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Roasted Cashew Nuts Recipe

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Ingredients

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for besan coated masala kaju:

  • 1 cup kaju / cashew (whole)
  • ¼ cup besan / gram flour
  • 2 tbsp rice flour
  • ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
  • ½ tsp chaat masala
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2-3 tbsp water (to coat)
  • oil for deep frying

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for chilli coated masala kaju:

  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
  • 1 cup kaju / cashew (whole)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • ½ tsp salt

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Instructions

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besan coated roasted cashew nut recipe:

  1. firstly, mix cashew along with besan, rice flour, spices and salt.
  2. now add 2 tbsp of water and mix till the besan batter gets coated well to cashew.
  3. drop the besan coated cashew one by one into medium hot oil.
  4. stir occasionally and fry till cashew turn crunchy.
  5. also fry few curry leaves till it turns crisp.
  6. finally, mix curry leaves along with roasted cashew and masala cashew is ready to serve.

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spiced roasted cashew nuts recipe:

  1. firstly heat 1 tbsp ghee and roast in 1 cup cashew nuts to golden brown.
  2. add in ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp salt.
  3. mix well till the spices get coated well.
  4. finally, serve spiced roasted cashew nuts.

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Besan coated roasted cashew nut recipe

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firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 1 cup cashew. use fresh cashew else it will not turn turn crunchy.roasted cashew nuts recipe
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add in ¼ cup besan, 2 tbsp rice flour, ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp chaat masala, pinch of hing and ½ tsp salt.roasted cashew nuts recipe
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combine well making sure all the spices and flour are mixed well.roasted cashew nuts recipe
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now add 2 tbsp of water and mix.roasted cashew nuts recipe
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add more water if required and combine till the besan batter gets coated well to cashew.roasted cashew nuts recipe
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drop the besan coated cashew one by one into medium hot oil.roasted kaju
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stir occasionally and cook on low-medium flame.roasted kaju
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fry till the cashew turns golden brown and crunchy.roasted kaju
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drain over kitchen absorbent paper.roasted kaju
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also fry few curry leaves till it turns crisp. be careful as moisture in curry leaves may splutter oil.roasted kaju
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finally, mix curry leaves along with roasted cashew and masala cashew is ready to serve.roasted kaju

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Spiced roasted cashew nuts recipe

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firstly heat 1 tbsp ghee on low flame.roasted cashews 2 ways
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roast in 1 cup cashew nuts on low flame stirring continuously.roasted cashews 2 ways
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keep roasting till cashew nuts turn golden brown from all sides.roasted cashews 2 ways
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now transfer the roasted cashew nuts over a kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.roasted cashews 2 ways
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when cashews are still hot, add in ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp salt.roasted cashews 2 ways
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mix well till the spices get coated well.roasted cashews 2 ways
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finally, serve spiced roasted cashew nuts or store in an airtight container for a month when cooled completely.roasted cashew nuts recipe

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Video

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Notes

  • firstly, use fresh cashew for more crunchy masala kaju.
  • also make sure to separate the besan coated kaju and then deep fry, else it will stick to each other even after fried.
  • additionally, instead of ghee you can also use oil. however ghee adds more flavour.
  • finally, store masala kaju / spicy masala cashew in airtight container for a month when cooled completely.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/roasted-cashew-nuts-recipe-roasted-kaju/