I am running out of recipes in draft! Although I have a zillion recipes bookmarked and ingredients for some of them, I am just not in the groove yet. In laws are visiting for a week so hopefully I can get some nice recipes from the MIL.
Anyway, this one is from my trip to Kottayam in August. The pics were hiding in my "Kottayam Holiday" folder so went totally unnoticed.
Pacha andi, or raw cashewnuts are not easily available and from what I know, are seasonal, in addition to being quite expensive. We have a man who delivers this to all our relatives' houses in Kerala, he has a thick moustache and a gruff voice. Last time I asked amma, she said he is getting old and obviously his son doesn't want to get into the "family business". When I was a kid, raw cashewnuts used to be 200 rupees for one kilo. Now they are about 290-300rs.
They are quite nice to eat as is, crunchy and fresh. When cooked, they turn a bit mushy and pasty (in a good way).
The only thing we ever make with this is aviyal. The recipe is exactly same as amma's Chakkakkuru Aviyal Recipe. The two changes you need to make are, since the cashewnuts cook quicker, you may only need about 5 mins boiling time. Also, add an extra 1/2 tsp red chilli powder since these are slightly sweet.
Oh and also, if you are unable to get your hands on some raw cashewnuts, soak some dried ones in water for atleast 2 hours and follow the same recipe :)
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Nice, I am seeing them for the first time :O
wow! didn't even know cashewnuts could be raw!! aviyal sounds fabulous - will try and beseech friends in cochin to send me raw kajus - dying to try it out!
btw thanks for your comments on my post...
The looks resemble mushrooms :) Never heard about raw cashews! Thanks for sharing the picture!
Its has been ages i had those raw cashewnuts, aviyal looks tremendous.feel like inviting myself to ur place..Delicious dish!!
like what is the calorie count for this dish :P
Pfft!
Hi Naga, I never had this, though we make the chakkakkuru aviyal very often at home. I remember eating the cashew fruit and the cashew nuts being roasted and the cashews taken out etc, but never raw cashew...I have to ask my mom about this:-) Nice pictures, hope there are more to come from the holiday folder..shreya
Looks completely new to me..lovely cashew curry..
Oooh, I love raw cashews! Have been craving them this past week, too! At my mum's, we make a simple story fry--in a little ghee, add green chilies and cumin seeds with a pinch of asafetoda and turmeric. Saute the cashews in this. Season with salt and add loads of fresh coconut and coriander. Eat piping hot!
wow thats an yummy dish... I haven't eaten raw cashews since I was a kid. I had an Uncle who owned a cashew farm, I think he sold it off ages ago...
Never tried avial with raw cashews...Looks rich and mouthwatering....
WOW! totally new recipe to me ! looks soo good! Thanks for sharing!
have heard a lot about this.. :)
This looks totally awesome - I love cashews but never had it in this form. I want to make this now and eat.
Mmmm..!!! Sounds and looks delicious. Not eaten raw Cashews in many years.
Happy 2010.
flooded with childhood memories of eating raw cashewnut curry. It is one of my favorite.Even now I soak the cashew and cook the curry.
This is perfect for anyone who loves cashews!
Huge wave of nostalgia.... now to find some raw cashews! :-)
I love anything that has cashews in it. looks excellent. Its been ages since I cooked anything for the blog. I too somehow don't seem to be in the groove
must you post such tempting dishes for which we can't ingredients in Singapore lah..
This post brought back so many memories, Nags. We had a cashew tree at home and used to roast the kernels directly over a flame and then eat the roasted nuts.
Delhibelle - We can still do the soaking of the dry cashews business here in SG. This is not always available in Kerala either. There's a season and stuff :(
Jayashree - I know what you mean! I used to do that with cousins in Mavelikara, as a kid.
Never had the luxury of seeing raw cashews sold. This is such a different kind a recipe.
Never heard about this before,Taste must be good.Want to try
Never heard about this before,Taste must be good.Want to try
like what is the calorie count for this dish :P
wow! didn't even know cashewnuts could be raw!! aviyal sounds fabulous - will try and beseech friends in cochin to send me raw kajus - dying to try it out!
btw thanks for your comments on my post...
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