Chitnad Kaju (Tamilnadu special)

Chitnad Kaju

(Tamilnadu special)

Ingredients

• Raw cashew (skinless)                      1 cup
• Chopped onions                                1 cup
• Chopped tomato                                1/2 cup
• Karepatta                                           few
• Chopped coconut                             1/2 cup
• Poppy seeds (khus khus)                 1 tbsp
• Carrom seeds (soanf)                      1/2 tsp
• Black long cardamoms                   3 nos
• Dry red chillies                               5 to 6 nos
• Oil as required
• Salt to taste

Process

Place a pan on the stove, heat it. Add red chillies, black cardamoms, soanf and khus khus and saute for 3 to 4 mins. keep aside for few mins. Now place a non stick pan on the stove and add 2 to 3 tbsp s oil and heat. Add chopped onions and karepatta. Fry till golden brown and then add chopped tomatoes and fry for few mins in a lower flame. Now make a smooth paste of coconut with above fried masala items adding required amount of water. Now add this paste to fried onions and tomatoes on the pan. Mix all the items well and cook masala in a lower flame till oil separates from masala. Now add raw cashew to it, add salt to taste and haldi. Mix all the items well and add 1/2 cup of water and cook in a lower flame closing lid. Cook till gravy is medium thick.

Mushrooms can be used instead of raw cashew. Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander. Now spicy,hot and yummy madrasi chidnad kaju is ready to eat and serve with phulka.