A vegan gluten-free snack! Masala Spiced Roasted Nuts are super addictive.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: Glutenfree, Indian, Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1-1.5 cups nuts of choice (Cashews, pecans, walnuts, almonds, macadamia, pistachios etc)
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon spice blend of choice like garam masala or chana masala spice blend (I used Chana masala/Chole spice blend, available in all Indian stores as chole masala)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • black pepper or chili powder to taste

Method

  1. In a large skillet, add a teaspoon of oil and heat over low-medium.
  2. When hot, add a cup of nuts(I used cashews, walnuts, pecans, almonds, pistachios), salt, black pepper and chana masala spice blend to taste, and mix to coat well.
  3. Roast on stove stirring every few seconds for 8-10 minutes until cashews start to look golden.(Reduce heat to low after 6 or so minutes to reduce chances of burning)
  4. Take off heat. The nuts will continue to roast for the next 2-3 minutes once off heat too. The Omega fats in the nuts can burn and damage easily, so roast them to just a light golden.
  5. Cool completely, adjust salt and spice. Snack!
  6. You can also bake these for about 12-15 minutes at preheated 330 degrees F. Stir once after 10 minutes and check on them. Oven temperatures vary, so keep the temperature on the lower side.
  7. You can roast the nuts on stove or bake with no oil too, the spices and herbs might not stick as well.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.