Mariam Youssef 
Ramadan is the ideal time to meet our friends and family. So take every opportunity to meet whoever we haven’t seen in a long time. So when we finally decide that we’re meeting them, it’s probably time to host a dish party. We take forever to choose what each one of us is going to make or prepare. Because we don’t want you to have any difficulties while arranging your dish party, we decided to share 12 different and affordable menus to choose from.
P.S. Most of the desserts in this article are mentioned here with more information on where to buy them from.
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Menu 1
Drink : Ramadan drinks (sobia - tamr - hibiscus)
Soup: Red Lentil soup
Salad/ Appetizer: Fresh Watercress & Apple Salad
Main: Roasted Chicken with Potato
Desserts: Banana Pudding Basbousa
Menu 2
Drink: Strawberry Jug
Soup: White Zucchini Soup
Salad/ Appetizer: Fresh Kale Salad with Oranges
Main: Saffron Rice Pilaf with Chicken
Desserts: Mango Kunafa
Menu 3
Drink: Lemon Mint Jug
Soup: Creamy Mushroom soup
Salad/ Appetizer: Arugula Salad with White Cheese & Pistachio
Main: Molokhia - Chicken - White Rice
Desserts: Mochi Ice Cream Cake
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Menu 4
Drink: Homemade Lemonade
Soup: Arugula Yogurt Soup with Mint Pesto
Salad/ Appetizer: Savory Atayef filled with olives/chicken/minced beef
Main: Butter Chicken and White Rice
Desserts: Tastousa
Menu 5
Drink: Qamar al deen (apricot juice)
Soup: Chicken Vermicelli soup
Salad/ Appetizer: Cheese and Beef Sambousek
Main : Roasted Chicken and Mahshi
Desserts: El-Malky Pyramids
Menu 6
Drink: Pineapple and Orange juices
Soup: Onion Soup
Salad/ Appetizer: Creamy Puree Potatoes
Main: Messaka’a (Eggplant casserole with Tomato Sauce)
Desserts: Kunafa Cheesecake
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Menu 7
Drink: Homemade Strawberry Lemonade
Soup: Cream of tomato soup
Salad/ Appetizer: Crunchy Red Beans Salad
Main: Chicken with Mango Stew
Desserts: Pistachio Sambousek
Menu 8
Drink: Date Biscuit Shake
Soup: Vegetable Freek Soup
Salad/ Appetizer: Cheese nut salad
Main: Chicken Negresco with olives and mozzarella cheese
Desserts: Dates filled with Nutella
Menu 9
Drink: Mango Milkshake
Soup: Vegetable Yogurt Soup
Salad/ Appetizer: Avocado Salad
Main: Bechamel Kofta and potatoes
Desserts: Break it Kunafa
Menu 10
Drink: Peach Juice
Soup: Seafood soup
Salad/ Appetizer: Renga Salad
Main: Pomegranate molasses chicken potatoes
Desserts: Sawabe' Gigi from Nola
Menu 11
Drink: Soda and fizzy drinks
Appetizer: French fries
Salad: Shrimp pink sauce salad
Main: Burger sandwiches with different sauces and fillings
Desserts: Oriental desserts
Menu 12
Drink: Ramadan drinks (from Dancing Goat Coffee)
Soup: Lesan Asfour Soup
Salad/ Appetizer: Atayef with cheese and mint
Main: Mushroom Piccata and White Rice
Desserts: Madlouka
The best thing you can do is not to make or buy many dishes because the amount of leftovers is drastically huge. You may add extra dishes from other menus instead of sticking to one menu. The number of dishes and quantities depends on the number of the participants, so it’s wise to plan accordingly.
