Indian-Spiced Nuts With Coconut

Recipe from Aarti Sequeira of Food Network. A nice twist on spiced nuts!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 2 cups

Ingredients

• 1  cup peanuts (roasted and unsalted)
• 1  cup pecans, roughly chopped
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 2  teaspoons ground cumin
• 2  teaspoons ground coriander
• 2  teaspoons garam masala (see recipe below)
•  kosher salt

• For Garam Masala

• 3  large cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces
• 3  tablespoons whole cloves
• 2  tablespoons  green cardamom seeds (from 1/4 cup green pods)
• 1  tablespoon  black cardamom seed (from 4 black pods)

Directions

1. To make the garam masala, put the cinnamon sticks, cloves, green and black cardamom seeds in a spice grinder and pulse until finely ground. Store in an airtight container, away from direct sunlight, up to 6 months.
2. Make the nuts: Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix the peanuts, pecans, coconut flakes, vegetable oil, cumin, coriander, 2 teaspoons of garam masala and salt in a bowl and pour onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake 40 minutes , rotating halfway through for even baking. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.