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Sweet and Spicy Curried Nuts- Gifts for the Holidays #SundaySupper

11 | 11 | 2012
By Soni Sinha

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Its the beginning of the Holiday season and for us Hindus our biggest festival Diwali is round the corner too!That makes for double celebrations this month!We also exchange gifts and sweets with friends and family during this time and nothing says it better than a home made gift from your kitchen.Who doesn’t like edible gifts?Its fun, its tasty, its personal and it comes from the heart!

I love munching on nuts and there’s something about the sweet and spicy ones that I find hard to resist!My Sweet and Spicy Curried Nuts make for an ideal holiday gift!I have to warn you though that these are highly addictive!I’ve used a combination of Cashews, Walnuts and Hazelnuts, but you could use any nut of your choice.I’ve used Extra Virgin Coconut Oil that gives it more depth of flavor and works beautifully with the curry powder!

When you first bite into it there’s this hint of sweet, followed by the spices and the coconut in the background and then the ginger hits the palate and somehow you find yourself, craving for more and more!

 

Sweet and Spicy Curried Nuts- Gifts for the Holidays #SundaySupper

A combination of nuts roasted with Indian spices for a sweet, spicy,crunchy healthy snack or a holiday gift!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • Cashews Walnut halves,and Hazelnuts-2 cups
  • Ground Cumin-1 1/2 tsp
  • Ginger Powder-1/2 tsp
  • Curry Powder-1/2 tsp
  • Cayenne-1/2 tsp
  • Sugar-2 tbsp
  • Salt-1 tsp
  • Extra Virgin Coconut Oil-2 tbsp

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a pan heat the Coconut Oil and with all the spices on low heat and stir for about 5-6 seconds until they're aromatic.
  • Pour the mixture over the nuts and add the sugar and salt.Mix well.
  • Spread the nuts in a single layer on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Cool completely.Pack them in small air tight jars!
Our host for this event is the lovely Susan Pridmore from The Wimpy Vegetarian .We have 50 recipe ideas from our group for holiday gifts, hostess gifts, or just something you might want to gift yourself with :-) .

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  2. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says

    Every time I eat nuts I think about those who cannot and I feel sad. Nuts are so good for us and I love the crunch and taste. I’m definitely going to try these nuts over the holidays!
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  3. Suzi says

    Hi Soni. These are truly my kind of snack. I love sweet and spicy together. A great gift idea too but I would probably eat them all before I had a chance to gift them. Great recipe. Have a lovely weekend.
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  5. Terra says

    I snack on raw almonds all the time. BUT I love love this recipe, and this recipe would be a perfect traveling snack:-) Hugs, Terra

  8. mjskit says

    Love these spicy nuts! I would definitely have to make a double batch so I could have some to give away. What a great Sunday Supper idea! Loving all of these wonderful gift treat ideas!!!
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  9. Liz says

    These sounded amazing just from the title, but learning that they are made with coconut oil just pushed them WAY over the top! I’m not sure I could give these away…I’d just eat them all myself 🙂