How To Celebrate National Cashew Day

Celebrating National cashew day is a great way to enjoy this  nut, which is high in antioxidants. Cashews contain high levels of healthy fats and are said to be rich in antioxidants which contain heart healthy oleic acid. Learn how to celebrate National cashew day by having some of the best delicacies prepared from cashews. November 23^rd is the National Cashew Day. Enjoy this day by preparing some of the best mouthwatering recipes with cashews and have fun.

Cashew chicken – Preparing cashew chicken and having it with your family and friends is a great way to celebrate the day. You will need boneless chicken breast pieces, rice wine, ginger juice, soy sauce, cornstarch, dry sherry, vegetables, green onions, garlic and crunchy cashews to prepare this dish. You can include ground cashews as well as crunchy cashews for garnishing. The rich texture of the cashew shall add a special flavor to this dish, which everyone is surely going to love.              

Tofu and cashew chowmein – If you are fond of Chinese cuisine you will love the taste of cashew chowmein and tofu. You can add some fresh vegetables to this chowmein, which helps to complement the softness of the tofu and noodles. Roasted cashew nuts add to the flavor and taste of this dish making it really special. This is one of those dishes which takes a total of less than fifteen minutes to prepare and cook. So, you can just get up in the morning of National cashew day and start preparing the dish.

King Pao chicken – This dish can also be a part of your National cashew day celebration. The richness of cashews and wonderful aroma of stir fried chicken makes your celebration even more exciting. You can cook the chicken for this dish in 2 ways – deep fry the chicken or stir fry the chicken. The chicken needs to be marinated well for this dish with soy sauce, rice wine, corn starch as well as sesame oil. Fried or roasted cashews can be added in this dish in either their ground form or as a garnishing.

Vegetable fried rice – This is common meal which is often prepared at homes. When you are celebrating National Cashew day, you can add some yummy cashews to increase the health benefits of this simple recipe. If you are planning for a party on this Cashew day, you can include this fried rice in your menu and serve it with ginger-garlic chicken. To make this special celebration fried rice, you will need corn peas, bell pepper, scented rice, cashews, onions, sauces to enhance the taste and some of your favorite chopped vegetables to add some additional health benefits. 

Prepare one or all of these delicacies and enjoy this Cashew Day in the most delectable way possible. 

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