Mangalore Cashew Nut Macaroons

Christmas means many things and as children growing up in Bangalore, years ago, that meant primarily food with a capital ‘F’. Christmas was the time we had access to unlimited supplies of food given by friends, family and other well wishers. My grandmother (Ajamma) would send a basket of goodies every year and the four of us would stand around my mother as she opened the Christmas parcel. Our favourite was Mangalore Cashew Nut Macaroons and even now the smell of one arouses nostalgia for those long ago good times. The best macaroons I’ve had came from Vas Bakery in Mangalore and each visit to the bakery during our summer vacation had a sense of expectancy and accomplishment. Later on when we moved to Mangalore, just passing the bakery to and fro college would make our mouths water and noses sniff in appreciation of the delicious aromas wafting on the air towards us.  Many years later my mother got the recipe for Mangalore Cashew Nut Macaroons from my aunt and ever since then Macaroons have become a Christmas tradition in our family. I have baked them for more than twenty years now and everyone loves them. So this year, this is my Christmas gift to everyone who loves baking!!

Mangalore Cashew Nut Macaroons

The Recipe For Mangalore Cashew Nut Macaroons

The Ingredients For Mangalore Cashew Nut Macaroons:

250 gms sugar

75 gms cashew kernels or bits or chopped cashew nuts

9 cardamoms (seeds only)

a squish of lemon juice

one medium egg white

a pinch of salt

Method For Mangalore Cashew Nut Macaroons:

Grind sugar and cardamom in blender. Place in mixing bowl. Add lemon juice, salt and cashew kernels and mix with spatula. Add egg white a little at the time until the mixture becomes a dough like consistency. Discard unused egg white. If too sticky add more sugar. Break off pieces and place on baking tray 2 inches apart. Preheat oven to 350 F or 200 C. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until done or slightly brown. Remove and cool. Serve as a dessert after dinner or transfer to airtight container. Subsequent batches take less time, so watch macaroons carefully.

Some More Macaroon Recipes For The Mangalore Macaroon Lovers:

Gourmet Chocolate Macaroons / Christmas Macaroons / Mangalorean

Siennese Macaroons

The Fifth Recipe For Christmas / Walnut Coffee Macaroons

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