Cashew nut curry

The cashew nut is amazing. It comes from one of very few plants where the seed grows outside the fruit. When ripe the cashew apple is an exotic-flavoured delicate little bell. Connected to the bottom of this red or yellow bell is the cashew nut, wrapped in a skin and protected by caustic oil that can burn your fingers.

The cleaning process is time-consuming and potentially painful because of the caustic oil. Luckily, we can buy raw cashews and save our fingers.