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Home » Holidays

What to cook for Eid al-Adha

Published: Jul 17, 2021 · Modified: Jun 7, 2024 by Amira · This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

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Wondering how to feast this Eid? Eid al-Adha or Eidul Adha is one of the biggest celebrations for Muslims. And like any holiday it comes loaded with food to celebrate with friends and family. Here is some Eid food for your feasting table.

I hope these recipes will help you plan the big feast. Happy Eid to everyone celebrating.

Eid Staples

  • A serving of fattah on a white plate with two bowls of sauces in the back
    Egyptian food; Fattah
  • A close look at a leg of lamb with a piece carved out on a yellow rice platter.
    Roasted Leg of Lamb
  • An overhead view of a white serving plate with lamb chops in it.
    Air Fryer Lamb Chops
  • Two liver sandwiches on a blue plate and garnished with lettuce and tahini sauce.
    Liver Sandwiches

Lamb and beef recipes are the star for Eid Al Adha. Here are some main dishes that many countries make across the region.

  • Egyptian Fattah.
  • Roasted leg of lamb.
  • Liver and onions recipe.
  • Chicken shawarma fatteh.
  • Marinated Lamb chops.
  • Air fryer lamb chops.
  • Spicy lamb chops.
  • Kofta.
  • Shish Kebabs.
  • Musakhan.

Side Dishes

  • mahshi plate with different stuffed veggies
    Rice stuffed veggies Aka Mahshi
  • Yellow Rice Recipe (with Turmeric)
  • Warak enab arranged in a white plate.
    Stuffed Grape Leaves (Warak Enab)
  • Maqluba in a qhie serving dish.
    Maqluba (Upside-Down Beef, Eggplant and Rice)
  • Mahshi, rice stuffed veggies.
  • Stuffed grape leaves.
  • Yellow rice.
  • Rice pilaf with dried fruits.
  • Maqluba.
  • Moussaka.

Salads and Dips

  • Tabouli salad (Tabbouleh)
  • Pearl couscous salad in a deep white bowl with vinegrette pouring over it.
    Pearl Couscous Salad (With homemade dressing)
  • A zoom in image of a white bowl with bean salad.
    White Bean Salad
  • A white serving plate with baba ganough dip.
    Baba Ganoush Recipe (Ghanoush)
  • Mediterranean couscous salad.
  • Baba Ganoush.
  • White beans salad.
  • Chickpeas salad.
  • Tabouli.
  • Fattoush.
  • Hummus.
  • Tahini.

Desserts and Cookies

  • basboosa squares stacked on top of each other on a white plate
    Basbousa (semolina cake)
  • A stack of kahk cookies with one cut in half to show texture.
    Kahk Recipe
  • Knafeh with a piece cut out of it andgarnished with crushed pistachios on a black metal platter..
    Kunafa (Knafeh) Recipe
  • A close up of betefour dessert cookies on a plate
    Egyptian butter cookies ( petit fours / betefour)
  • Knafeh with cream.
  • Kahk, Egyptian wedding cookies.
  • Baklava.
  • Basbousa.
  • Revani.
  • Petit fours cookies.
  • Baklava rolls.
  • Mango knafeh parfaits.
  • Pomegranate and jello cups.

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  1. Sydda

    July 19, 2021 at 12:57 pm

    As Salamu Alaikum Amira . May you have a lovely Eid Al Adha. I am from Cape Town and during 2019 I spent three months in Palestine on a program of the World Council Of Churches . I love Middle Eastern Food . My daughter is married in Saudi Arabia and I often visits her . You are one amazing cook and I look forward to your emails . May the Almighty Allah bless you !

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    • Amira

      August 19, 2021 at 11:28 am

      Thank you so much Sydda, I am super happy that you love Middle Eastern food. I spent a good part of my childhood in Saudi Arabia too where I made so many friends from different nationalities.

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