Harissa is prepared and served to customers on a cold winter day in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on December 20, 2024. This traditional mutton curry is usually eaten with a Kashmiri bread called tchot. Slow-cooked over hours, the main ingredient of this textural dish is sheep or goat meat, cooked with short-grained rice and flavored with spices such as fennel seeds, cinnamon, and cardamom. (Photo by Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto)

Harissa mutton curry Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India 2024 traditional dish Kashmiri bread tchot slow cooked sheep meat goat meat short-grained rice fennel seeds cinnamon cardamom spices winter Nasir Kachroo NurPhoto culinary textural dish preparation serving customers cold day December cooking method flavor ingredients cultural cuisine regional specialty aromatic spices.