kanpur besides fasting giving charity to the poor and repenting for the sins during the holy month of ramzan the rozedars also prepare and relish sumptuous delicacies in the industrial city which is also famous for its rich cuisines the rozedaar people who observe fast make special arrangements for sehri early morning meal before fasting and iftar meal by which the fast is broken at duskthe famous cuisine soot feni which is soaked in lukewarm milk 34 hours before consuming it in sehri has always been one of the favourite dishes of the rozedaars as soot feni is made from refined flour consuming it with lukewarm milk makes it a healthy food for rozedars who do not eat nothing for the next 15 hours after sehridates which are rich in minerals vitamins high fibre and natural sugar keep the rozedars energetic throughout the day biryani roasted chicken qorma sheermal kabab haleem and nehari are the most sought after eatables during ramzan these dishes are mostly prepared at home while some people love to eat them in restaurants and food joints in the citymany shops in muslim areas like beconganj chamanganj parade babupurwa faithfulganj jajmau and shujatganj offer all these mouthwatering dishes which rozedars love to relish in the month of ramzanfoods change according to seasons and climatic condition when the ramzan falls in winter months people love to drink hot chicken soup in iftar but these days when the weather is hot and sultry they prefer chilled rooh afza sharbator mango shake custard lassi sattu pana chachh etc are other options for rozedars in summers the most common eatables in almost every house during iftar are dahi vada chana fruit chaat imarti and papadpreparing a variety of food for the family and the poor in the holy month of ramzan gives immense happiness to me said shaista bano a housewife who fasts the whole ramzaan month breaking fast together with all family members is an experience which cannot be described in words as the the beautiful idea behind fasting is to inculcate stoicism and a sense of self restraint she added