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Sri Lankan cashew curry

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Sri Lankan cashew curry. (PHOTO: Jeremy Simons)
Sri Lankan cashew curry. (PHOTO: Jeremy Simons)
Prep Time: 15 mins
Servings: 4
Cooking Time: 3 hrs
Ingredients
  • 310g - roasted cashews
  • 400g - crushed tomatoes
  • 30ml - tomato paste
  • 15ml - olive oil
  • 1 - brown onion, chopped
  • 2 - garlic cloves, chopped
  • 15ml - finely grated ginger
  • 1 - stem curry leaves (about 24)
  • 1 - cinnamon stick
  • 5ml - ground cumin
  • 2,5ml - ground turmeric
  • 1,24ml - chilli powder
  • 250ml - light coconut milk
  • - salt and pepper
  • - handful roughly chopped coriander
  • - TO SERVE
  • - Sri Lankan red rice or brown basmati rice
  • - lime wedges
Method

Heat your slow cooker to high.

1 Combine the cashews, tomatoes and tomato paste in the bowl of the slow cooker.

2 Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over high heat and cook the onion, garlic and ginger for 2-3 minutes, until softened.

3 Stir in the curry leaves, letting them sizzle and cook for a minute. Add the mixture into the slow cooker, then add the cinnamon stick, cumin, turmeric, chilli powder and coconut milk.

4 Season generously with salt and pepper, then give every­thing a good stir. Cover and cook for 2 hours.

5 Give it another stir, then quickly cover again to avoid losing too much heat. Cook for 1 hour, until the curry is aromatic and the cashews are slightly tender. Stir through half of the coriander.

6 To serve Serve the curry on a bed of the Sri Lankan or basmati rice.

7 Sprinkle the remaining coriander over and add the lime wedges for squeezing.

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