Malvan, Maharashtra

Kaju usal

Name: Kaju usal
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Malvani
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups soaked 2 hours cashews; 2 medium sliced onion; 1 medium chopped tomato; 1/3 cup dry coconut desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut); 5 cloves garlic; 1/2 inch ginger; Whole spices, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns; 1 tbsp malvani masala; 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 petals kokum; 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); Salt, to taste; 1 1/2 cups water

Whole cashews in a roasted coconut Malvani gravy. Konkan's most generous curry.

40 minTime

11 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Cashew country1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMalvani festive style.

The original

450kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Cashews1½ cups, soaked 2 hours

Onion2 medium, sliced

Tomato1 medium, chopped

Desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)⅓ cup dry coconut

Garlic5 cloves

Ginger1.5 cm

Whole spicescloves, cinnamon, peppercorns

Malvani masala1 tbsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Kokum2 petals

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Saltto taste

Water1½ cups

Method

4 steps

1Soak the cashews in hot water for 2 hours. Fresh tender cashews, if you find them, need only a rinse.
2Roast half the onion with the coconut and whole spices in a spoon of oil until deep brown. Grind with garlic and ginger.
3Heat the rest of the oil, cook the remaining onion until golden, add tomato, the paste, malvani masala and turmeric and fry until oil separates.
4Add drained cashews, kokum, salt and water. Simmer 10 minutes. Finish with coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Malvan, Maharashtra

Kaju usal

Whole cashews in a roasted coconut Malvani gravy. Konkan's most generous curry.

40 minTime

11 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Cashew country1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMalvani festive style.

The original

450kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Cashews1½ cups, soaked 2 hours

Onion2 medium, sliced

Tomato1 medium, chopped

Desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)⅓ cup dry coconut

Garlic5 cloves

Ginger1.5 cm

Whole spicescloves, cinnamon, peppercorns

Malvani masala1 tbsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Kokum2 petals

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Saltto taste

Water1½ cups

Method

4 steps

1Soak the cashews in hot water for 2 hours. Fresh tender cashews, if you find them, need only a rinse.
2Roast half the onion with the coconut and whole spices in a spoon of oil until deep brown. Grind with garlic and ginger.
3Heat the rest of the oil, cook the remaining onion until golden, add tomato, the paste, malvani masala and turmeric and fry until oil separates.
4Add drained cashews, kokum, salt and water. Simmer 10 minutes. Finish with coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Kaju usal

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Ingredients

Method

Kaju usal

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Ingredients

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