Dhaal Gosht or seviyan kheer: What is favourite Eid food memory?

She was speaking as superstore Asda revealed their Eid Daawat (feast) ranges.

Parveen Ashraf is one mum who enjoys cooking meat for her friends and family.  

She tells Asda that her favourite part of Eid celebrations is the “smell of sweet cardamom in the morning combined with the smell of garam masala coated over the lamb chops at 8 in the morning.” 

Parveen’s childhood memory of the sweet and spicy aromas filling up the house are re-created using authentic seasoning as well as the ethnic meats which can be found freshly prepared every morning from Asda. 

Khadija , a mum of two kids originally from Pakistan, believes that “the atmosphere of celebrating Eid in Pakistan is different in the UK. It’s like celebrating Christmas, everyone is together, and it is a big holiday.” 

She remembers applying henna on the eve before and her father bringing fresh bread home each morning from a famous bakery in Pakistan. 

This ritual inspires Khadija to make her Eid here with family just as festive and as special as it was in Pakistan. 

She does this by making traditional food such a seviyan kheer (vermicelli kheer), that are passed around the table after prayers as well as experimenting with new flavours, all with help from Asda. 

She explains, “I buy more here from my local Asda as there is more range especially with world spices which I couldn’t get in Pakistan.” 

Blessy Syed found shopping at Asda part of her Eid ritual as she had only experienced Eid as a Christian living in Dubai. 

Now, living with her traditional Muslim in-laws in the UK, Blessy and her family enjoy making sheer khurma together for breakfast every Eid morning. 

She takes this traditional breakfast which is made in many Muslim household’s during a festive occasion and creates her own pudding with the Madinah Delight Khudri dates from her local Asda store. 

They remind Blessy of her home in Dubai and create a modern atmosphere around the dinner table. 

Another mum who experienced the celebrations of Eid with her in-laws was Philippines born, Sabha. 

She explained, “It was something new for me,” and therefore she experienced traditional cuisines through her mother-in-law. 

When asked about her favourite aspect of Eid, she reminisces her mother-in-law visiting, cooking pulao and daal gosht as a “signature meal.” 

The daal gosht is a succulent lamb dish coated in a bowl of flavoursome lentil soup and served with fresh naan or rice. 

She also added “I can rely on Asda each year when celebrating Eid as they make it easier for me rather than going to different stores individually, I can find everything in one place!” 

After their meal together they continue to enjoy the evening exchanging gifts to one another and sharing stories of their beautiful memories back home. 

As a modern and busy mum, Ayesha expresses her love for different foods but having to shop for everything last minute. 

"Even when you’re doing last minute shopping, you will always find what you are looking for to make the Eid special for adults and children and I have a big family!” 

Ayesha’s family would come together enjoying dishes such as biryani, kebabs, chutneys with fruits and trifles. 

"She also expresses her love for gifting traditional sweets saying “if I visit someone’s house, I would take traditional Indian sweets with me. For example, the Royal Gulabjam is beautifully displayed in a festive orange box in Asda so that is always nice to give, and at a good price!”