Stir-Fry Chicken With Cashew Nuts

A favourite combination of sweet, almost creamy, cashews roasted to bring out  their nuttiness and stir fried with the tenderest chicken breasts. Subtly flavored with fish and oyster sauce with just a hint of garlic make this recipe stand out among other stir fries.

"Gai Pad Mamaung Himmaparan" is it's Thai name.

Adapted from  Easy Thai Cookbook By Sallie Morris

Serves:        4

Preparation time:            25 minutes

Ingredients:

Chicken breasts:                 2 (225 grams each) sliced into strips
Garlic:                                2 cloves (crushed)
Onion:                                1 finely sliced
Cashew nuts:                      1/3 cup roasted
Fish Sauce:                         3 tablespoon
Oyster Sauce:                     1 tablespoon
Spring Onion:                     4 (cut into short length)
Salt to taste
Black Pepper (freshly grounded)
Sunflower oil:                      3 tablespoon

Method:
1) Dry roast the cashew and assemble all the other ingredients.
2) Heat some oil in a wok, toss chicken and garlic. Stir fry until the chicken piece are tender and golden.
3) Add all the other ingredient and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Check the seasoning
6) Serve hot as a side dish or starter.

BON APPETIT..

Grapes Dumbbell

“Grapes Dumbbell” as the name suggests this recipe helps you exercise your sweet tooth without an extra pound. It is a supper fast and three ingredient recipe. Yes, you heard it right, Grapes, Chocolate and Cashews. Make these small bite sizes sweet for your deserts or starters and enjoy it with family and friends.

Serve-    4

Preparation time-    15 minutes

Ingredients:

Grapes:                        20 large sized (seedless)
Milk Chocolate:           100 grams
Cashews:                     15 pieces
Toothpick:                   10 numbers

Method:
1)  Grate or slice the chocolate bar and melt it in a microwave for 30 sec. You can melt the chocolate on a double boiler also. Keep it warm.
2) Grind the cashews roughly to get a bread crumb like consistency.
3) Insert the grapes from both the side of toothpick. Make all the pieces together and dip both the side in chocolate. Dip it back in cashew crumb.
4) Freeze it for 10-15 minutes and serve cold. It can be made in advance before the any dinner/ lunch party.

BON APPETIT...