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Cashew Rice

Name: Cashew Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
Ingredients: 2 cups long-grain rice, washed; 1 cup cashew nuts, roughly chopped; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp butter; 3 cups water or light stock; salt, to taste

Long-grain rice folded with toasted cashews, onion, and light aromatics as a Guinea-Bissau-inspired side.

Country

Guinea-Bissau

Region

West Africa

Time

45 min

Serves

Level

easy

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01 / Get ready

Everything you need

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Servings 6

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Ingredients

For 6 servings

Side

Rice

2 cups long-grain rice, washed 1 cup cashew nuts, roughly chopped 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp butter (optional)

Liquid

3 cups water or light stock

Pantry

salt, to taste

A few kitchen essentials

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Wooden spoon

02 / Let’s cook

One step at a time

Keep the rhythm calm, watch the texture, and adjust seasoning at the end.

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4 steps 15 min prep 30 min cook (check method) 45 min total easy

Toast cashews

Toast cashews in a dry pan until golden and fragrant. Remove and reserve.

Toast cashews 05:00

Start rice

Heat oil and cook onion until soft. Add rice and stir until lightly coated.

Start rice 06:00

Cook

Add water or stock and salt. Cover and cook until the rice is tender.

Cook rice 20:00

Finish

Rest 10 minutes, fluff, and fold in toasted cashews. Add butter only if using.

Rest 10:00

Some cooks use plain oil, others enrich the rice with butter or stock.

Cooking notes, photos & serving ideas

Recipe context

More about this dish

Serving ideas, regional context, and cooking cues for when you want more detail.

When to cook it

Best for Everyday side dish. Plan on a easy cook. Allow about 45 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Grilled chicken, fish stew, caldo de mancarra, or tomato salad

Follow the collection

Cashew Rice appears in 2 AfroKitchen collections. Start with Vegetarian Africa if you want more dishes in the same mood. Vegetarian Africa

Regional lane

Guinea-Bissau national table. A structured Guinea-Bissau dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

Chef watch-outs

Adding too much liquid after the rice goes in.
Stirring too often once the grains should be steaming.
Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.

How you know it is ready

The grains should be tender but still distinct, with steam carrying the seasoning upward.
The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.

Recipe photos

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Cashew Rice recipe from Guinea-Bissau — Cashew Rice finished dish

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Grilled chicken, fish stew, caldo de mancarra, or tomato salad

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Guinea-Bissau national table

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