After a month of fasting, it is time for the devout to indulge in sweet and savoury delicacies through the day. The market is flooded with seviyan (Vermicelli )and pheni. People are making beeline to purchase seviyan and pheni so that delicacies of Eid like sheer korma, badam phirni and others can be prepared. Seviyan is a sweet dish that is made from vermicelli and milk. Sheer korma is a traditional festive breakfast.
Seviyan soaked in date flavoured milk and topped with grated dry fruits is the speciality of the day that is served across Muslim households in the area. Sweet shops too are dotted with buyers as after days of fasting, Eid is a time for feast with family and friends.
The seviyan prices have also gone up like other commodities as compared to last year with a kilogram costing around Rs 50. The cost of dry fruits too has gone up by Rs 50-100, said Iftekhar, a grocery store owner in Jumerati. This is the busiest time of the year for traders like Iftekhar who attract huge increase in profits compared to the rest of the year. Handmade seviyan is being sold for Rs 150-200 a kg, he informed.
Sheer means milk while korma is made of dried dates. Sheer korma is cooked as a dessert at the time of celebrations. It is served to the family on the morning of Eid and to the guests who visit the house. Series of iftar parties are also being organised in the last days of Ramzan and people are savouring various types of mouth watering delicacies which are being prepared.