Creamy kadju maliwa Recipe

 Here’s a recipe for a creamy “Kadju Maluwa”

   Ingredients       

• 1/2 Large onion Chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic Chopped
• 1 Chillie Chopped (optional)
• 5 Curry Leaves
• 350 g Cashew nuts Raw (roasted is optional if you need a crunchy curry)
• 2 tbsp Oil (Canola, vegetable, Coconut, olive oil)
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• Salt to taste
• 500ml Thick Coconut Milk(or as needed)

       Method

• Soak the raw cashews in water with 1 tsp of salt overnight. ( cashews should be submerged in water)

• Heat a pan on medium heat with oil.

• Add onions, garlic, chillie, Curry Leaves and cook until soft.

• When the onions are soft add the mustard seeds and cook them for 30 seconds, then add turmeric, salt and cashews ( drained)

• Add Coconut Milk (All ingredients should be covered with the milk) cook for 20 minutes with a lid on.

• Then after 20 minutes add more coconut milk and cook without the lid for further 30 minutes (if the liquid has evaporated, keep adding more coconut milk).

• The trick is not adding too much coconut milk at once but keep adding as needed so the cashews soak up coconut milk which in turn gives its creamy texture. ( you might need to add coconut milk 3 times)

• After 50 minutes of cooking the cashew curry, taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Cashews should be ultra-soft at this point.

• Serve hot.