Qul a'oozu bi rabbin-naas. Malikin-naas. Ilaahin-naas. Min sharril waswaasil khannaas. Allazee yuwaswisu fee sudoorin-naas. Minal jinnati wan-naas. 6. Surah Al-Fatiha (1 Time)
Rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhoo 'alaykum Ahlal Bayt; innahoo Hameedum Majeed. 10. Surah Al-Ahzab (Verse 33 - 1 Time)
Innamaa yureedullaahu liyuzhiba 'ankumur rijsa Ahlal Bayti wa yutahhirakum tat-heera. 11. Surah Al-Ahzab (Verse 56 - 1 Time)
Follow this specific sequence of Surahs as practiced by Sunni scholars. 1. Durood Shareef (3 Times) Start by reciting any Durood. You can read the short one:
Alhamdulillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen. Ar-Rahmaanir-Raheem. Maaliki Yawmid-Deen. Iyyaaka na'budu wa iyyaaka nasta'een. Ihdinas-siraatal-mustaqeem. Siraatal-lazeena an'amta 'alayhim ghayril-maghdoobi 'alayhim wa lad-daalleen. (Aameen) 7. Surah Al-Baqarah (Starting Verses - 1 Time)
It is sunnah to keep the food covered until you start.
"Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam" (Or read Durood-e-Ibraheem which you read in Namaz). 2. Surah Al-Kafirun (1 Time)
