🌙 Eid-ul-Fitr Special: Sheer Khurma & Chicken Biryani Recipes

• Bilkul Online | Sunday Special
• By Mumtaz Siraj
• 15 March 2026

Eid-ul-Fitr is often celebrated with delicious traditional dishes shared with family and guests. Here are two popular Eid recipes you can easily make at home.  Eid is a week away.

Sheer Khurma (Sweet Eid Vermicelli Dessert)

Sheer Khurma is one of the most famous desserts served on Eid morning.

Ingredients

• 1 liter milk

• ½ cup thin vermicelli (seviyan)

• 8–10 dates (chopped)

• 2 tbsp ghee

• 3 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)

• 10 almonds (sliced)

• 10 pistachios (sliced)

• 1 tbsp raisins

• ½ tsp cardamom powder

• Few strands saffron (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat ghee in a pan and lightly roast the vermicelli until golden.

2. In another pot, boil the milk and let it simmer.

3. Add roasted vermicelli and cook for about 5–7 minutes.

4. Add dates, sugar, almonds, pistachios, and raisins.

5. Mix in cardamom powder and saffron.

6. Cook for another 5 minutes until slightly thick.

7. Serve warm or chilled.

 Chicken Biryani (Festive Eid Main Dish)

A flavorful rice dish often prepared for Eid lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice

• 500 g chicken (cut pieces)

• 2 onions (thinly sliced)

• 2 tomatoes (chopped)

• 1 cup yogurt

• 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

• 2–3 green chilies

• 1 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tsp red chili powder

• 1 tsp garam masala

• Whole spices (2 cloves, 2 cardamom, 1 cinnamon stick)

• Fresh coriander and mint leaves

• 3 tbsp oil or ghee

• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Wash and soak basmati rice for 20 minutes.

2. Fry sliced onions until golden; keep half for garnish.

3. Add whole spices, ginger-garlic paste, and chicken. Cook 5 minutes.

4. Add yogurt, tomatoes, chili powder, turmeric, and salt. Cook until chicken is tender.

5. In another pot, boil rice until 70% cooked.

6. Layer rice over the chicken masala.

7. Add mint, coriander, and fried onions.

8. Cover and cook on low heat (dum) for 10–15 minutes.

9. Mix gently and serve hot.

Tip for Eid meals: Serve Sheer Khurma first when guests arrive, and Chicken Biryani as the main dish with salad, raita, and lemon slices.

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