Today, Wednesday July 6, marks Eid al Fitr – the end of Ramadan fasting for Muslims, so in honour of this special day, here are some special Eid al Fitr recipes you can try from around the world, but of course anyone can and should try these.

Hummus

A popular Middle Eastern dish which is easy to prepare, and delicious to eat is hummus.

Made of chickpeas, it is high in protein, and can be enjoyed as a dip with bread or crackers, or with a salad, or as a side with rice.

Here's how to prepare it.

Either use canned chickpeas, or dried ones, if they are dry, you need to soak about a cup of them for 12 hours, then boil them for about an hour, until they are soft. Let them cool.

Using either your tinned chickpeas, or your cooked ones, put them in your blender, along with:

Add a bit of water and then blend all the ingredients until they form a thick paste, not too runny. Make sure the chickpeas are all blitzed.

Either eat it straight away or refrigerate for later.

khanapakana.com has listed an Indian dish for Eid - Punjabi Dum Murgh.

You will need:

To make this meal:

heat your oil in a pan and fry the whole chicken, then take it out, in the same oil, add the finely chopped onion and cook until golden brown.

Add all the rest of the ingredients and cook until the oil seperates. This is your masala.

Put the whole chicken in this masala with a 1/2 cup of water. Cook it in the pan on low heat, covered, until it is tender and cooked through, this should take about an hour.

Keema Kachori

Food website theholidayspot.com suggests some Keema Kachori for this Eid.

Kachori is a spicy snack popular in India, Pakistan and other parts of South Asia. It is also common in places with South Asian diaspora, such as Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname.

To make the dough, you need 2 cups of wheat flour, a pinch of salt, and 2 tbsp of oil

To make them:

• In a bowl add all the ingredients required for the stuffing and combine well. Keep aside for 10-15 minutes
• slowly press with hands to flatten it