How Kashmiri Chefs Cook A 25-Course Wazwan Wedding Dinner | Big Batches | Insider Food
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- In Kashmir, India, weddings and other special occasions revolve around a 25- to 36-course meal known as a wazwan. The feast takes two days to prepare and requires a large team of experienced chefs known as wazas. In Kashmiri, "waza" means "cook," and "wan" means "shop."
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How Kashmiri Chefs Cook A 25-Course Wazwan Wedding Dinner | Big Batches | Insider Food
For anyone wondering about the number of guests, apart from close family and friends, the guest list also includes neighbours and extended family. It doesn't always go up to 700+ people. It very well can, but it really depends on how lavish we want the ceremony to be. When talking about the number of guests invited to a wedding, we don't count the people we count the "tramis". 1 trami = 4 people
"Trami" is the huge copper plate on which the food is served. Four people eat on a single plate.
So how much does it cost for a wedding, Let's say 700 guests like this, or 1000? I am assuming it'll be expensive AF, given the wood, spices, and meat. Labour is not even considered here.
@@sshrafiqi
@@sameerquazi2626 can't say exactly, but it's definitely in lakhs. Yeah, with today's inflation it's very expensive
It's normal in all over india to invite people.
@@sameerquazi2626 well brother, as per this video, only mutton bill will be about 700K for about 1000kg...
My wedding was last month, we invited 2500 people. Almost 4000+ coming, I'm glad and also terrified that the food and seat are not enough. Luckily somehow we managed to serve all the guests but many people that help up in the back say it's a logistical nightmare. 😂 And someone brings 4 dozen boxes of Redbull to cope with the staff to keep going. Someone said after the event someone almost collapsed from exhaustion. Really grateful to all of them who work hard on the event. ❤
I almost collapsed just reading your comment 😂. Congratulations and wonderful blessings on your union ❤
If you don’t mind me asking, how much is the per head cost in indian rupees
Bro just get a concert hall lol
That would literally be more than the town I grew up in! My wedding had 150 people and that felt like so many
@@abdullahurslan1876
Food is usually on a per plate basis or a full on contract basis.
Per plate is usually 150-250 INR i.e. 2-3 USD in a tier two/three city.
For anyone else wondering, 4k is the norm not an exception. You just accept the fact that about a couple hundred guests would be strangers just there for free food.
Brings back all the memories I had in beautiful Kashmir. What really makes their food taste good is actually their hospitality and the love they give you when they serve you wazwan. May God bless the people of Kashmir.
Surprised you didn’t get worms from all those flies and bugs flying around uncooked food in this video. I’ll never eat in India
@@CapSolo010You work with what you got
@@CapSolo010 we Indians have developed immunity to many of these bugs....coz our regular food is contaminated 😂
I don't even know 700 people
i dont no 7
I do but that’s only because I used to teach 😂
It must be every random person they can think of, I’d much rather make it people who mean something to me
1000 people for my wedding
50-100 people for most events is quite common
Forever lonely
700 guests in marriage are common in communities who have less population. But it's totally different scale in marriages of big population communities. Mini 1200 people and upto 2500.
I have served in such marriages
I have been a chef for 4 decades. I am rarely impressed anymore, but I am impressed!
For Everyone who is complaining about flies .it's because they don't cook at a certain place.they go to
The place where wedding is .and you know everyone has different empty areas . ( Also know that most of the weddings here happen during autumn (rarely in summer) so there are no flies around that time as its starts to get pretty cold here
Also the fact that they are not flies but mostly bees and wasps which are present because of the abundance of fruit trees in Kashmir, which they pollinate :)
they look like mostly honey bees and less flies
Stay Fly UTI 🦢☝🏽
Flies are before cooking, what does it matter when food will be at 3-400C no germs will survive
I thought they were bees or wasps. Obviously when you got that kind of open air kitchen with those ingredients it will attract them
Attending a Kashmiri wedding in Kashmir is in my bucket list.
Honestly 700 people is rookie numbers in regards to indian marriages. Average wedding has 1500-2000 people.
Kashmiri food is so underrated especially in India. I hope this video spreads some light on one of the best cuisines of India.
dude. I love Kashmiri food. Especially Dum Olav, Kashmiri Rajma, Rogan Josh etc. Simply amazing.
@@adnan5826are bhai.. Please yaar tamiz thav.. Isne kya hi aisa bola.. Kyazi chuk panun ikhlaq kharab karaan
Um kashmir is a disputed territory, how about not using words like india or pakistan in a video which has nothing to do with indian or pakistani culture
@@EmirateOfHind there is nothing unique about the cuisine, very close to north indian and mighalai.
@@AL-tl9mt its more close it persian, present day Iranian cuisine, but that goes for a lot of things in India, but the culture is definitely very close to Iranian culture/tradition but thats to be expected considering the history of Kashmir, regardless truly beautiful stuff
I'm from Kashmir it is a real feast ( and a lot of work for cousins who server it to guests😂) ...
EDIT: no of guests are not measured as numbers but as per ''tramies" ( big copper plates ) in which 4 people eat together . And count is usually for middle class from 70 -110 tramies . And can go upto 200 tramies
How many ! In bihar wr invite about 300-400
Masha’ Allah, the part where strangers get to eat together in one plate is such a beautiful culture.
I'm not very fond of it though 😅
Im a muslim and i dont like it 🫢 i would taka my own part on separate plate
@@starward0997 yeah, its disgusting TBH, like Pigs eating together.
I would only do it with my family and friends tho 😅
Kashmir is a beautiful place in earth and it's beauty is because of its humble and kind people.
Appreciate the efforts of food insider ❤
So grateful to have my culture being displayed.. thank you insider. Haters will come along. But thank you so much.. ❤
your culture eats bugs and flies and bacteria
I hate haters.
Are tables not allowed?
@@stopsign997its a cultural thing to eat sitting on the floor, you can find it throughout south east asia and it also saves a lot of space when serving hundreds of people at once
@@pvim I get that. But cooking on the floor to. As a “westerner” it’s just odd to see.
Been to marriages all over world but kashmiri wedding is unique, simple royal one.....the food the contrast of colours.... everything is incredible........❤
I had 30 people at my wedding and THAT felt like too many!
30 people at a wedding is like nothing. I had once been at a wedding with 3thousand people and that felt like a lot
I had 4 thousand people at my wedding
in many Asian countries, Married is about Big FAMILIES,
NOT about Groom's/Bride's Friends and Colleague,
Thus, often The Parent's who will pay the bill,
to see Many Guest (even in hours duration) is better than Luxury, Comfort, Vacation,
.
700 people, including family of each guest,
4 people/guest = 175 guest for the Groom and Bride FAMILIES,
175/2 = 88 Guest for each Groom/Bride Families
88/2 = 44 guest for Groom/Brides Mom's and Dad's
44 Guest = for Dad's/Mom's Cousins from each GrandPa and GrandMa (8 family guestes, total 16 each)
that leaves only 28 guest for each Mom's/Dad's Friends INCLUDING Dad's Office Colleage,
often neighbour and Groom & Bride FRIENDS were left out, or in very minimum numbers.
30 people would be just my close close close relatives on my grandmother's side. Average guest list in my family is 850-1000. Highest i have attended is 3000+ and lowest was 500 guests.
The food itself and the presentation just look exquisite
True. I would never eat it though. I would also hate the fact that some other strangers hangs are touching the food as I am sitting next to them.
@@boohere2 I wouldnt think too much into it lol
still looks a bit inhumane to me@@totot99
Its so fun learning about different cultures and their customs.
Very well done, God bless these men.
Just Amazing ❤
Props to hard working cooks. Very curious how Kashmir food would taste. It's always interesting to watch different culture and food. Good video!
Anyone else notice the Tyson Anytizers?
a lot of foreign companies sell their defective (generally not cut properly or misprinted) packaging material to third world countries where then it is used to make cheap disposable bags, a great way to coup up the loss for the company and cheap way for us to buy food grade disposable bags
Wow insider food covered my place ... really grateful for it
Thank you for bringing this unique food culinary of India.
india??????? man this is kashmiri
@@KashmirimuslimakhiIndia doesn't only refer to political India it also also refers to the geography which Kashmir, Punjab and Sindh are part of.
Kashmiris don't want to be associated with India or Pakistan.
@@gazibizi9504 kashmir has never been part of "india", ig you are confusing it with indian subcontinent
@@KashmirimuslimakhiThis is in Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
Wow! Unique! Very unique tradition.
Wow what a great way ..excellent one of the best preparations with the best dishes ..super zabardast wazwan ....25 courses with perfect blend of spices ...just look at the manpower involved , man hours and sincerity...result is delicious with no comparision ......
Interesting to see the process!
Love my home, my Kashmir ❤
I love that they have all these beautifully spiced, traditional foods ...and then a random bag of like wal mart chicken bites 😂
Edit: please see replies for actual explanation
Hey when they say ANY-tizer, they mean it!
these bags are made from defective packaging material (general bad cut or misprint), this way the company recoups the cost of damaged bags and people can buy cheap food grade bags in bulk
That's an empty "take home" bag, usually sold at a discount from misprints at factories.
@@pvim that makes so much more sense. Thanks
@@NidalMorra I was seriously really wondering about that. Thanks to you and pvim
Absolutely fantastic work. Big ups to the Chef 👏🏻
In Rural India having 1500-2000 guest is normal this days. Love it seeing the marriage feast.❤
Have had Goshtaba here in Pakistan at an authentic Kashmiri restaurant - it is one of the best, most succulent meat dishes I have ever had.
Where did you eat it? I am in Pakistani right now and I am a Kashmiri
@@zarrishzia7271 POK
@@zarrishzia7271there’s an extremely old resto in pindi that serves Kashmiri food. I’m not sure if that person was referring to the same resto but that is my go to! I think you might be able to find it on Google
@@zarrishzia7271 Dilbar Restaurant in Pindi
The video is very good. Good work. I love food related videos. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I want to attend this wedding!
Thanks 😊 for exploring our Unique & blessed culture ❤
Kashmiris are the best host! I do not know any other parallel
There are even foods to take away. Thats amazing!
yeah we take it back to home and heat it again and eats when having lunch or dinner
I would love for Insider food to show Kashmiri Pandit cuisine as well
It's not hugely different-they eat meat too.
Exactly!!!
They eat stones
They eat wazwan also
This looks incredible. No wonder my kashmiri friends rave about kashmir. I bet it tastes incredible.
Is any Kashmiri pandit are still alive in Kashmir ??? I wanted to come and see my family home is it safe visiting Kashmir again ???
Really interesting. Looks tasty!
In my sister's wedding, we invited 4000+ guests, atleast 200 were gatecrashers😂😂😂
When you're from Clouds !
i do love the way she says batches
Wow very fantastic beautifully presented ❤looks sooooo yummy 👌 thanks for sharing new subscriber ❤❤
Dedication + no nonsense, no drama attitude. Guy is doing something special.
Beauty of Kashmir❤
Great video❤
I love wazwan and miss having it so much.
This is really interesting to watch, The food looks super delicious and tasty 😍
Awesome working, ❤❤❤❤
I once had chance to enjoy a Trami at the wedding of my friend's uncle 35years ago.. I still cherish the taste and i think it will never fade away. I wish I had friends in Kashmir who would invite me to a wedding..
would like to try this food someday.
mashAllah beautiful
Wazwan is most delicious banquet ever thanks for making this documentary on Kashmir
The food looks yummy.. 😋
indeed,....Welcome to Kashmir ❤
Amazing India
Amazing Kashmir 😍
Looks delicious...
Wow!!! ❤❤❤
Ma Sha Allah
that looks like it would hit the right spot ngl
Getting married after few months all of you are invited to eat Wazwaan🔥🔥🔥😂
Location plz😄
so beautiful, hope to have the opportunity to experience it ❤❤
Wazwaan is different🤤
Wow ❤
Wow!!
Beautiful
Yummy 🤤
Proud for this❤
nicely explained by the girl
You gotta visit the briyani festival in madurai
Proud to be a Kashmiri🍁
Goshtaba definitely has its place, but you’d want to try Marchwangan korma ( Mutton cooked in Red Chilli gravy) fret not, Kashmiri chilli is super red but low on the Scoville scale!
Yum.
I love Indian food but I have never seen this unique Indian food. More I dig into Indian food , I have came to realize that Indian food is the most diverse cuisine in the world .
This is Kashmiri food, not Indian food
@@SF7PAKISTANKashmir is in India.
@spicybrown75 Kashmir is occupied by India. Poonch currently has their Internet suspended due to protests of the murder of 3 tribesmen by Occupation soldiers and 3,000 troops have been deployed to the area.
@@Umm_Burhan Remind me who invaded Kashmir. Oh I remember, Pakistan! The King of Kashmir agreed to join India, and you invaded Kashmir and suddenly start to call it YOUR territory! We didn't militarize Kashmir to oppress, but to deal with the barbaric insurgents your government funds. It was not India that began a campaign against Pundits, neither did India massacre its minorities in a systematic campaign, neither is India known to sponsor terrorism across the globe, neither is India known for attacking any nation in its history. But your country is known for sponsoring terrorism across the globe, persecuting and massacring minorities and cracking down on dissent with severe force so much so that Pakistan murdered 3 million Bengalis, and started concentration camps in Balochistan. Pakistan funded insurgencies and terror attacks in India. And militarization by India began when you all invaded what is rightfully Indian. Stop whining and crying like a baby, Pakistani. Overthrow your military and start seeing with a decent and broad POV.
@@spicybrown75 Kashmir is occupied territory and not in any way, shape or form Indian
Nice to see the Kashmiri's thriving despite their situation.
Dude come India and see how better condition they have than you.
@@whirlwindkg8458 not true unemployment rate is on the rise, and businesses have suffered heavy losses since 2019, so not exactly spectacular
@@whirlwindkg8458better yet actually talk to Kashmiris who don't live in fear of speaking out
@@pvim their situation is a bit more than unemployment. The occupation of their land, resources and money earned from tourism/products;
the militarization of their region to the extent the UN has classed it the most millitaeized zone on earth:
Kids and adults blinded from pellet guns of Indian occupation soldoers
rape of women of all ages as a way to exercise control and fear (kunan pushpora is widely known and documented;
enforced dissapreances; trafficking;
being threatened to post pro-nationalism sentiments online;
Not allowed access to their mosques and when they are they are stormed by Occupation army and held at gunpoint to chant Hindu slogans.
Etc....
@@Umm_Burhan @Umm_Burhan i know, "but saar they killed kashmiri PaNDIts" their stupid argument every time as if they didn't massacre 100,000 kashmiri muslims, dont forget the recent incident where the army killed 3 civilians who they took for questioning, and severely injured 10, the videos of which were leaked, and then those uninformed r@scals say why are they not "PaTReOtiC"
Kashmiri dish is so unique ,
Seperate from typical indian dishes,
A class of its own,
Pleasant to the eyes and heart.
Typical Indian dish? There's no typical Indian dish, each region of India including Kashmir and hills have their own seperate delicacies.
There is no 'typical' indian dish. All the butter chicken and naan you see is not what we eat everyday, just enjoyed on special occasions. Real indian cooking is very different from what you would get in the west and varies from state to state.
What does india even have to do with this video, its about kashmiri culture, and kashmir is disputed between 3 countries, lol
@@EmirateOfHindwhere does the name Kashmir came from?? Who are Kashmiri Pandits?? Muslim and Islam is not from Indian subcontinent. Go back to your desert.
@@EmirateOfHind U should worry about uyghurs lol, rather than worrying about Kashmir
There should be a separate documentary on socks of kashmiri wazas.
Yikes, that so many people and so much food!
Wonderful feast...weldone Chefs❤
Indian wedding always have lot's of guests
Edit: wish I can attend kashmiri weeding someday my lot's of friends lives there
My brother once made authentic rogan josh with Kashmiri red chillies - just scrumptious - very less spices, yet amazing. 😊
Thanks for bringing our cuisine to the world....the weddings here are just phenomenol and huge
Muito bom
someone with kind heart - invite me to your kashmiri wedding 🤤
I bet that food is so good!
Just have to pick the dead flies out of it
@@danielbernier9115you clearly have never seen freshly slaughtered meat, plus those are wasps but what do you know, that processed meat is all you people know
@@danielbernier9115flies taste like escargots delicious
kindly ignore these trolls, they dont have any just spreading hate
@@rede941 ok simp spotted
Great food that should be eaten once in 365 days cycle. Too much for the heart.
This tradition of communal eating is true for all over India , only dishes vary with geography but culture is same. You can come to Jaisalmer and you will find same thing with just different cuisine .
I have been to a wedding which had over 3000 cars parked in the open parking lot next to the wedding hall, The total turnout was around 7000 people!
This food looks so good, I've had some Kashmiri dishes from a friend but only enough to imagine how good that all must be.
I've learned to eat with my hand when having many Indian foods but sitting on the floor to eat is still hard to get used to
Thats okay, modernization has made a few of us forget sitting on floor and eating with bare hands, but it becomes easy after a few tries, food tastes different eating with spoon and with hands.
What that’s so cool
To share food with strangers at one's wedding and to construct such an elaborate feast in the first place, Kashmiri culture must be so warm and loving. The beauty of humankind is in the care we show each other.
Good to see cuisine from other parts of India get the recognition they deserve.
*parts of Pakistan
@@aishajilani5922 doesn't India control it as of recently?
@@waltherhoffman6310 nope, it's still occupied and disputed territory. Russia "controls" a large part of Ukrainian territory, this doesn't mean that that's now Russia
@@aishajilani5922 Kashmir has always been part of India, not Pakistan. Even Pakistan is not exits before 75 years.
@@SF7PAKISTAN yes, but it's internationally recognized as India's territory with Pakistan having its own chunk of Kashmir.
Nice look into the Kashmiri national cuisine.
Ikr Kashmir is a nation unlike Pakistan
@@apucitepucu Pakistan is a country, not a nation by itself, one that can however be considered the nation-state of the Muhadjir nation, since Urdu is the national language and the capital is within their national home, with the Punjabi, Sindhi, Baloch, Saraiki, Brahui and Pashtun nations among others also living in its borders, but are stateless nations (unless you count Afghanistan as the nation-state of the Pashtun nation)
I want to try that yoghurt meatball
Goshtaba,try it is a real blast of flavour,not spicy but a little on the sweet side
Hope kashmiri chefs open up kashmiri restaurants in south india... it would be great hit
But indians are vegetarians. Lol
hey hey !! dude .,... we bohras take it to the next level... we sit eight members in the thaal
definitely looks similar style gathering. and then even delicious Bohra ice cream is shared
Love from kashmir😂😂😮❤🎉
0:14 let's get those shoes level with the dishes while preparing the food...
Pedhawar has khoncha roti where 4 people eat together like that. Alhamdolillah for islam and Muslims being brothers
Need video on Himachali Dham
Ah... now i know where Khalid Kashmiri cat home origin... thankyou
My wedding like 800 guests were there . Despite there were 2-3 wedding at the same day . Indian weddings are always grand . It’s generally 1000-1200 peoples