The document provides recipes for traditional Kashmiri cuisine for a meal called Wazwan. It introduces Wazwan as a typical Kashmiri meal that is treated with great respect and can include up to 36 courses. It then provides detailed recipes for four dishes - Paneer Gulnar as an appetizer, Marchwagan korma as the main course, Kashmiri pulav as another main course, and Shufta for dessert. The recipes were shared by students at a culinary college in order to promote different cuisines of Kashmir.
The document provides recipes for traditional Kashmiri cuisine for a meal called Wazwan. It introduces Wazwan as a typical Kashmiri meal that is treated with great respect and can include up to 36 courses. It then provides detailed recipes for four dishes - Paneer Gulnar as an appetizer, Marchwagan korma as the main course, Kashmiri pulav as another main course, and Shufta for dessert. The recipes were shared by students at a culinary college in order to promote different cuisines of Kashmir.
The document provides recipes for traditional Kashmiri cuisine for a meal called Wazwan. It introduces Wazwan as a typical Kashmiri meal that is treated with great respect and can include up to 36 courses. It then provides detailed recipes for four dishes - Paneer Gulnar as an appetizer, Marchwagan korma as the main course, Kashmiri pulav as another main course, and Shufta for dessert. The recipes were shared by students at a culinary college in order to promote different cuisines of Kashmir.
The document provides recipes for traditional Kashmiri cuisine for a meal called Wazwan. It introduces Wazwan as a typical Kashmiri meal that is treated with great respect and can include up to 36 courses. It then provides detailed recipes for four dishes - Paneer Gulnar as an appetizer, Marchwagan korma as the main course, Kashmiri pulav as another main course, and Shufta for dessert. The recipes were shared by students at a culinary college in order to promote different cuisines of Kashmir.
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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.