9 Top Yummy Recipes That Make Use of Cashews

Cashews are a super wonderful addition to any Indian dish, be it a meat curry, a sweet, pakodas or a paneer preparation. Come, learn how to do it...

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Cashew Almond Mushroom Soup

Traditional cream of mushroom soups utilise cream or milk. But this soup by Deepa Mehrotra tastily eschews milk products for healthier, yummier nuts as its base.

Please find the recipe here: Cashew Almond Mushroom Soup

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Kaju ni Puri

Meera S bakes flourless, butter-free cookies in the manner of puris, with ground cashews, cardamom, saffron, a splash of milk. They’re light and melt in your mouth.

Please find the recipe here: Kaju ni Puri

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Cashew Pakodas

Raju Jayaprabhu shares his crunchy, spicy cashew pakoda recipe. Its flavour results from besan, rice flour, spices and plenty of chopped cashews.

Please find the recipe here: Cashew Pakodas

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Kaju Masala

Bring fiery fun to snacking with Sonal Gupta's crispy roasted cashews tossed in homemade chaat masala. 

Please find the recipe here: Kaju Masala

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Kaju Paneer Masala

Soft paneer cubes + cashews are simmered in a creamy tomato gravy, with cloves, cardamom, kasuri methi in Manasi Sadarangi's take on the classic North Indian curry.  

Please find the recipe here: Kaju Paneer Masala

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Cashew Chicken Curry

The white, rich yoghurt-based gravy is concocted from cashews and almonds. Nadiya Sarguroh's dish pairs it with Jeera Rice or a pulav.

Please find the recipe here: Cashew Chicken Curry

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Mutton Rezala

This recipe by Bethica Das of the traditional and popular Bengali-style curry comes with a yoghurt-based curry accented with ground cashews. This is one of the many versions of this delicacy.

Please find the recipe here: Mutton Rezala

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Chocolate Kaju Katli

Nitish Chopra reinvents one of India's yummiest sweets. Finely-ground cashews are cooked with sugar and water, then layered with melted milk or dark chocolate.

Please find the recipe here: Chocolate Kaju Katli

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Anjeer Kaju Roll

A luxurious fusion of figs and cashews, delicately sweetened with honey and sugar by Vijesh Modi. 

Please find the recipe here: Anjeer Kaju Roll

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