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The Kashmiris are essentially
rice eatersand non-vegetarians. The daily food of a typical Kashmiri consists
of
'rice', 
(leafy vegetable, 'collard'), sometimes neni
'mutton', and occasionally an additional vegetable. The
is cooked with a considerable quantity of water. This water is called ras.
The ras serves as a very thin gravy with which
rice is eaten. In  ,
wheat is eaten mainly in the form of cakes and bread to go with tea. Rice
is replaced by wheat in a regular meal (usually in the form of chapati
'Indian bread') only on medical advice or when rice is in short supply.
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As stated earlier, neni
(Muslim Kashmiri
or ma:z) generally means mutton.
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The main Kashmiri vegetables
are the following:
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(the stem of the Nymphaea lotus) is cooked in several ways, e.g.,  ;
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is an essential part of Kashmiri food. It is boiled in a great quantity
of water with very few spices;
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(turnips) is the main root vegetable during the winter. It is prepared
as several kinds of dishes, e.g.,  ;
and
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o:lav
(potatoes) are the main ingredient in the well-known Kashmiri dish
(Hindi dama:lu:).
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