Name: Chicken in a cashew nut sauce
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 21/2 tbsp coriander seeds; 2.5 cm piece of root ginger, chopped; 2 green chillies, finely chopped; 2 onions, chopped, plus 1/2 onion, finely sliced; salt; 1 kg boneless chicken thighs and legs, cut into 5cm pieces; 6 cloves; 4 dried red chillies; 100 g vegetable oil; 11/2 tsp cumin seeds; 3 tbsp yogurt; 12 garlic cloves; 250 g cashew nuts; 100 g freshly grated coconut; 8 cm cinnamon stick

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

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Reza's Indian Spice

By Reza Mahammad

Published 2012

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If you want prosperity on a plate, do as the Moghuls did and cook with cashew nuts, as they were a very expensive ingredient designed to impress. This has a nice medium heat to it and the richness of the sauce is a complete delight; one for the chilli weaklings! When you are grinding the spice and cashew mixture, make sure the paste is very smooth, as the sauce may look curdled if it’s not finely ground. Serve it with colourful vegetables to add a few more tones and textures.