Harissa is somewhat hard to describe. It’s basically meat (mutton) cooked for a long time and then pulled off the bone. This very soft meat is then mixed with some uncooked rice, water, and spices. The mixture is stirred and stirred until it becomes mushy and smooth. To serve, hot Read More ...
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Girda or Tchot refers to the bread made in tandoor – which is generally the breakfast for most Kashmiris accompanied with Noon-chai.
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street food – very large parathas envelope the yellow sweet halwa. Often sold outside masjids and astaans in Kashmir.
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used to add color to food – one adds them in boiled water for a few minutes.This imparts a deep red color to food.
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Another kashmiri bread that can stay for long periods of time – salty as most kashmir breads are. There are various kinds of sheermal and certain places are famous for their sheermal as being fresh and crisp.
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Kashmiri bread more like puff pastry – often served with kahwa.
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– saunf or fennel seeds in english.
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Bam Tchoont – Quince Apple
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