Roasted Malai Broccoli with Cashew & Cardamom

Name: Roasted Malai Broccoli with Cashew & Cardamom (Malai Broccoli)
Yield: Serves 4 as a side
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 8 green cardamom pods, seeds only; 150 g (1 cup) raw cashew nuts; 2 heads of broccoli; 2 garlic cloves; 100 ml (scant ½ cup) thick (double) cream; 100 g (⅓ cup) Greek-style (strained) yoghurt

Malai Broccoli

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a side

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Nutmeg Trail

By Eleanor Ford

Published 2022

About

This is a vegetable side with real character. Broccoli, tender but still with a little bite, is cloaked in a thick, nutty cream and a whisper of green cardamom. In the hot oven, mimicking the heat of a tandoor, everything begins to caramelise and char.

Ingredients

2 heads of broccoli
150 g (1 cup) raw cashew nuts

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C (400°F) and line two large baking trays with baking paper.

Cut the broccoli into small florets and put into a large mixing bowl.

In a blender, combine the remaining ingredients and whizz to a creamy paste - it doesn’t matter if it’s not completely sm