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A cold and dreary day with much needed rain – I’ve learnt to appreciate rain a lot more after we moved her to well water – every mm counts. We have had several summers where water curfews were imposed when watering the lawn was an indulgence not to be exercised. But a rainy day always makes me hungrier for some reason and I want to make something that warms the cockles – Steamed Sweet Potatoes was what I settled on – Hubby dear comes home and asks me what I plan to make with it – as a sort of spread – my mind sifts through the chutney spread files that are stored away in the brain, but I thought I’d make two chutneys – One I have made often – onion chutney and the other a variation of its more commonly prepared nut cousin, peanuts – And settled on cashews. Yes, that plan excited me. So I got to work and literally in 5-7 minutes, we were all smacking our lips after tasting this spicy, tongue-tickling oh-so nutty chutney – If you like nuts and cashews in particular, trust me my friends you will not be disappointed!
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Here is the recipe
3/4 cup of roasted cashews
5 green chilies
2 red chilies (dried)
urad dal 1/4 cup
olive oil- 2 tsp
salt to taste
Tempering with olive oil (1tsp), mustard seeds and curry leaves
Preparation
I first used 2 tsp to roast the urad dal and the chilies, like we normally do for any chutney and then threw in the cashews for a minute before removing from flame.
I ground it warm in my Magic Bullet into a fine paste and tempered it
Spread this over your steamed sweet potatoes – while the chutney has a fine kick to it, it is beautifully set off by the sweetness of the sweet potato.
Onion Chuntey
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1 med. sized red onion
4 red chilies
1 green chili
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olive oil 2 tsp
urad 2 tsp
Preparation
Fry in the oil all the ingredients and grind adding salt when you do.
Temper with the same ingredients as the above chutney
Enjoy mes amies.
Am not a big fan of cashew nuts but the idea of having plain cashew nuts chutney is exciting
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Rain seems to be one constant feature of my place.. u will never ask for more rain :).. its sunny days we miss :D.. strange are the ways of life 😉
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Never heard cashew chutney….very different…super ponga.
nice chutney,cashew chutney must b yumm
cashew chutney is very new to me never made this but looks delish.
Beautiful post! To tell you the truth, rainy days make me sad. Come and see my banana ice creams for sunny days
Love this, Looks yummy
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Cashew chutney looks perfect.
Wow very yummy n spicy chutneys… Cashew chutney is very new to me…
Cashews in a chutney sounds great..sure rich and delicious one !! Onion chutney too looks yum
I love trying different type of chutneys…. will try these soon
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cashew chutney sounds very interesting priya
will soon give a try.
rich chutney
never made cashew chutney…looks yummy…I like sunny days but occasional showering is most welcome
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I love cashewnuts and this chutney excites me…am going to try it very soon
Rich looking cashew chutney,cant wait to try..Super tempting onion chutney Priya.
Nice chutneys…looks Soo yummy !
Cashew nut chutney is new to me,sounds rich and delicious..
Love both the varied forms of chutney,yummy yum delicious !!
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Love, love cashew chutney. Goes wonderfully with idli, dosa or vada!
It looks great..love it.
yummy and awesome chutney…..
love the cashew chutney, great idea
Wow…looks so delicious…
I need to learn more about chutneys and this is my opportunity. Thanks for sharing these great recipes X
So yummy and creamy chutney looks superb.
what a unique and flavorful combo. a must try for me
Yummy and creamy chutney. Simply amazing.
Both the chutneys look yumm, wud love to try out the cashew chutney, it's new to me..
Both the chutneys made me drooling here! Delicious dipping 😉
Great chutney!
I want to try the spicy cashew chutney…Both are too good and irresistible
I love chutneys of any kind… and am glad to bookmark both your unique chutneys for future use. the cashew chutney does sound fantastic!
I love chutneys of any kind… and am glad to bookmark both your unique chutneys for future use. the cashew chutney does sound fantastic!
nice and simple recipe
thanks for visiting and liking my space. both chutneys look awesome. you gave nice info about cashew. love it.
Rich n yummy chutneys, sounds inviting. ..