Rista

The red counterpart to gushtaba in the Wazwan — the same hand-pounded minced lamb kofte, but smaller and cooked in a vivid Kashmiri red chilli gravy rather than white yoghurt. Rista and gushtaba are served at opposite ends of the feast: rista arrives in the middle courses, gushtaba signals the meal's end. The kofte's springy, dense texture contrasts with the sharp, oily red sauce.