The yoghurt-based mutton delicacy of Yakhni has a creamy texture and is best savoured with rice, along with a cup of kahwah. It is seasoned with cloves and cardamoms.

A part of traditional Kashmiri cuisine, wazwan is a 36-course dinner spread that has all meat-based dishes. Its preparation is considered as a point of pride in the Kashmiri culture. Usually served during weddings, wazwan is more than a meal. Feasting on it is almost like a ceremony, in which a group of four people sit on a white sheet and share the meal. Some of the popular dishes served in wazwan are tabak-maaz, which is meat of lamb ribs; daeni phoul, which is mutton meat; waza chicken, which are two cooked halves of whole chicken; Kashmiri methi, which is a stew made of lamb stomach and fenugreek; rista, which are Kashmiri meatballs made in red gravy; doodh ras, which is meat cooked in sweet milk gravy, etc.

Conventionally eaten with rice, the signature non-vegetarian dish of Rogan Josh is a red lamb-based curry dish mixed with ginger, bay leaves, Kashmiri chillies and yoghurt.

A part of traditional Kashmiri cuisine, Dum aloo is cooked under pressure and garnished with dry fruits.