Feast on season’s specials in Iftar food kits made by home cooks in Thiruvananthapuram

malabari snacks, kanji, biriyani, ghee rice and more are in the iftar kits sold by home cooks and home chefs in thiruvananthapuram for ramzan

It is that time of the year when all roads leading to mosques are filled with vendors selling fresh eats for those breaking the day’s fast after prayers. In addition to the ubiquitous fruit juice, samosas, vadas and cutlets, on sale are a bewildering array of eats, especially snacks soaked in the flavours of Malabar.

Over the years, enterprising home cooks have begun offering Iftar kits for sale. Get the Iftar kit of your choice delivered to your doorstep. Thanks to home chefs in Thiruvananthapuram who have launched Iftar kits comprising juice, cut fruits, kanji (gruel), Malabari snacks, biriyani, bread and desserts, there is a lot to choose from this Ramzan season.

Fruit juice, slices of fruits, dry fruits, breads like chapathi, orotti, pathiri, parathas,ghee rice, ottada, idiyappam, curry and biriyani are included in most kits. So also thari kanji, a semolina-based milk broth garnished with shallots sauteed in ghee. In addition, each home chef has the season’s specials in their kits.

Sheeba La Fleur offers two types of kits — a big spread with 13 dishes for three people and a smaller one with six dishes for two.

“A special is the sweet dish prepared with scrambled eggs, banana and dry fruits sauteed in ghee. It is often made in Muslim households of north Kerala for ‘puyyappla salkkaram’, (when the bride’s family spreads out a lavish meal for the bridegroom),” says Sheeba, who has been selling iftar kits since 2018.

The kits are available on alternate days of the week. On days the kits are not available, she sells haleem. Rate of the kits are ₹1,500 (big) and ₹550 (small). Contact: 9995288457

At Priya Kolassery’s Kolamass Kitchen, the number of eats in the kit will go up from five to 10 next week. Among them is kuska rice, plain rice flavoured with onions, spices, herbs etc.