Kashmir
spices), hakh (a spinach-like leaf), rista-gushtaba (minced meat balls in tomato and curd curry),
danival korme, and the signature rice which is particular to Asian cultures.
The traditional wazwan feast involves cooking meat or vegetables, usually mutton, in several
different ways. Alcohol is strictly prohibited in most places.
There are two styles of making tea in the region: Noon Chai, or salt tea, which is pink in colour
(known as chinen posh rang or peach flower colour) and popular with locals; and kahwah, a tea for
festive occasions, made with saffron and spices (cardamom, cinamon, sugar, noon chai leaves), and
black tea.
History of tourism in Kashmir
The state of Jammu & Kashmir is a region of widely varying people and geography. In the south,
Jammu is a transition zone from the Indian plains to the Himalayas. Nature has lavishly endowed