dry fruit name

     Some dry fruits Name

Dried Dates --  Chuara or Kharik
They are added to some Indian sweets and they can also be eaten after soaking them in water.

 Dried Figs -- Anjeer

It is used to make desserts like Ice cream, cakes, kulfi and drinks like milkshakes, smoothies. If they are too hard or chewy then you can soak them in water for some minutes before adding them to any recipe.

Almond - Badam
Basically used in most of the Indian sweets or goes well with milk as badam milk or sometimes soaked overnight in water and eaten in the morning. Badam halwa is a popular South Indian sweet made from almonds.

 Apricot  --  Khubani

It is used in cakes, sweets. One of the famous Hyderabadi recipes made from Apricot is Khubani Ka Meetha.

Cashewnuts – Kaju

It is used in most of the Indian sweets, special cashewnut based burfi called ‘Kaju Katli’ and in Goa, cashew fruits are used to make a special liquor called feni. They can be roasted and seasoned with salt, black pepper or other spice mixes and then had as a savory snack  

Dates – Khajoor

It is usually eaten directly or added in cakes or sweets. There is an Indian sweet chutney which is made from dates and tamarinds and usually had with chaat recipes like aloo tikki, sev puri, bhel puri etc.

Foxnuts – Makhana

Roasted makhana is healthy to snack on. They are also added to many recipes like khoya matar makhana curry, makhana kheer and to make raita.

Walnuts – Akhrot

It is usually added to cakes and also eaten directly during winters as it is warming 

Peanuts – Moongphali

It usually used in making savory dishes, chutneys, sometimes also added to lentils and also eaten directly or can be eaten as roasted spiced peanuts. Peanut butter is a popular condiment

Pine Nuts – Chilgoze, Nioze

Eaten as is or added to Indian desserts. It is also used to make the classic Italian Pesto.

Pistachios – Pista

It is added to drinks like falooda, milkshakes, smoothies etc. It is also used as a garnish on various Indian sweets. Sweet treats like cakes, cookies, ice creams, puddings, mousse are also made with pistachios.

Raisins – Kishmish

These come in a few varieties. They can be eaten as is a snack or soaked in water overnight and eaten as first thing in the morning. They are also added to various Indian desserts and sweets.

Saffron – Kesar

One of the most expensive spices grown in Kashmir. It is included for its lovely aroma and color in many recipes. It is majorly used in many Indian sweets and also in rice-based dishes like biryani, pulao and in making Saffron Rice.

Water Melon seeds – Magaz

It is usually used in some sweets and halwa varieties. E.g. in motichoor ladoo. In savory dishes a ground paste of these seeds is made with other ingredients and forms the curry base.

brownish nuts. Used in puddings, halwas or pulaos. I have not heard any English name for it.

 Cuddapah almond — Chironji must be extensively used in dishes prepared in summers, because it has a cooling effect on the body. These nuts naturally reduce body .

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