Picturesque Valley of Kashmir has a lot more to offer apart from its exotic landscape and beautiful locations. The crown of India has some of the most exotic delicacies blended in its traditions and culture. Kashmiris love meat and many popular dishes are meat based such as rogan josh, Gushtaba, and yakhni.
It is also said that Kashmir has bread for every season and most popular one are – Czot (Girda or Roti), Ghyev Czhot, Lavasa or Lawaas, Czochworu or Chochwor, Kulcha, Sweet Kulcha or Khatai, Shirmal or Krippè, Katlam, Bakirkhani and Roth Kashmiri Dry Fruit Cake
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Wazwan is a most popular multi-course meal of Kashmiri Muslims that is considered fundamental of their cultural integrity. It consists of 36 different dishes particularly meat, chicken and fish that served in copper plates as part of the tradition.
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Although Kashmiri and Punjabi food have a lot of similarities, Kashmiri food is made richer with the use of dried fruits in almost every dish. Even plain rice or simple pulao is made richer by adding dried fruits in it.
Walnuts are immensely grown and used for flavoring dishes in Kashmir. In fact, various savoring chutneys are made using walnuts. However, a few these signature dishes from Kashmir are always a part of its mouth-watering Kashmiri thali and include:-
Rogan Josh Is A Chicken Dish Also Known As Kokur
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It is a chicken based dish that is very popular for its taste and color. Lamb is slowly braised in flavorful yogurt and special Kashmiri spices. The secret ingredient of this dish that gives it a rich color and taste is Kashmiri chili powder and sweet paprika.
Tabakh Maaz Infused With Delicate Flavors Of Spices
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Tabakh Maaz is a Kashmiri style mutton ribs dish and very traditional Wazwan dish. The delicate flavors of mutton cooked slowly in milk and spice mixture and then fried in clarified butter till crips are something you won’t find anywhere else.
Goshtaba Made From Minced Mutton
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This delicious delicacy is made from minced mutton, yogurt and amazing aromatic spices. You can describe this dish to be spicy meatballs cooked in appetizing yogurt gravy. This dish is a specialty for all auspicious occasions and is the last meat dish to be served in Wazwan.
Shufta Is A Sweet Delight Of Dry Fruits
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Dry fruits are used very generously in Kashmir and this dish a very sweet example if it. Shufta is a simple dish of dry fruits mixed in sugar syrup. The dish is topped with the dense aroma and color of saffron and warm spices.
Vegetarians Need Not Get Disheartened
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There are some luscious Kashmiri dishes for vegetarians as well which include Dum Aloo, a potato dish prepared using yogurt, fennel, hot spices and ginger powder; another vegetarian dish called Lyodur Tschaman made out of cottage cheese that is prepared in creamy gravy based on turmeric.
Nadru Kabab, is a delicious starter for vegetarians made from lotus stem, Barith Marchavangun (stuffed chilies), Munji Chetin is a dish chutney or radish raita, Tsok Vangun is a tangy preparation of eggplant in tamarind and then you have the Kashmiri Haaq or collard greens which is a leafy superstar dish. You should also relish the Saffron Rice which is a Mughlai cuisine.
Every Kashmiri dish is lip-smacking and has a presence of historical richness and aroma to it. The blissfully delicious wide range of extravagant delicacies is served with love in a Kashmiri Thali.
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