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Wazwan is the Gustaba – a large round
meatball (otherwise joking referred to as
the full stop)!

Famous dishes
Some of the famous dishes (mostly all in
mutton but cooked in different flavours and
ingredients) are:
Rista: Pounded to a certain consistency
and mixed with some meat fat, these round
meatballs come with a delicious red curry. Tabak Maaz Pic Courtesy: Hamiast
These are served individually to each signifies the dexterity of culinary art of the
person and are small in size. It is one of the Wazas.
two signature pounded meat ball dishes.
Tabak- Maaz: Another signature dish –
Rogan Josh: A superb mutton dish whose the Tabak Maaz are deep (but slow) fried
preparatory styles are hotly debated by ribs that are then slow cooked in some
amateur and professionals alike. Cooked yogurt with several spices till it is tender.
in just oil and spices and lots of red chilli It’s has no curry and is a dry dish. An
powder (which gives it a red colour) this is absolute must is to get the rich texture,
an absolute favourite of all and sundry. The spices and is just fabulous to taste.
colour of the dish comes from Kashmiri
Red Chillies and Mawal which is all colour Yakhni: This is a distinctive type of
and not hot at all. Contrary to what most cooking and just not a dish. It can be
people think, that it is just another mutton prepared with mutton, lamb, chicken, or
curry, the reality is that the meat has to even lotus stem, and all dishes are signature
be marinated for at least 2- 4 hours before Kashmiri dishes. It is a dish cooked in
cooking. yogurt and spices but without chillies.
The simple and different taste of this
Methi Korma: A unique and tasty dish dish actually neutralises the very heavy
which has a very loyal following. This is a flavoured dishes served earlier.
curry made in methi leaves and the stomach
lining of the goat. The cooking of this dish

Kashmiri Rista Pic Courtesy: Hamiast Yakhni

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