A light and nontraditional iftar to get Ramadan started
If you happen to have baby or young carrots, roast them whole and don't bother chopping them up. (via Getty Images)

With the holy month officially starting on April 13 and a month of fasting commencing, here are some dishes that will hopefully inspire you for your first iftar and save you from overeating



It has been a year already, despite feeling much longer than a year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we roll into our second Ramadan, the holy fasting month in Islam, amid lockdowns. The first couple of days always seem the hardest when fasting and while we might want to wolf the food down, your stomach will not appreciate that and you may end up feeling uncomfortably bloated. So here, I have put together a light and quick menu to break your first fast.

However, if you would like a more traditional iftar, make sure to check out our Ramadan series from last year, which featured: