3 cardamom half moons Recipes

all purpose flour, salt, unsalted butter, room temperature, sugar, cardamom (ground ), almond extract or, shaved or finely chopped almonds (optional)

pork butt or shoulder, cut into 1 1/2-in. cubes and blotted dry, kosher salt, divided, black peppercorns, cumin seeds, in. piece cinnamon stick, shattered, dried red thai or arbol chiles, divided, hungarian sweet (mild ) paprika, cider vinegar, divided, tamarind pulp, minced ginger, garlic cloves, minced, coconut or peanut oil, divided, white onions , cut into thin half-moons, dark brown sugar, roma tomatoes, cut in big chunks, green cardamom pods, split, cayenne (optional), toasted chopped cashews, chopped cilantro (optional)