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Surah Al-Muddaththir 74: - (The Enveloped One)
This Surah is Makki. It contains 56 verses and 2 sections
With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful

and do no favour (to anyone merely) to ask more (in exchange), [6]

COMMENTARY: (...and do no favour [to anyone merely] to ask more [in exchange]). In other words, no gift should be given to anyone seeking to get back in return more than what was given. This indicates that it is reprehensible to give someone a gift with the intention that the person will give him a higher gift. Although it seems to be allowed, by another verse of the Quran, for common people, yet it is reprehensible and morally unrighteous - especially for the Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alyhi Wa Sallam.

~ MA'AARIFUL QUR'AN ~
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Ingredients

8 Medium sized pieces of Chicken
1 med onions chopped and liquidized
1 cup yoghurt
1 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp chopped mint leaves
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp ginger and green chilli taste
Salt to taste

Finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:
Heat oil in a heavy- bottomed pan on med heat for about 2 minutes. Add the onion, ginger and green chilly pastes and fry on medium level for about 3 minutes or till the paste is lightly browned or till the chicken is tenderized Garnish with finely chopped coriander. The gravy can be thickened by adding maizina dissolved in some yoghurt before the chicken is fully cooked.

Coconut Rice

Ingredients:
4 cups cooked long grain rice
1 cups grated coconut
1 tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp hing
4 green chillies chopped
4 dry red chillies crushed
4 Tbsp butter or ghee
A few curry leaves and slat to taste
Handful of fried cashewnuts to garnish.

Method:
Heat butter/ ghee on med heat in a flat pot. Add the mustard seeds and fry till they splatter Now add the grams, red chilli bits, hing and fry for few seconds till till the chana dhal grated coconut. Saute on medium/ lw heat for about 4 min till the coconut is lightly brown in colour. Add the rice and salt to the coconut mixture and mix well. Keep on low heat for 2 minutes or till the rice is flavoured with the coconut mixture. Add some water to steam until done 1 ½ cups water, more water can be used until the rice is done steaming. Garnish with fired cashewnuts bits.