It’s a plethora of Kashmiri food festivals in Delhi NCR. Le Meridien Gurgaon takes you through a journey of the Valley’s culinary delights at its all-day dining restaurant,Latest Recipe through the Kashmiri Food Festival. Curated by Marryam H Reshii and Waza Rashid, this festival showcases the best of the Muslim cuisine in the valley, Wazwaan.
What is wazwaan?
A wazwaan is a multi course meal which is characteristic of Kashmir. But the most important fact is “It is called a Wazwaan only if a Waza cooks the dishes”, points out Marryam H Reshii. The festival was on till 29th of February and was a part of the regular buffet at Latest Recipe. Waza Rashid brings forth his family’s recipes as he uses wood fire to give the food it’s characteristic taste. As the ingredients and recipes are kept secret inside the Waza family, it is indeed a rarity to find the authenticity of the wazwaan outside of the valley.
The Traami platter is our first course. It refers to the large plate that serves four persons, on which is a bed of rice with four starters. First comes WazaKakor – half a chicken, second comes Tabak Maaz followed by Methi Maas and Seekh Kebab. The mains included the all time favourites Rogan Josh and Murgh Yakhni but it were the vegetarian mains that took our heart away with a perfect Dum Aloo Kashmiri and Khatte Baingan. We combined it with a delectably flavoured Kashmiri Kishmis Chicken Pulao. We polished off the meal with a Phirni. With fragrant aromas and flavours which remains of the palate, the Kashmiri food at Le Meridien is surely something that will surely be awaited again.
