Dessert: Mango sawaiyan
Ingredients:
Mango pulp
Sugar – ¼ cup
Milk – 3 cups
Vermicelli – 1 cup
Method:
1.Boil the milk, add sugar and then the vermicelli. Cook till they become soft.
2.Let the mixture cool. Then add the mango pulp and serve cold.
Note: I used coloured Vermicelli to add some Eid feels to it.
Drink: Ginger peach drink
Ingredients:
Water – 1 cup
Fresh ginger – 1 to 2 inch pieces, according to the thickness of a thumb (peeled and minced)
Peach (soft to gushy) – 1 (halved, pitted, and thinly sliced)
Ice cubes – As many as you require
Fresh mint leaves – for garnish (optional)
Method:
Mix all the ingredients including ice in a blender. Serve it extremely chilled.
This Eid, please do not forget those who cannot celebrate. Do not forget the orphans, the widows,
the aged and the handicapped. It is, after all, a day of celebration, therefore, include everyone and make this day as special as possible.
Eid Mubarak everyone!
Arhama Siddiqa
The author is a LUMS and University of Warwick Alumnus and is currently a Research Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI). She calls herself a bibliophile,a dreamer and an avid foodie.