The KashmirSoul blog
Kashmiri cooking leans on a short list of ingredients: saffron, red chilli prized for colour more than heat, fennel and dry ginger, walnuts, almonds and apricots.
Each post takes one dish or one simple use, built around something on our shelf. Recipe images are AI-generated illustrations of the finished dish or drink.
DrinkSaffronKehwa
Green tea brewed with saffron, cardamom and cinnamon, finished with crushed almonds.
RiceSaffronSaffron rice
Steep the threads first, then fold them through the rice.
DessertAlmondsPhirni
Ground-rice pudding scented with saffron and topped with almonds.
ChutneyWalnutsWalnut chutney
Doon chetin: walnuts ground with yoghurt and green chilli.
CurryChilliRogan josh
A slow-cooked curry that gets its red from Kashmiri chilli.
DrinkSaffronSaffron milk
A few threads steeped in warm milk.
DessertApricotsStewed apricots
Dried apricots simmered until soft and syrupy.
CurryChilliDum aloo
Baby potatoes simmered in a red chilli and yoghurt gravy.