Best 10 Cashew Chicken Curry Recipes

CREAMY CASHEW CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Mix salt, cumin, coriander, paprika, cayenne, turmeric, and garam masala together in a small bowl.
• Cut a chicken thigh in half lengthwise along the crease. Halve the thicker portion to end up with three 2-inch pieces. Repeat with remaining chicken thighs.
• Transfer chicken to a bowl. Add oil and about 1/2 of the spice blend; mix thoroughly. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the fridge for 4 to 12 hours.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large pan over high heat until melted and golden brown. Add the chicken in a single layer. Cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Return chicken and accumulated juices to the bowl.
• Heat remaining butter in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, remaining spice blend, tomato paste, garlic, and ginger. Cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and any accumulated juices.
• Combine water and cashews in a blender; blend on high speed until very smooth. Stir cashew cream into the pan. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until flavors blend, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in green onions and cilantro; taste for seasoning. Squeeze in lime juice.

CASHEW-CURRY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Add the remaining ingredients; toss to coat. ,

CASHEW CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat butter in a 5- to 6-quart wide heavy pot over moderately low heat until foam subsides, then cook onions, garlic, and ginger, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add curry powder, salt, cumin, and cayenne and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add chicken and cook, stirring to coat, 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, including juice, and cilantro and bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes.
• Just before serving: pulse cashews in a food processor or electric coffee/spice grinder until very finely ground, then add to curry along with yogurt and simmer gently, uncovered, stirring, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Note: Curry, without yogurt and cashews, can be made 5 days ahead and cooled completely, uncovered, then chilled, covered; reheat over low heat before stirring in yogurt and ground cashews.

CASHEW CHERRY CURRY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Boil 3 large chicken breasts for 35-45 minutes. Cool and remove skin. Pull chicken off of bone and tear into bite-size pieces.
• 2. In a large bowl add the chicken pieces, diced red onion, chopped celery, dried cherries and cashew pieces.
• 3. Add enough mayonnaise to bind the ingredients together without making it goopy. I start with 1/2 cup and then add a little more at a time so I don't overdo it.
• 4. Add the curry. You may want to add it in slowly so you can taste test the strength of the curry. I add 2-3 pinches, mix, then more if I want it stronger. (I use the Sri Lankan curry blend which contains coriander, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, cloves and other spices. You can get it at www.spice-appeal.com if you're interested or use your own type of curry.)
• 5. Add salt and white pepper to taste. I use white pepper because I love it but you can use black if you prefer.

CHICKEN AND CASHEW NUT CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a wide saucepan and fry the onions gently, sprinkled with a little salt to stop them burning, until softened and then add the ginger, garlic, chillies, turmeric, cumin, and coriander and cook,stirring, for another minute or so.
• Stir the coconut milk and prepared chicken stock into the onion spice paste and when everything is incorporated add the cardamon (remove the outside husk) and chicken pieces.
• Bring the curry back to the boil and then turn down the heat and simmer gently for about 10 minutes or until the chicken is just about cooked through.
• Check the seasoning and add the beans, cooking for another 5 minutes or so.
• While you're waiting for them to cook, toast the cashew nuts in a dry frying pan until colored a little, then tip in the cashew nuts into the chicken mixture, stir in the sour cream and half of the chopped cilantro.
• Ladle into bowls, sprinkling with more of the cilantro as you go.

CHICKEN AND CASHEW NUT CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in wide saucepan and add onions, sprinkled with a little salt, cook until softened. Add ginger, garlic, chilies, turmeric, cumin and coriander, stir for 1 minutes. Add coconut milk and stock to onion spice paste, stir well and then mix in cardamon and chicken pieces. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. Check seasoning and add beans, cook for 5 minutes more. While you wait, toast cashew nuts. Just before you remove from the heat, add the nuts, sour cream and half of the coriander. Serve over rice topped with remaining coriander.

PUMPKIN-CURRY CHICKEN OVER CASHEW RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions., Meanwhile, sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon curry powder and pepper. In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil for 5-6 minutes or until no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the pumpkin, broth, raisins, apple butter, five-spice powder and remaining curry powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-7 minutes to allow flavors to blend., Stir cashews into cooked rice and serve with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with parsley.

CHICKEN CURRY IN CASHEW SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into pieces. I generally go for very slender, flat pieces perhaps an inch or so in diameter.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onions, garlic, ginger and chilies/pepper and fry over medium heat until the onions are browned.
• Add the curry powder, garam-masala, salt, turmeric, paprika, and cashew paste and stir thoroughly. Cook for 5 minutes, until the oil separates from the masala.
• Add the stock, mix, and cook for 3 minutes. Mix in the non-dairy cream (Riches or equivalent), margarine, tomatoes and chicken and stir thoroughly.
• Cover and simmer for 40 minutes, until the chicken is tender, stirring occasionally and checking to be sure the sauce does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
• Garnish with cilantro leaves.

CHICKEN AND CASHEW NUT CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil in a large frying pan and the chicken pieces.
• Turn them to prevent them from sticking to the pan and brown the pieces well.
• Transfer to a plate. Add onion, garlic and ginger to the pan with all the spices and allow to cook 3 - 4 minutes over a moderate heat until the pan smells wonderfully fragrant. Stir regularly.
• Add the flour and cook a further minute. Stir in the chicken stock and bring to the boil.
• Simmer 10 minutes.
• Return the chicken to the pan and cook for about 30 - 35 minutes until the chicken is well cooked.
• take two-thirds of the cashews and process them in a blender or food processor until finely chopped but not to a powder.
• Add to the pan with the remaining whole cashews.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• If wished, finish with yoghurt and garnish with fresh coriander just before serving.
• Serve over Basmati rice. Cheers, Doreen Doreen Randal, Wanganui.
• New Zealand.

COOKING LIGHT CASHEW CURRY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Grilled chicken and roasted nuts on grill. Chop, mix cold. Mix sauce, adjust flavor as needed. Required salt, added Grahm masala, maybe something hot/sweet? Mix in chopped ingredients, adjust sauce volume.