A view of the Kashmir’s culinary heritage, the cockscomb flower
The cockscomb flower (Celosia cristata) is recognisable by its distinctive, velvety, fan-shaped crest that resembles a rooster’s comb. Rich crimson pigment is concentrated in the dense and highly textured folds of the blossom and these petals are harvested and dried to give traditional Kashmiri dishes their signature ruby-red colour. Cultivated in the fertile valleys of…
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