Cashew Apple fruit (Kaju) Gojju/BhartHa.

"Sweet Spicy Tangy Cashew Apple fruit (Kaju) Gojju/BhartHa" ... A delicious side dish prepared with ripe cashew fruit when in season, goes well as a side dish with dal-chawal, but can be served with roti/ chapati/poori too ... Yumz 

** Gojju is a konkani word for chutney sort of a dish but the veggie or fruit used her is cooked. There are many types of tomato gojju that can be prepared, both sweet and spicy. This dish is again prepared a little bit gravy sort or thick sukHa sort too and is close to bajji another dish almost similar where in the veggie is roasted on flame. The texture of the gojju depends upon the ingredients added in and also individual choice. It is the season of cashew apple fruit and in my home we always make best use of seasonal veggies and fruits as I strongly believe one should consume them as the nature has a way of guiding us what is best for the season. This dish is Khatta meetha and teekha ie sweet, spicy and tangy that goes very well as a side dish with dal-chawal but can be relished with chapati or roti. I at times relish it with Idly or dosa the next morning for breakfast. Cashew apple fruit has a slightly different tasty that coats the tongue and many do not like to consume the fruit as it is. But it is loaded with health benefits and by preparing it into gojju, the dish remains aromatic and better in consuming. Go ahead and enjoy them with roti / chapati or poori or any other combo of your choice. 

** Here is my simple recipe for "Sweet Spicy Tangy Cashew Apple fruit (Kaju) Gojju/BhartHa" … My Style … 

** Wash, wipe and cut one large or two medium sized cashew fruit apples into small pieces. Either put them in a glassware dish with 2 tblsp of water and microwave for 3 minutes or put it in a pan with ¼ cup of water and cook for 5 minutes. Let it cool completely and come to room temperature. 

** Now in a mixer grinder add ½ cup of freshly grated coconut along with 5-6 red chilly or 2 tsp of red chilly powder along with a small lemon sized ball of tamarind (imly/chincham). Also add in a teaspoon of roasted jeera/cumin seeds and grind to a very fine paste with little bit of water. Do not add in more water as the fruit and jaggery when added does thin out the gojju. 

** Now add in the cooked and cooled cashew fruit and further grind to a very smooth paste. Finally add in about 100 gms of grated jaggery (goda/gud/gur) or powdered jaggery and grind to a smooth paste. Remove and pour it into a bowl, add in salt to taste and water if necessary to bring it to thick gojju consistency, mix well and keep it aside ready. 

** For Tempering : Heat 1 tblsp of oil, and add in ½ tsp of methi (fenugreek) seeds and ½ tsp of mustard (rai/sasam) seeds, when the mustard seeds begin to splutter add in ½ tsp of hing (asafoetida) powder and 8-10 curry leaves (kadipatta/karbev) and fry for a second or two. Pour this over the prepared gojju, cover and keep aside for 10-15 minutes for the flavors to seep in. 

** "Sweet Spicy Tangy Cashew Apple fruit (Kaju) Gojju/BhartHa" is done and ready to be served. I served this as side dish with dal-chawal for lunch and with Idly the next morning for breakfast. You can serve it with roti/chapati/paratha/poori or dosa too. Do try out this recipe and enjoy with your family and friends when cashew apple fruits are in season. 

** Note : This gojju is not cooked so will not remain good if left out at room temperature, even though the cashew apple fruit is cooked. Any dish to which coconut is added and that which is not cooked runs sour in few hours specially more so during summer season. So remember to put the gojju in an air tight stainless steel box and put it in the fridge and you can remove it, say 15 minutes before serving time. 

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