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Recipes- Kashmiri Wazwan

By Team iDiva | posted Feb 19th 2013 at 3:50PM





Wazwan is a typical Kashmiri meal

If youd like to get innovative and surprise your guests with a completely different
spread, we recommend you try some delectable Kashmiri cuisine the next time
around you have people over for dinner. With hardly any specialty restaurants
serving up Kashmiri food, your specially crafted Wazwan is sure to be a hit.

Wazwan a typical Kashmiri meal, is treated with great respect and the
preparation is considered an art. The traditional number of courses for the
Wazwan is 36, though there can be fewer.

Here are a few recipes we suggest you floor your guests with.

Paneer Gulnar (Appetiser)

Ingredients
250 gms Paneer
1 1/2 cups Besan Flour
tsp Red Chilli Powder
tsp Peppercorn
1/4 tsp Ajwain
1 tsp Fenugreek Leaves (dry)
1 tsp Dry Pomegranate Powder
2 tsp Lemon Juice
1/2 cup Coriander leaves
1 cup Mint leaves
4 Green Chillies
Salt to taste
Oil as needed

Method
Mix gram flour, red chilli powder, peppercorn, ajwain, fenugreek leaves & salt in a
bowl. Add water to get a thick batter.
Grind pomegranate powder, lemon juice, tomato, coriander leaves, mint leaves, green
chilli and salt to make chutney.
Cut paneer into cubes.
Slit the paneer and stuff it with the prepared chutney.
Dip the stuffed paneer cubes in the batter and fry in hot oil till golden brown.
Serve hot with chutney

Marchwagan korma (Main Course)

Ingredients
1 kg pieces of lamb/goat
3- 4 Tbs oil
2 green cardamoms
5 cloves
2 black cardamoms
tsp cinnamon powder
inch cinnamon stick
2 heaped tbs Kashmiri chili powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
tsp garam masala
tsp ginger powder
1 tbs fennel powder

Method
In a bowl mix the chili powder in 3 cups of water and keep aside
Crush the green cardamom and cloves and add them in the oil
Add the pieces of lamb, stir it all together
Add in the cinnamon stick and the black cardamoms
Cook on medium heat, stirring occassionally until the lamb starts to turn reddish brown.
Use a pressure cooker so the meat cooks better.
Add in the rest of the spices except garam masala & mix to combine. Add in the salt too.
Once the meat is tender add in little water and garam masala and let it cook uncovered
till the oils separate and the gravy looks like a thick sauce.
Serve with rotis or Kashmiri Pulav

Kashmiri pulav (Main course)

Ingredients
500 gm basmati Rice
3 bay leaves
2 cardamoms
1 inch cinammon
2 cloves
cup cream
cup finely chopped pineapples and cup canned cherries
cup chopped almonds , cashewnuts and pista
20 gms cumin seeds
2 tbsp ghee
1 gm saffron
cup milk
2 tbsp sugar
Salt to taste

Method
Pick wash and soak the rice in warm water for 50 mins.
Heat Ghee, add in the whole garam masala, cumin seeds, saut the rice and cook in
warm water. Ensure that the grains are all separate.
Just little before the rice is to be done prepare a mixture of cream, milk, sugar dry fruits
and the chopped canned fruits pineapple & cherries.
Pour this over the rice and allow for a sweet fragrance.
Finally add in the saffron dissolved in warm milk.

Shufta (Dessert)

Ingredients:
1 cup cubed cottage cheese
cup dry coconut pieces
cup almonds
cup pistas
cup cashews
cup apricots
cup dates
cup walnuts
cup raisins
1 tsp soonth powder
tsp pepper powder
tsp cardamom powder
tsp cinnamon powder
2 cups sugar
1 gm kesar
cup ghee
20 gms gulkand
30 pcs tart shells

Method
Soak all the dry fruits in water for 1/2 hr. Drain and keep aside.
Heat the ghee in a non stick kadhai. Fry the cubed paneer till golden. Now fry the
coconut till light brown.
Fry the dry fruits, add the elaichi powder, pepper powder, soonth powder, cinnamon
powder, kesar, fried coconut, paneer cubes and the sugar. Cook till the sugar melts.
Serve warm garnished with gulkand in tart shells.

Recipes have been shared by the budding chefs of Bunt Sanghas Ramnath Payyade
College Of Hospitality Management Studies who recently organised a culinary fest, De
Leij celebrating various cuisines of Kashmir. Such annual theme lunch events give
the students a first-hand exposure of how the hospitality industry operates and helps
develop their managerial and entrepreneurial skills, said Prof. Sanyogita Morarji,
Principal.

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