Sunnah Recipes

Browse expert and community recipes inspired by Sunnah foods — from talbina and tharid to honey desserts and date dishes.

Sunnah Dishes

• Dates with Ghee/Butter — A blessed and simple Prophetic meal of butter and dates. The Prophet (ﷺ) was known to love this combination, and it was
• Barley Porridge with Butter — Barley is among the most blessed grains in the Sunnah. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Talbina soothes the heart of the patient a
• Simple Ginger Drink — Ginger is mentioned in the Quran as a drink of Paradise. "And they will be given to drink a cup whose mixture is of ging
• Khazīr — Khazīr is a wholesome dish of meat simmered in broth and thickened with barley flour. It is narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ
• Mutton Trotters — Mutton trotters (paya) are a nourishing and wholesome dish with deep roots in Islamic culinary tradition. Rich in collag
• Boiled Mutton — A wholesome Prophetic preparation of slow-simmered mutton. "The bone dearer to the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) was the bone of
• Boiled Meat Forearm — A simple and Prophetically beloved preparation. "We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) at a banquet and a cooked (mu
• Wheat-Barley Bread — A simple unleavened bread combining wheat and barley — two grains honoured in the Sunnah. The benefits of mixing wheat a
• Gourd with Cured Meat and Barley Bread — A nourishing Prophetic combination of gourd and preserved meat. The Prophet (ﷺ) greatly loved gourd — Anas ibn Malik nar
• Barley Bread with Gourd Soup — The Prophet (ﷺ) greatly loved gourd. Anas ibn Malik narrated: "I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) going after the gourd around the di
• Nabeez — A blessed Prophetic drink made by soaking dates or raisins in water overnight and drinking the infusion the following mo
• Barley with Beetroot (Sha'ir wa Silq) — "We used to be happy on Fridays, for there was an old lady who used to pull out the roots of Silq and put it in a cookin
• Cured Meat (Qadid) — Qadid is dried, salted cured meat — a staple of Prophetic times. Aisha (رضي الله عنها) narrated: "We slaughtered a sheep
• Roasted Liver — Roasted liver was eaten in the household of the Prophet (ﷺ). It is narrated that when a sheep was slaughtered, the Proph
• Meat Foreleg (Dhira') — The foreleg (dhira') was a favoured portion offered to the Prophet (ﷺ). It is narrated that a woman gave the Prophet (ﷺ)
• Mutton Shoulder (Katif) — The most beloved cut of meat of the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) was particularly fond of the shoulder (katif) of mutton
• Melon with Dates — A cherished Prophetic pairing. Aisha (رضي الله عنها) narrated: "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to eat melon with fresh dates." — S
• Dates with Cucumber — A refreshing Prophetic pairing. Abdullah ibn Ja'far (RA) narrated: "I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) eating fresh dates (rutab) wit
• Dates, Cheese and Butter — A simple and blessed Prophetic combination. The companions ate dates, cheese, and butter together in the household of th
• Haisa — A cherished prophetic sweet of dates, ghee, and bread — served at the wedding feast of the Prophet (ﷺ). Anas ibn Malik n
• Dates with Barley Bread — Aisha (رضي الله عنها) said: "The family of Muhammad (ﷺ) never ate barley bread to their fill for three consecutive days
• Talbina — A healing barley porridge beloved by the Prophet (ﷺ). Hadith: "Talbinah soothes the heart of the sick person and relieve
• Tharid with Talbina — A nourishing combination of two greatly praised Prophetic foods. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Talbina gives rest to the heart
• Tharid with Gourd — A beloved variation of Tharid featuring gourd (yaqtin), which the Prophet (ﷺ) greatly loved. Anas ibn Malik reported: "I
• Tharid — The most honoured dish in Islamic tradition. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The superiority of Aisha over other women is like th