"I'm the first one to do this," he says, "and hopefully they'll expand it."
Siddiqi says Halal, a special form of dietary restrictions, is "a necessary part of the religion."
Without the special preparation, Siddiqi either has to eat vegetarian meals or go to Hillel.
But Khandekar says she has to be very cautious eating at the dining halls.
"A lot of times, Dining Services will cook with alcohol, and by intuition we have to ask about the preparation," she says.
"I am ready and waiting for them to expand [Halal food] to at least one upper-class dining hall," Khandekar says.
But many Muslim students are skeptical that the University will move to meet their needs anytime soon.
"We've been getting a lot of runaround," Jamalluddin says. "They say they're doing a lot, but we're not very high on their list of priorities."