Local Food #4 Cashew and its benefit
Local food #4 Cashew nuts and benefits – “ Chew the cashew ” Why discuss about cashew nuts? Cashew nut or Kaju is known especially for enhancing taste. In India, it is widely used in pulav, biriyani, sweets. Cashew nuts paste is used for thickening of curry gravy. It surely enhances the taste but it is being blamed by some. Blame is for – increasing cholesterol, bad for diabetic patients, increasing weight and much more blame. The same blame is not for almond, pistachio, and walnut. The truth is each and every nut has its property. All the nuts are good for our health. So, let’s chew the cashew. Let’s talk about production of nuts In India – Almond – The production is in hilly areas only like Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Walnut- It is produced in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh. Pistachio – The best and the natural location for this nut is Jammu & Kashmir. Cashew nut – Cashew nut production is in Maharastra,...