DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Cashew Curry
Sri Lankan cashew curry with coconut milk and peas.

About Cashew Curry
Cashew curry is a Sri Lankan dish that Dini Kodippili recalls from family special occasions. This creamy family version includes peas, a variation the author distinguishes from cashew-only preparations.
Cashews and coconut milk give the curry its rich, nutty character. Onion, garlic, curry leaves and Sri Lankan curry powder add savoury spice, with turmeric and cayenne contributing colour and warmth.
The cashews are tender and creamy inside while retaining their shape. Peas sit among them in a thick coconut gravy, served warm with rice.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Cashew.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cashew Curry
Dini Kodippili's creamy Sri Lankan cashew curry with peas.
- Raw cashewsBase
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Sri Lankan curry powderSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Turmeric powderSeasoning
- Cayenne pepperSeasoning
- SugarSeasoning
- Curry leavesAromatic
- Coconut milkLiquid
- Frozen peasFilling
- Coconut oilCooking medium
- RiceAccompaniment · Serving
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Raw cashews: Cashew
- Salt: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Water: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Used for soaking and added to gravy as needed.
- Onion: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Garlic: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Sri Lankan curry powder: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Named spice blend; selected recipe does not enumerate its formula.
- Turmeric powder: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Cayenne pepper: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Sugar: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Curry leaves: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Selected from explicit curry-leaf or dried-bay-leaf option.
- Coconut milk: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Frozen peas: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Included in the selected family version; source also discusses cashew-only versions.
- Coconut oil: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Selected from explicit coconut-oil or neutral-oil option in method.
- Rice: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
Origins & food traditions
Sri Lankan family cooking; this profile selects Dini Kodippili's creamy version with peas.
Countries
- Sri Lanka
- Sri LankaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Sri Lankan Cuisine
- Sri Lankan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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