Looking for traditional, easy-to-follow, and must-try Eid recipes? You are at the right place. This post is about Eid recipes from dinner to desserts that are easy and delicious and provides the best way to break the fast with family and friends during the holy month of Ramadan. You can go through this complete menu for Eid and prepare your favorite dishes for either Eid ul Fitr or Eid ul Adha.

What is Eid?
Eid means festive in Arabic, a Muslim holiday around the world that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. There are two main Eid celebrations.
Eid al-Fitr (choti Eid): This marks the end of Ramadan and is celebrated through the exchange of sweets. Vermicelli-based kheer, called sheer khurma or vermicelli seviyan, is the traditional and most popular Eid dessert. Milk-based sweets such as gulab jamun, phirni, and barfi are also prepared. You can check some of the best desserts and sweets that you can make on the occasion of Eid.
Eid al-Adha (Bari Eid | Bakra Eid): On this special day, most people cook from the sacrificed meat and share it with family and friends. So many meat-based dishes like biryani, pulao, nihari, kebab, and korma are prepared for Bakrid.
To easily plan your Eid Dawat menu, I have categorized food recipes into appetizers, side dishes, chicken recipes, rice-based dishes, vegetarian recipes, desserts and sweets, and drinks & ice cream. You will see Eid recipes from Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Middle-Eastern cuisine. I have also shared freezer-friendly, make-ahead options, easy, quick recipes, and marination tips in recipes wherever relevant.
Appetizers and Side Dishes
Some of the best appetizer and side dishes that you can prepare to make your Eid dinner table look more festive are listed below. Depending on your crowd's preference and taste and the region you belong to, this list will help with your Eid menu planning.
Some popular starters and sides include chicken tikka, crispy and flaky samosa, dahi bhalla, chana chaat, aloo tikki, falafel, hummus, pakoras, grilled vegetables, baba ganoush, soup, stuffed grape leaves, etc.
Chicken Tikka (Kebab)
Tandoori Chicken
Paneer Tikka
Aloo Tikki
Hummus Dip
Aloo Chana Chaat
Instant Dahi Bhalla
Dahi Aloo
Falafel Recipe
Samosa
Pakora with any vegetables of your choice
Main Dishes for Dinner
Chicken Recipes
Eid is incomplete without rice dishes like biryani and pulao made using chicken (murgh), lamb, or mutton. You can substitute chicken with your favorite meat in all the recipes here.
Some popular dinner recipes include korma, biryani, butter chicken, tandoori chicken masala, chicken or lamb curry, roasted lamb, beef or chicken, kofta, and haleem.
Best Chicken Pulao
Chicken Biryani
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Biryani
Whole Roasted Chicken
Butter Chicken
Chicken Ghee Roast
Chicken or Murgh Curry
Vegetarian Recipes
If you have vegetarian friends and family, then check out this section. These are not only simple but also delicious that even meat eaters will enjoy.
You can make vegetarian biryani, chole biryani, palak paneer, chana masala, paneer tikka masala, aloo matar, bhaturas, lentil soup or dal. If you are still looking for Eid menu ideas to cater to your vegetarian guests, then look no further than the recipes below!
Chana Pulao (One Pot Chickpea Rice)
Ghee Rice | How to make Ghee Rice | Neychoru
Easy Chana Masala (Chole)
Paneer Butter Masala
Matar Paneer or Matar Aloo
Aloo Methi
Garlic Naan
Kulcha
Mix Vegetable Kadai
Aloo Paratha
Traditional Eid Sweets and Desserts
Eid dawat is incomplete without Eid special seviyan recipe called sheer khurma or vermicelli kheer.
There is always room for more desserts and sweets right? You can add some of the popular Eid dessert recipes like gulab jamun, rasmalai, baklava, basbousa, kheer, gajar ka halwa, barfi, ladoo, zarda, kheer, etc. If you are looking for easy-to-follow Eid sweets and dessert recipes, then check out the list below.
Sheer Khurma Dessert
Vermicelli Kheer
Mango Seviyan Kheer
Milk Burfi
Dates Kheer
Date Pudding
Gulab Jamun
Carrot Halwa
Saffron Rice
Coconut Ladoo
Balushahi
Sheera or Halwa
Rasmalai | How To Make Soft Rasmalai At Home
Cardamom Cookies or Osmania Cookies
Drinks & Ice Cream
Who would not love a cold treat to accompany an Eid dinner or an ice cream post-dinner? You will find some simple recipes like lassi, rose falooda, mango ice cream, lemonade, mojito, etc., to indulge your guests joining you on Eid.
Mango Lassi
Falooda
Mango Ice Cream
Lemonade - 2 ways
Special Rasgulla Falooda
Recipe FAQs
Meat-based dishes like biryani, kebab, pulao, and curry are eaten on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr. Meat can be lamb, beef, chicken (murgh), or mutton.
Sheer khurma, kheer, baklava, kanafeh/knafeh, halwa, barfi, and shahi tukda are popularly made desserts for Eid. The main dishes for Eid include biryani, pulao, haleem, and roasted meat, mainly using lamb or beef or chicken.
More desserts and sweets recipes
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Eid Recipes | Easy Eid Food Ideas
Equipment
- Pan or Pot
Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat ghee in a pan. If you are already using pre-roasted vermicelli, skip this step. Else add vermicelli or semiya and roast till light golden and aromatic on medium flame. Keep sautéing during the process so that you do not burn them.½ cup Vermicelli, 1 tablespoon Ghee
- Add whole milk and bring the roasted vermicelli to a boil on low to medium flame. Keep stirring to avoid any burning at the bottom.2 ½ cups Milk
- Continue to cook till the vermicelli becomes soft and is cooked through.
- Add sugar (adjust to taste), cardamom powder, and saffron (kesar) and continue to cook on low flame till the sugar has dissolved completely. Switch off the flame.4 tablespoon Sugar (adjust to taste), ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder, 8 Saffron strands
- In a small pan, heat 1 tablespoon of ghee. Add almonds, cashews, pistachios, and dates and sauté till light golden in color. Add raisins and saute for a few seconds, Switch off the flame. Add this to the kheer and mix well1 tablespoon Ghee, Pistachios, Cashews, Almonds, Raisins, Dates
pedja
Your Eid recipes look amazing! I can't wait to try them out, especially the desserts. Thanks for sharing such delicious and unique content!
Fransic verso
An amazing list of recipes, I'm sure people who celebrate eid would love to have some of these ideas for the day. Great post!
Melanie williams
Wow so much variety and lots of recipe ideas to try out and enjoy for sure. Yummy and I will give a few of these a go. Happy Eid x