Cashew Pakora is a crunchy snack you can serve for evening snacks for tea time. This Cashew Pakoda recipe or Kaju pakoda is easy to prepare.
This crispy cashew pakoda is a quick snack to make when you have unexpected guests and you want to make something quickly. The Adyar Ananda Bhavan cashew pakoda is very popular and so delicious. They call it Rajapalayam Pakoda, it has basically loads of cashews along with onion, mint leaves, and spices. This Mundiri pakoda is very crispy and you simply can't stop with just one!
Cashew nut is referred to as Mundiri paruppu in Tamil, in Telugu, we call it Jidipappu, Muthamadi pappu and in my inlaws place, they call it Godambi as well. Everybody is very fond of this Godambi Pakoda and when I make it, it disappears very quickly!
When I planned my Pakoda Platter, I wanted to include a version very similar to the Rajapalayam Pakoda. I don't like Cashews and mostly when Hubby Dear gets it, I try to remove the cashews. Since it is a crispy pakoda, we can't remove it. This time I wanted to keep it very simple and made with just the cashews without onions.
Everybody loved this Cashew Pakoda and I felt it was very similar to the Masala Peanut that we make. Onion Ring Bajji is another pakoda from the platter.
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Step By Step Pictures for making Kaju pakoda
Ingredients used for making Cashew Pakoda recipe
For battering these Pakodas, I have used besan and rice flour. I have another healthy version of Ragi Peanut Masala
Curry leaves and Green Chilies are used in this Pakoda, the fried green chilies make this very spicy and delicious.
You can fry extra curry leaves and green chilies as well.
Recipe
Cashew Pakoda recipe | How to make Kaju Pakoda
Ingredients
- 1 cup Gram Flour / Besan
- 1/2 cup Rice Flour
- 1/2 cup Cashewnuts
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- A Pinch Turmer Powder
- 1/2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 sprig Curry Leaves
- 3 Green Chillies
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing
- Cooking Oil for deep frying
Instructions
How to make Kaju Pakoda | Cashew Pakoda
- Take the cashew nuts in a wide bowl, rinse in water and drain it completely.
- Add the red chili powder, turmeric powder, and salt, mix well.
- Now, add the flours along with curry leaves, chopped green chilies.
- Mix well. Sprinkle a little water, and mix well so that the flour coats the cashew nuts.
- Heat a kadai with cooking oil, when hot.
- Lower to medium flame, add the pakoda mix crumbly over hot oil.
- Increase the flame and let the pakoda get fried well.
- When it turns crispy, remove with a slotted ladle and drain on a kitchen towel.
- Allow it to cool down completely before storing it.
- You can serve it with sauce as a tea-time snack.
Rajani says
Oh I remember your pakoda platter!! My mouth just waters when I look at the pictures. We love pakoda but I never deep fry. Initially I was scared as I am a little accident prone but later on with my husband’s BP/cholesterol issues, I decided not learning is a better idea. So we indulge in such treats only on the occasions when we visit someone :-)! Wish I could have some now !!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Cashew pakoda is my mother's favorite and she would always have a smile when someone bought it from the store. I never cared for it much when I was young, but now thanks to my husband I started liking it too. This recipe worked so well and is a keeper. Thanks for sharing.
Radha says
All your recipes are great! I tried this and our family loved it.
NARMADHA says
Cashew pakoda looks too absolutely scrumptious and one of my favorites. I can literally finish the whole batch. too tempting pictures.