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[[File:Wazwan.jpg|thumb|250px|Complete Wazwan on one Platter (or Majma). This is usually presented to the would-be in-laws before/ on the day of the marriage.]]
'''Wazwan''' ({{lang-ks|{{uninastaliq|وازٕوان}} }} {{IPA|[waːzɨwaːn]}}) is a multi-course meal in [[Kashmiri cuisine]], the preparation of which is considered as an art and a point of pride in Kashmiri culture and identity. Almost all the dishes are meat-based using lamb or chicken with few vegetarian dishes. It is popular throughout the [[Kashmir]]. Moreover, Wazwan is also served internationally at Kashmiri food festivals and reunions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.connectkashmir.com/kashmiri-wazwan.aspx|title=Wazwan Information}}</ref>

==History==
[[Image:Rista prep.jpg|thumb|Waza preparing Rista]]
In the Kashmiri language, ''waz'' means 'cook' or 'cooking' and ''wan'' means 'shop'. The ultimate formal banquet in Kashmir is the royal wazwan. Of its thirty-six courses, between fifteen and thirty can be preparations of meat, cooked overnight under the supervision of a master chef called a ''wouste waze''. Guests are seated in groups of four and share the meal out of a large copper plate called the ''traem''. A ritual washing of hands in a portable basin called the ''Tash-t-naer'', which is taken around by attendants. Then the traem arrives, heaped with rice, quartered by two [[seekh kabab]]s and contains four pieces of methi maaz, (mutton intestines flavored with a spice mixture containing dried [[fenugreek]] (methi) leaves), two ''tabakh maaz'' (twice-cooked lamb ribs, initially braised with ground spices, then browned in ghee), one ''safed kokur'' (chicken with white sauce), one ''zafran kokur'' (chicken with saffron sauce), and the first few courses. [[Yogurt]] and [[chutney]] are served separately in small earthen pots. Up to about 20 items are served thereafter by waza (the junior cook). Seven dishes are a must for these occasions — tabakh maaz, ''rista'' (meatballs in a red, paprika-saffron-fennel spice gravy colored with [[Alkanna tinctoria|dyer's alkanet]]), [[rogan josh]], ''daniwal korma'' (lamb roasted with yoghurt, spices and onion puree, topped with [[cilantro|coriander]] leaves), ''aab gosh'' (lamb chunks cooked with a fennel-based spice mixture, cardamom and partially evaporated milk), ''marchhwangan korma'' (chicken legs/thighs cooked in a spicy browned-onion sauce) and ''gushtaba'' (meatballs cooked in a spicy yoghurt gravy).<ref name=TheManorDelhi>{{cite web |title=Wazwan Menu |url=http://www.themanordelhi.com/wazwan-menu.html |publisher=The Manor Delhi |access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=TheHindu>{{cite web |title=Wonders of the Wazwan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/wonders-of-the-wazwan/article3304066.ece |publisher=The Hindu|access-date=20 October 2016 |date=11 April 2012}}</ref> The main course usually ends with ''gushtaba''.<ref name=DeccanChronicle>{{cite web |last1=Gupta |first1=Namita |title=Wazwan from the valley |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/food-and-recipes/020616/wazwan-from-the-valley.html |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=20 October 2016 |date=2 June 2016}}</ref> The Gushtaba is a large meatball which signals the end of the main course. After that, desserts are served. In winters, the dessert can be a hot sweet dish and in summers, it is usually something cold.

==List of main dishes==

* '''Rista''' ([[meatball]]s in a fiery red gravy)<ref name=TheManorDelhi/><ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=DeccanChronicle/>
* '''Lahabi kabab or Moachi kabab''' (flattened mutton kababs cooked in yogurt)
* '''Waza kokur''' (two halves or two full chicken cooked whole)
* '''Daeni phoul''' (mutton dish)
* '''Doudha ras''' (mutton cooked in sweet milk gravy)
* '''[[Rogan josh]]''' (tender lamb cooked with Kashmiri spices)<ref name=TheManorDelhi/><ref name=DeccanChronicle/>
* '''Xcheerh Gushtaba''' A soft meatball with apricot inside cooked with yogurt.
* '''Tabak maaz''' (ribs of lamb simmered in yogurt till tender, then fried)<ref name=TheHindu/>
* '''Daniwal korma''' (a mutton curry with coriander)
* '''Waza palak''' (green spinach cooked with small mutton balls known as paliki riste)
* '''Aab gosh''' (lamb cooked in milk curry)<ref name=TheHindu/>
* '''Marchwangan korma''' (an extremely spicy lamb dish)
* '''[[Kabab]]''' (minced meat roasted on skewers over hot coals)<ref name=DeccanChronicle/>
* '''Gushtaba''' (a velvety textured meatball in white yogurt gravy)<ref name=TheManorDelhi/><ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=DeccanChronicle/>
* '''Yakh'n''' (delicately spiced yogurt curry)<ref name=TheManorDelhi/>
* '''Ruwangan chhaman''' (cheese squares with tomato gravy)
* '''Dum aelva''' (potatoes cooked in yogurt gravy)
* '''Dum aloo'''<ref name=DeccanChronicle/>
* '''Gand Aanchaar''' (chopped onions mixed with chilies, salt, yogurt and spices)
* '''Muji chetin''' or '''Mooli akhrot chutney''' (radish and walnut [[chutney]])<ref name=TheManorDelhi/>
* '''[[Phirni]]''' (a milk pudding thickened with semolina or ground rice, flavored with cardamom and optionally saffron, set in individual bowls with slivered nuts and [[varq|silver leaf]])<ref name=TheManorDelhi/><ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=DeccanChronicle/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://inlovewithfood.blogspot.com/2007/09/wazwan-heart-and-soul-of-kashmiri.html|title=Dish List}}</ref>

<gallery caption="Wazwan varieties" mode="packed">
File:TabakMaaz wazwan.jpg |Tabak maaz
File:Rista wazwan.jpg |Rista
File:Kabab wazwan.jpg |Kabab
File:Daniphol wazwan.jpg |Daeni phoul
File:Goshtaba wazwan.jpg |Gushtaba
File:Wazwan prep.jpg |Preparation of wazwan
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|Food}}
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* [[Kanger]]
* [[Kashmiri cuisine]]
* [[Kashmiri literature]]
* [[Kashmiriyat]]
* [[List of chicken dishes]]
* [[List of lamb dishes]]
* [[List of Jammu and Kashmir-related articles]]
* [[Noon Chai]]
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==References==
http://kashmironline.net/category/food/wazwan/
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==Further reading==
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*{{cite web|url=http://kashmirikitchen.blogspot.ae/p/kashmiri-food-genesis.html|title=History}}

{{Indian dishes}}

[[Category:Kashmiri cuisine]]
[[Category:Lamb dishes]]
[[Category:Indian chicken dishes]]
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