Name: Cashew Nut With Bengal Gram
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Cashewnuts; 1/2 cup Bengal gram (Kadalaparippu); 1/4 cup Vegetable oil; 2 nos Tomato (chopped Finely, medium); 1 tsp Ginger paste; 1 tsp Garlic paste; 1 no Onion (grind coarsly, medium); 1 tsp Red chilly powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; Salt (As reqd); 1 tsp Coriander seeds; 3 - Cloves (Grambu); 1" piece Cinnamon sticks (Karugapatta); 1 no Cardamom (Elakka); Nutmeg (A pinch, Jathikka); 1 tsp Cashewnut powder; 1/4 tsp Fennel seeds (Perinjeerakam); 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); Oil (As reqd)

Cashew Nut With Bengal Gram

Cashew nut with Bengal Gram

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Cashewnuts
1/2 cup Bengal gram Kadalaparippu
1/4 cup Vegetable oil
2 nos Tomato chopped Finely, medium
1 tsp Ginger paste
1 tsp Garlic paste
1 no Onion grind coarsly, medium
1 tsp Red chilly powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt As reqd
1 tsp Coriander seeds
3 - Cloves Grambu
1" piece Cinnamon sticks Karugapatta
1 no Cardamom Elakka
Nutmeg A pinch, Jathikka
1 tsp Cashewnut powder
1/4 tsp Fennel seeds Perinjeerakam
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
Oil As reqd

Instructions

Make powder of coriander seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, fennel seeds and cumin seeds and keep aside.
Soak cashew nuts in about 1.5 cup warm water for 1/2 hour.
Wash bengal gram and drain.
Add it to the soaking cashew nuts.
Boil until bengal gram is cooked; about 12 - 15 mins.
Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
Add garlic, ginger, onion, red chilly powder, turmeric and salt and stir for 5 mins.
Add tomato and fry for 5 more mins.
Add powdered masala and fry for sometime.
Add boiled bengal gram and cashew nut mixture (including water).
Add another 1/2 - 3/4 cup of water and cook for 20 mins on low heat.
:- Serve with roti, chappathi, naan & rice.