Newspaper Nuts: Indian Spiced Nuts with Coconut
- 1 cup unsalted roasted peanuts
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 4 tablespoons shredded coconut (either fresh or the unsweetened desiccated kind)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons garam masala, store-bought or homemade, recipe follows
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 cup green cardamom pods, shelled, husks discarded (about 2 tablespoons of seeds)
- 3 tablespoons whole cloves
- 4 large black cardamom pods, shelled, husks discarded (about 1 tablespoon of seeds), optional
- 3 large cinnamon sticks (if you have the kind you get at Indian stores, it's about 3 tablespoons of cinnamon bark bits)
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the peanuts, pecans, coconut, oil, coriander cumin, garam masala and salt together and pour onto the baking sheet.
- Toast for 40 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through for even baking.
- Remove from the oven and allow it to cool.
- If you're taking them to the beach, make little parchment cones and pour some nuts into each one!
- Add the green cardamom seeds, cloves, black cardamom seeds and cinnamon sticks to a spice/coffee grinder and grind until fine.
- Store in an airtight container away from direct sunlight.
- Yield: about 1/2 cup.
peanuts, pecans, shredded coconut, vegetable oil, ground coriander, ground cumin, garam masala, kosher salt, green cardamom pods, whole cloves, black cardamom pods, cinnamon
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/newspaper-nuts-indian-spiced-nuts-with-coconut-recipe.html (may not work)