LivingHalal

The prophet (SAW) said: Eid Al-Adha plus the three following days are days of eating and drinking. So, why not try this recipe for your Qurbani meat? Ingredients required: 2lbs ground beef 1/3 cup cooking oil 2 tablespoons ginger paste 2 tablespoons garlic paste 1/2pkt Shan Seekh Kabab Masala (available at Desi stores) [LivingHalal disclaimer: [...]

Alhamdulillah that Muslims care a lot about consuming halal food, but other than halal, Allah also asked us to consume good and healthy food, i.e. Tayyeb. يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُوا مِمَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, lawful and good; and [...]

A nice NPR story about eating better. Author Michael Pollan summarized it nicely, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Eat Food: As Muslims, when we eat, it’s not just about Halal, but it has to be good too. As mentioned in the Quran. [16:114] So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for [...]

This is an article about the “first” Halal Subway store in the US. It shows that if you try to seek/offer Halal, Allah will make it easy for you eventually. Often, Muslim restaurant owners argue that selling Halal is too costly and that customers are not enough. They forgot that Allah is the provider. More [...]

First of all, even if a product is halal, it doesn’t mean it’s healthy. The following image is taken from BK’s menu for their fried products (anything other than French Fries). Click on the image to enlarge it. LivingHalal friendly reminder: Calories always count! Check this site.