chicken, and the topping of fried onion is enough to make a perfect day. I just love the inviting aroma of this Pulao.

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13) White Chicken Biryani

It's a sofiyani white chicken biryani full of masala and taste. Get the recipe and let me know your experience if you try it. It's a perfect biryani that you can share with your family and friends in the iftar distribution package.

White Chicken Biryani (Sofiyani Biryani)

White chicken biryani famous as Sofiyani biryani is the newly emerging biryani recipe that people love to eat all across South Asia especially in India and Pakistan. Tender and juicy chicken white sauce masala cooked with indian spices and steamed with basmati rice makes a perfect flavor for biryani foodies. Best to serve as main course in dinner!

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14) Phirni

Make this phirni recipe ahead of time and refrigerate it to serve on iftar. Best Pakistani sweet dish that people love.

Phirni Recipe (Firni)

Phirni recipe or a chilled bowl of Firni will surely make your day! It’s a popular Pakistani, Indian sweet dish or pudding prepared with soaked and ground basmati rice, milk, sugar, saffron (zafran), seasoned strongly with green cardamom, and rose water (Arq e gulab). Here I am preparing a traditional eid special zafrani phirni with a perfect creamy and smooth texture topped with pistachios and saffron. Here is step by step phirni recipe with video to make at home.

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15) Suji Ka Tukri Halwa

It's the best recipe that you can also make before Ramadan and serve it in iftar or suhoor. Prepare with semolina and the best Pakistan halwa in dry form.

Pakistani Suji Ka Tukri Halwa

Making Pakistani Suji ka Tukri halwa which is a dry form of halwa prepared without milk. Simply a 5-minute recipe cooked with roasted semolina, ghee, and sugar. The addition of desiccated coconut and pistachios makes a perfect KATLI bite.

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16) Fresh Fruit Salad

Here is fresh and creamy fruit salad prepared with ice cream. Must try this recipe! It will give you new idea to have fresh fruits.

Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe

Fresh fruit salad recipe with condensed milk and ice cream. It must be a unique idea for you. In India and Pakistan, people love to have it as creamy fruit chaat at street food. If you are picky fruit eater then you must need to try this vibrant and refreshing recipe as it will give the best flavor to incorporate fruits into your diet.

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