My parents have been planning to visit this "Paradise On Earth" for ages. Every vacation, my father would with the excited look in the eye would longingly graze through the map, but the news seeping in through the Idiot's box would always spew in "terrorizing" words, abouts wars, about bloodshed whenever talking about Jammu and Kashmir. Its such a paradox to have gory war fare going on in one of the most beautiful, serene and wondorous place like Kashmir. My only wish is that my father's dream of visiting this place does not remain - just that! Lets keep our finger's crossed- shall we?

So while we are dreaming away about strolling Kashmir's sand, the next best thing we can do is sample its rich cuisine. While its not that kind to a vegetarian needs,more like non-vegetarian's turf, there are quite a few "not-so-famously" famous dishes and one among them is Kashmiri Pulao. Its funny how its not that popular in Kashmir while it is everywhere else! From what I have known, this rice compromises of 3 components - fragnant basmati rice sauted and cooked with cream and rich spices, various nuts drenched in Ghee and succulent fruits.