Eid is a special occasion in my house. Everyone fasts during Ramzan. So after a whole month of fasting, it’s like three days of feasting.It’s the time the whole family gets together. All my cousins and uncles come over these three days. We make all the traditional ‘Musalmani’ dishes. My favourite is kheema, kaleji, korma, biryani and of course sweets, especially sheer korma.

I have lots of childhood memories of Eid in Delhi. Earlier when my grandfather was alive, we used to visit his house. The first day of Eid used to be spent over there. When my father and uncles returned from offering the Eid namaz in the mosque, we children would get Eidi (money). All the kids would stand in a line to receive it. That was a huge excitement. After which followed food and more food. My mother’s kheema paratha and sheer korma are the best in the world.

Saqib Saleem:

The first image of Eid that comes to my mind is that of all the male members of the family visiting the mosque in Nizamuddin in Delhi to perform namaz at sharp 8:30 am. We would then go to our grandfather’s place and binge on mutton biryani and korma. The most special memory of Eid is when all the cousins would get together in the evening and count who received the maximum Eidi. My mother cooks everything superbly - biryani, Rogan josh, Achari chicken, mutton seekh kebabs, kakori kebabs, bheja fry. Her kheer is out of the world. I’m crazy about mutton biryani and she makes the yummiest biryani ever. She makes an extra quantity for me every Eid.

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