Kaju Curry (Tender Cashewnut Curry)

This is a recipe of tender cashew nuts (see in picture). As it was, a season of cashew nut and mom prepared Kaju curry for us; while mom was busy in preparing this dish, I was busy in clicking pictures for my blog.

                                                          The process of cutting this tender cashew nut is a big task ;because you end up with  back colour on your hand it remains for 2 days so  while cutting apply oil.

 

Ingredients     

    

1 ½-cup Tender cashew nuts 

 2 ½-cup Sprouted Green gram 

 1 ½        Onion chopped         

 1           Tomato chopped     

    3-4         Bimbli chopped 

    2sp      Coconut oil (optional)

 1sp          Mustard

 1             Onion finely chopped

   Few curry leaves

     Salt to taste  

 

Ingredients for Masala

 

2 cups Fresh Coconut grated

2 tbsp Coriander

¼ sp    Fenugreek

½ sp   Cumin

9         Kashmiri chillies

 9        Guntur red chillies

½        Onion sliced

5-6      Garlic flakes

¼ sp    Turmeric

Tamarind small marble size

    

Procedure

   

Cut tender cashew nut in two and then remove nut from husk

     

Keep the nut in warm water for ½ hr. After ½ hr, peel the skin from nuts easily.

 

Roast coriander seed, cumin, fenugreek, kashmiri chillies and Guntur chillies separately.

Grind all the above roasted ingredient with fresh coconut, turmeric, tamrind, onion sliced and garlic flakes to a smooth paste my adding water (use less water) and keeps aside.

 

 

Cook sprouted green gram with onion, tomato, bimbli and little water.

Once green gram is half cooked, add tender cashew nuts and cook.

     

Once green gram and cashewnut are cooked add masala mix well, add little water to the gravy consistency. Add salt, close the led and cook.

When it starts boiling mix well with light hand. Bring to boil properly.

 

Heat oil add mustard once it crackle add garlic crushed and onion finely chopped fry onion until it turns red add curry leaves fry for a while and add to the gravy and serve with dosa/roti /rice.

 

          

                                   Tender Cashewnut

 

Bimbli a type of green fruit (Tamarind taste) found in south India normally called Bimbli in Tulu language

 

Bimbli