Sri Lanka Kadju (Curried Cashew Nuts)

---------> source <--------- "A taste of Sri Lanka" By Indra Jayasekera -------------------------KADJU (CURRIED CASHEW NUTS------------------------- 225 g Nuts, cashew

50 g Onion

1 Chile, fresh

1 1/4 ts Curry powder

1/2 ts Turmeric

250 ml Coconut milk

1/4 ts Chile powder

1 ts Salt

1/2 ts Fenugreek

Curry leaf sprigs 25 ml Oil

===========================> Directions <======================== Wash the cashew nuts, then soak them in a bowl of water for a couple of hours. Chop the onion and chile. Remove the cashew nuts from the water, drain and place in a saucepan together with the chile, 1 tsp of curry powder, the turmeric, coconut milk, chile powder, salt, fenugreek and curry leaves. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Heat the oil in a frying pan and toss in the onion for a couple of minutes. Add the cashew nut mixture and cook for a further 3 ~4 minutes then sprinkle with remaining curry powder. ISBN #962 224 010 0