Cashews are a big part of Indian cooking in our sweets, snacks and curries as well as rice. Here are  a couple of recipes and a few links to blogs that have a great selection

Stir fried eggs with cashew –

Egg, beaten -6 nos.
Sesame oil
Salt
cashew nut, boiled & drained - 150gm
White Soya sauce - 15ml
Spring onion, chopped
Peanut oil
Cashew cream - 100ml

Method :

In a medium size bowl combine the eggs with  cashew cream, salt, peanut oil, Soya sauce, pepper, cashew nut and half of chopped spring onion.Heat a wok or large skillet.Add the sesame oil, and stir-fry the mixture until the cashews are wilted in about 2  minutes.Then add the eggs and continue to cook until the eggs have just set.Serve at once.

Date and cashew nut Cake - Dessert

Cashew nuts chopped -100gm
Dates- 100gm
Cherries, chopped -50gm
Sugar, powdered - 75gm
Butter -50gm
Egg - 2nos.
Flour -75gm
Baking powder -3gm
Cashew Cream -50gm
Garam masala -2gm
Brandy - 30ml
Caramel -10ml

Method

Sieve together flour, baking powder and garam  masala.Soak the cashew, dates and cherry in brandy  and caramel and keep for 2 hours.Mix the flour mixture with the cashew  mixture.Cream together sugar and butter until  light.Beat together egg and cashew cream. Then gradually add to the sugar mixture.Fold in the flour mixture. Divide into 4 even  sized portions and put in a greased jelly mould.Bake at 190oC for 20-25 minutes.Cool, unmould and serve sliced or  whole.

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Links

Chickpea cashew curry

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/05/chickpea-coconut-and-cashew-curry-recipe.html

Indian Pancake Kunukku

http://chefinyou.com/2009/10/cashew-kunukku-recipe/

http://www.yummly.com/recipes/chicken-cashew-nut-indian

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