What makes iftar special at Coimbatore’s Kottaimedu mosque?

What makes iftar special at Coimbatore’s Kottaimedu mosque?

A sense of urgency is in the air. Ponvizha Mahal, a wedding hall in a by-lane off Eswaran Kovil Street in Kottaimedu, is enveloped in the sweet smell of biryani. With less than 45 minutes to go for iftar, the fast-breaking evening meal during Ramzan, members of the Thareekathul Islam Shafia Jamath are preparing to […]

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What makes iftar special at Coimbatore’s Kottaimedu mosque?

What makes iftar special at Coimbatore’s Kottaimedu mosque?

A sense of urgency is in the air. Ponvizha Mahal, a wedding hall in a by-lane off Eswaran Kovil Street in Kottaimedu, is enveloped in the sweet smell of biryani. With less than 45 minutes to go for iftar, the fast-breaking evening meal during Ramzan, members of the Thareekathul Islam Shafia Jamath are preparing to […]

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Palooda and Paalum Pazhavum are just two of the many traditional drinks that are served for Iftar

Palooda and Paalum Pazhavum are just two of the many traditional drinks that are served for Iftar

Creamy Palooda | Photo Credit: Shakira Banu Shakira Banu cannot imagine an Iftar without homemade palooda. No cousin of falooda, palooda is a popular dish that is part of Iftar in Northern Kerala, especially Kannur. A home-cook, Shakira says her mother, who has her roots in Marthandam in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, learned to make […]

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Palooda and Paalum Pazhavum are just two of the many traditional drinks that are served for Iftar

Palooda and Paalum Pazhavum are just two of the many traditional drinks that are served for Iftar

Creamy Palooda | Photo Credit: Shakira Banu Shakira Banu cannot imagine an Iftar without homemade palooda. No cousin of falooda, palooda is a popular dish that is part of Iftar in Northern Kerala, especially Kannur. A home-cook, Shakira says her mother, who has her roots in Marthandam in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, learned to make […]

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Watch | Have you tried the Iftar food trail in Bengaluru’s Mosque Road?

Watch | Have you tried the Iftar food trail in Bengaluru’s Mosque Road?

Watch | Have you tried the Iftar food trail in Bengaluru’s Mosque Road? Every year, people throng Mosque Road in Frazer Town in Bengaluru during the holy month of Ramzan. The reason? Its delicious offerings of exotic meat-based savouries and lip-smacking desserts. We too went on the famous Frazer Town Iftar food trail. Delicacies made […]

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