8 Refreshing and Simple Iftar Dishes, Check the Recipes!

Refreshing iftar dishes have become an essential part of Ramadan.

Especially after fasting all day, even a variety of takjil for iftar to break the fast doesn't seem enough to quench your thirst, such as fruit soup.

In addition, this article offers several refreshing dishes for breaking the fast, along with recipes you can try.

Let’s find out the details below!

Recommendations for Refreshing Iftar Dishes

After a day of fasting, refreshing dishes can be your top choice, especially if the midday heat is intense.

You can make refreshing iftar dishes with nutritious ingredients.

Below are some recipes for refreshing iftar dishes, as recommendations for you during Ramadan.

1. Es Cincau (Grass Jelly Ice)

Es cincau is a refreshing and simple iftar treat. Although simple, cincau offers health benefits, such as regulating blood sugar and even helping to prevent cancer.

Making es cincau is also very practical. Here are the ingredients and instructions:

Ingredients:

2 sachets of cincau
1 liter of AQUA
200 grams of sugar
200 grams of palm sugar
50 ml of AQUA for the palm sugar syrup
2 pandan leaves
1/2 teaspoon of salt
600 ml of UHT milk
Ice cubes

How to make:

Add 2 sachets of cincau, 1 liter of AQUA, and 200 grams of sugar to the pan. Cook until the mixture boils.
Pour the boiled cincau into the 20 x 20 cm baking pan or use any container you have at home. Make sure the baking pan is clean.
Let it cool, then place it in the freezer to help it set quickly.
Once it has set, cut the cincau into small cubes.

How to make palm sugar syrup:

Add 200 grams of palm sugar, 50 ml of AQUA, pandan leaves, and ½ teaspoon of salt into the pot. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
Strain the cooked palm sugar syrup first to remove the residue.

How to serve:

Prepare a big bowl. Pour 600 ml of UHT milk and palm sugar syrup, and stir evenly.
Add diced cincau and ice cubes. Es cincau is ready to serve.

2. Cucumber and Lime Ice

The next refreshing iftar dish is cucumber and lime ice. Cucumbers contain nutrients that support overall health and skin.

Making cucumber and lime ice is also easy. Here are the ingredients and instructions:

Ingredients:

3 pieces of cucumbers
Half a piece of melon (optional)
200 ml of AQUA
200 grams of sugar
3 limes
Ice cubes

How to make:

Boil 200 ml of AQUA with the sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
Turn off the stove and squeeze the juice of 3 limes into the sugar solution.
Peel and wash the cucumbers and melon thoroughly, then grate them.
Then, add grated cucumbers and melon to the sugar solution.
Add ice cubes, and the cucumber and lime ice is ready to serve.

3. Dates Pudding

Dates are a must-have fruit during Ramadan. Eating dates is normal, but you can turn them into a pudding for a refreshing dish to break the fast.

Here is the recipe for date pudding for a refreshing iftar dish:

Ingredients:

20 pieces of dates
1 liter of UHT milk
A sachet of plain agar-agar powder
A sachet of condensed milk
Fruit, as desired (optional)
Fruit syrup

How to make:

Pour UHT milk to the pot. Cook with a small heat while stirring.
Pour in agar-agar powder and condensed milk. Stir as you add them.
Remove the seeds from the dates and cut them into small pieces.
Add the dates to a mold, then slowly pour in the cooked pudding.
You can also add another fruit as a topping, if you prefer. Add fruit syrup as well.
Before serving, refrigerate the pudding.

4. Manisan (Candied Papaya)

The next refreshing iftar dish is manisan pepaya (candied papaya). To enjoy papaya differently, you can make it into manisan.

Here is how to make candied papaya for your refreshing iftar dish:

Ingredients:

An unripe papaya
10 cm of cinnamon
1 liter of AQUA
300 grams of sugar
Food coloring (optional)

Ingredients for marinade:

2 liters of AQUA
2 cm lime powder

How to make:

Peel the papaya and remove the seeds.
Wash the papaya thoroughly and slice it thinly.
Soak the sliced papaya in a limewater solution for an hour.
After soaking, rinse the papaya thoroughly.
While the papaya dries, bring the AQUA to a boil, then add the cinnamon, sugar, and a little food coloring. Stir well.
Once it boils, add the sliced papaya and cook for about 30 minutes. Make sure to keep stirring.
Once cooked, let the papaya in the pot rest for 24 hours. The candied papaya is ready to serve.

5. Fruit Salad

Another refreshing and simple iftar dish is fruit salad.

Making fruit salad is easy. You can choose fruits according to your preference, such as dragon fruit, strawberries, melon, grapes, apples, and pears.

Here are other ingredients and how to make it:

Dressing ingredients:

A cup of yogurt
A cup of mayonnaise
Condensed milk to taste
100 grams of cheddar cheese

How to make:

Peel some prepared fruits and wash them thoroughly. Dice them and put them into a container.
Add yogurt, condensed milk, and grated cheese. Mix with fruits until well combined. You can add or reduce the amounts to your taste.
Refrigerate the fruit salad before serving if you prefer it cold.

6. Coconut Ice

Es degan or coconut ice is one of my favorite refreshing iftar dishes. Making coconut ice is very simple.

Here is how to make coconut ice:

Ingredients:

Shredded young coconut meat
Coconut water
70 ml of AQUA
80 grams of brown sugar
Ice cubes

How to make:

Dissolve brown sugar in AQUA water and stir until it boils.
Pour 2–3 tablespoons of brown sugar syrup into a glass, then fill about three-quarters of the glass with shredded young coconut meat.
Add coconut water and ice cubes. Mix them evenly, and the coconut ice is ready to serve when breaking the fast.

7. Sayur Asem (Sour Vegetable Soup)

Sayur asem is the next iftar dish with a nourishing taste. There are various types of sayur asem, ranging from Javanese and Betawi to Sundanese styles.

Although each region has its own signature sayur asem, the taste remains refreshing. Below is the recipe to make Javanese sayur asem.

The following are the ingredients and how to make it:

Ingredients:

1 chayote, cut into pieces
1 ear of sweet corn, cut into pieces
5 long beans, cut into pieces
100 grams of young melinjo
50 grams of young melinjo or kedondong leaves
700 ml of AQUA
2 cm of galangal
3 ripe tamarinds (add more if you prefer a sourer taste)
2 bay leaves
Sugar to taste

Paste ingredients:

5 red bird’s eye chilies
8 red curly chilies
3 cloves of garlic
5 cloves of shallots
4 candlenuts
2 teaspoons of salt
1 piece of shrimp past.

How to make:

Bring AQUA water to a boil in a pot, then add corn and melinjo.
While waiting, grind all paste ingredients. You can use ulekan (pestle) or a blender.
Once the corn and melinjo are cooked, add chayote and long beans.
Add the ground paste, sugar, bay leaves, and melinjo to the pot.
Then, add the ripe tamarind and melinjo or kedondong leaves.
Cook until everything is well cooked, and sayur asem is ready to serve.

8. Es Cendol Dawet (Iced Pandan Jelly with Coconut Milk)

The last refreshing iftar dish is es cendol dawet. This refreshing drink, also known as es dawet, is perfect for iftar.

You can buy ready-made cendol dawet, or you can try making it yourself. Here is the recipe to make cendol dawet until it is ready to serve:

Cendol dawet ingredients:

120 grams of mung bean starch
25 grams of rice flour
1 teaspoon of pandan paste
700 ml of AQUA
1 teaspoon of salt
Ice cubes

Brown sugar syrup ingredients:

300 grams of brown sugar
100 grams of sugar
500 ml of AQUA
3 pandan leaves

Coconut milk mixture ingredients:

500 ml of instant coconut milk
300 ml of AQUA
1 teaspoon of salt
2 pandan leaves

How to make:

Brown sugar syrup: Add all ingredients to the pot, stirring. Wait for the sugar to dissolve, then turn off the stove.
Coconut milk mixture: Add all ingredients to the pot, stirring. Cook until it boils.
Cendol dawet: Mix mung bean starch, rice flour, AQUA, salt, and pandan paste in a pan. Keep stirring it until the batter is cooked.
Prepare a container and fill it with water and ice cubes.
Prepare the cendol mold and place it over a container. Put cooked cendol into the mold.
Gently press the cendol until it comes out into a container. Then repeat until the batter runs out.
Remove the cendol that is ready from the container and strain it.
For serving, prepare a glass. Pour in brown sugar syrup, add ice cubes as desired, fill ¾ of the glass with cendol, then add the coconut milk mixture. Stir until well-mixed, and es cendol dawet is ready to serve.

Those are some recommendations for refreshing and simple iftar dishes. Don't they look appetizing?

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