Arafat Fasting

Tomorrow is a special day for Muslims, The Day of Arafat, a day where the Muslims who are doing hajj stay at the mount of Arafat and listen to the sermon there, it must be so hard to fast that day and sit out in the sun. Those of us who are not blessed to be doing our hajj also can fast where ever we are but it’s not compulsory.

 We are advised to fast this fasting wipes out the sins of the previous and the coming year.

How does this relate to food…because of fasting, let me see if I can find my take on Swiss Bircher muesli  and perfect food for getting through the day…found it and here it is, I hope you like it

Ingredients

1/2 cup 6 oz 150g rolled porridge oats
¼ cup 3 oz 75g dried sultanas or raisins

1 cup 8 oz 235 ml milk
1 Apple
1 tbsp desiccated coconut
100ml natural yogurt
25g flaked almonds, toasted
150g Blackberries, strawberries, raspberries

½ tsp ginger

½ tsp cinnamon

7 dried dates
1 tbsp Clear honey

1 tsp black seeds

Method

1.      Place the oats and  sultanas in a plastic container that has a lid

2.      Cut the dates  open and check to make sure there are no insects inside and chop again and add to oats and sultanas

3.      Add the spices; cinnamon and ginger

4.      Into the oat mix, stir in the coconut

5.      Add the milk and make sure it well mixed in to the oats

6.      Wash and drain the apple  and berries, chop the apple into small pieces and add to the oats immediately otherwise the apple  will go brown, take any green bits of the berries, black berries or raspberries add them in  and strawberries half or quarter them

7.      Cover with an airtight lid and place in fridge overnight

8.      Take out of fridge when ready to eat and place quantity you want in bowl

9.      Pour yogurt over the top

10.  Drizzle with honey

11.   And sprinkle with black seeds…up up and away!