This Diwali, Relish A Festive Spread Kaju Wali

Make this as a welcome drink by churning cashew nuts with banana, water, maple syrup, chia seeds, a teaspoon of vanilla essence, and some ice cubes. Serve it chilled in a glass.

This would be the perfect Diwali party starter. Coated with besan and rice flour and seasoned with spices, the cashew nuts are deep-fried like fritters. One may smear some peri-peri masala to give a fusion.

One can’t resist the creamy pulao, which gets the richness from coconut milk and the nutty crunch with a lavish amount of cashew nuts. Make this as the main course dish, and you are sorted. 

This decadent regional curry from Andhra Pradesh uses a profuse amount of cashew nuts or Jeedipappu. While apart from whole cashews, its paste adds to the richness, the tomato gives it a tangy flavour.  

Strike a balance between the richness from cashew nuts with the healthy quotient of soya milk by preparing this halwa. This dessert will earn rave reviews if you can ace the recipe. Guests are bound to take second servings.