I am one of those people who prefer savoury to sweet. Given a choice between an entree or dessert, I prefer having and entree… or two! So the next treat in my All They Want for Christmas Series is perfect for people like me! These Indian-inspired spiced nuts are incredibly addicting. They are moreish and it is impossible to stop at one. This recipe was adapted from the Taste website.
Recipe – makes 3 jars (see above)
- 250 grams of your favorite nuts (I used cashew, almonds, brazil nuts, almonds, pistachios)
- 1 egg white
- 1 teaspoon peanut oil
- 1 teaspoon each of ground cumin, ground coriander, garam masala, sweet paprika, ground fennel, ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon salt
- freshly ground pepper
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C (fan forced). Combine the nuts with the egg white, oil, cumin, coriander, garam masala, paprika, fennel and turmeric in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Place in a large roasting pan.
- Bake in oven, stirring every 5 minutes, for 15 minutes or until nuts are toasted and mixture is aromatic. Add raisins and gently toss to combine. Set aside for 30 minutes to cool to room temperature.
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What lovely Christmas gift ideas! I love spiced nuts. They are very addictive. I know I’ll have trouble if I have a jar of these nuts in my hand when I watch TV. I think I must put in tiny jars….haha
A lovely food gift, Trissa!
I love spiced nuts,…..YUmmm!
WOW! this would make for a great Holiday gift!
Great idea for hostess gifts and I adore the festive bow you tied them up with@!
I am a fence sitter when it comes to savoury and sweet. I like them both. These look fantastic, now wheres mine?
How wonderfully adorable! I simply love homemade food gift ideas.
Hi Trissa 🙂
I’m mildy surprised that you favor savory because you are AWESOME in making desserts and I figures you must love have a sweet tooth to make those 🙂
I have to agree those nuts look addictive, maybe I’ll try it with peanuts and cashew:)
Wonderful! I love spiced nuts for the holidays, both to give and to receive as gifts. The spice mix here sounds perfect and your presentation is just lovely.
I am a savoury person too. These nuts make perfect christmas gift for me. lol!!!
Mmm! Very yummy! I must say, I’m more of a sweet person myself (at least for dessert ;D), but these, well they look fabulous!
That’s another cool Christmas gift idea! I can imagine picking up lots of glass jars from the $2 shop to fill with yummy nuts.
Yep I’m with you! But I’m strange – I prefer baking and making desserts, I’ll always choose dessert over entree and I’ll always judge restaurants through their dessert menu… yet I’ll always enjoy savoury over sweet. Maybe I just appreciate the art of dessert more but I can’t eat too much of it.
Enough waffling… nice nuts Trissa!
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I love your festive photos Trissa! Think I’m in love with these nuts too 😀