Curried Nuts | East Indian Appetizer at Sub Rosa Dundee

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil. Use ‘ghee’ (clarified butter) if you are going totally native.
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder or garam marsala
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 cups that may include: walnut halves, cashew halves, pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts
  • salt to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Curried Mixed Nuts

1. Line baking sheet with foil. Lightly oil foil. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

2. Add ginger, curry powder, cayenne pepper and whatever spices you are using; sauté until fragrant, about 5 seconds. Stir in sugar and honey. Add nuts. Stir until honey mixture is amber in color and nuts are well coated, about 6 minutes.

3. Transfer nut mixture to prepared baking sheet. Working quickly, separate nuts with spoon so they don’t stick together. Sprinkle with salt. Cool. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

Note: We’ve added amchoor powder before (dried green mango powder), used confectioners sugar, nutmeg, ground cardamom, cinnamon & cloves. Have even added raisins and currents to the mix.

Makes 1 1/2 cups.