Opening the fast
Dates, water and lentil shorba
- Opening the fast
- 25 min hands-on
- Vegan
- Halal
Ingredients
One standard portion
- 45g red lentils (dry weight), for the shorba
- 5g olive oil (1 tsp)
- 30g onion
- 40g carrots
Season as the method describes. Spices, salt, lemon and water aren’t weighed or counted below.
Per portion
- Calories
- 231kcal
- Protein
- 11g
- Carbs
- 34g
- Fat
- 6g
Added up from each ingredient’s typical values per 100g. A standard portion is this meal’s share of a 2,000 kcal day.
Method
Break the fast with the dates and a glass of water, then pray Maghrib.
Simmer the lentils with onion, carrot and cumin for twenty minutes and blend.
Have the shorba before the main meal.
In a plan
This is one of the dishes our plans cook from, and plans serve it to open the fast at Maghrib, before the main meal. There, the red lentils (dry weight), for the shorba, Medjool dates and olive oil are weighed out to your own numbers; everything else stays as written.
General guidance, not medical advice. Please check with your doctor if you have a medical condition, are pregnant, or are new to exercise. Check every ingredient against your own allergies.