Kaju halwa/Cashew pudding

Ingredients
Raw Cashew nuts - 1 cup
Green cardamom - 2
Milk  (I used ALEXANDRE FAMILY FARMS Organic, Cream Top Whole Milk,  about 48 FZ)

Sugar - 4 tsp or to taste
Saffron a pinch
Ghee - 1/3 tsp for smell

Method

1. Bring milk to boil. Reduce flame and make it thicker.
2. You may add milk powder.
3. In a coffee grinder, add cashew and cardamom and make a powder. You can also use this to make badam milk.
4. Add the dry ground cashew and cardamom powder in batches while stirring so that no lumps are formed. Cook for another 15-20 mins or until all raw cashew is cooked.
5. Add saffron strands and a little ghee when it is almost done. Kill the flame. Let it cool and then serve. You can top it with ghee roasted cashew.

Sunday dinner scene- roti and bhindi masala from DoorDash, 

homemade cilantro chicken and cashew halwa 

Close up of Kaju Halwa

Fish with cauliflower and orange juice / রুই কমলা

Method

1. Wash the fish pieces, pat dry with paper towels, and marinate them with turmeric and salt.
2. Heat oil in a wok or kadhai. Fry the fish pieces till golden on both sides. Keep aside. You can squeeze some orange juice in this step for extra flavor. The fish pieces will soak in the juice while you prepare the gravy.
3. You may add cut cauliflower florets in oil you used to fry the fish (optional)
4. In the same kadai add ginger paste, tomato paste, red chili powder and cumin powder.
5. I prefer not to use water in this preparation so the orange flavor is more pronounced.
6. Add orange juice, garam masala powder and slit green chilies. Garnish with fresh orange segments on top.
7. Rui Komola (রুই কমলা) is ready to be served with steamed rice.