Coriander & Pepper Spice Roasted Almonds | Easy Oven & Air Fryer Recipe
Make crunchy and flavorful savory roasted almonds with pepper and coriander. A quick and easy, protein-rich snack, perfect for tea-time, travel and gifting.
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When kids are at home, you need to keep your snack bar full at al times. When they were small, I used to stack my pantry with muffins. I also stocked it with South-Indian snacks like this potato murukku and chengodilu.
Now that the boys are grown, they want new and interesting homemade snacks. These spice roasted almonds were baked for one such want something new moment.
These savory roasted almonds with pepper and coriander are one of my favorite healthy snacks to make at home. They're crunchy, lightly spiced, and packed with flavor from freshly crushed black pepper and warm coriander.
Roasting the almonds in the oven brings out a beautiful nutty aroma, making this an irresistible anytime snack.
Why You Should Try These Savory Roasted Almonds
- Simple Ingredients, Big Flavor. Freshly crushed pepper and coriander add a warm, aromatic flavour. This combination makes these almonds irresistibly crunchy and addictive.
- Quick Oven-Roasted Recipe No deep frying, no fuss-just toss, roast, and enjoy. Perfect for busy days when you need a fast, homemade snack. You can also air-fry or microwave roast them.
- Healthy & Protein-Rich Snack Almonds are naturally high in protein and good fats. This makes them a guilt-free snack for tea-time, travel, or lunchboxes.
- Customizable to any taste . Easily switch the spices to make it spicy, herby, or masala-style. One recipe, endless flavor combinations. You love something sweet, check this honey roasted almonds or cinnamon spice roasted almonds.
- Stores Well & Perfect for Gifting. These roasted almonds stay crunchy for weeks. This makes them great for festive gifting, small treats, and snack jars at home.
Variations You Can Try
Here are some variations to experiment with for a different flavor, while keeping the base method the same. Or you can make all these flavors into small jars of edible gifts for the upcoming festive season.
- Spice it up: paprika, chilli powder, or cayenne.
- Herb it up: rosemary, oregano, or thyme.
- Garlic boost: garlic powder + crushed pepper.
- Masala twist: garam masala or chaat masala. Perfect desi twist.
- Oil-free option: Dry roast almonds and toss with spices while warm. I prefer to do this in the Microwave. Spread the almonds on a Microwave safe tray. MW high for 2 minutes. Then toss them into spice while they are still warm and allow it to cool well.
Ingredients to make Savory Roasted Almonds
- Almonds : I buy raw almonds from the wholesale spice store nearby.
- Oil : I normally use groundnut oil for making these spice roasted almonds. You can use any neutral oil.
- Spices : I have used freshly pounded black pepper and coriander seeds to flavor these roasted almonds.
- Salt
How to Make Spice Roasted Almonds
Please check recipe card below for exact measurements of each ingredient used and also for the detailed instructions
- Keep all the ingredients ready on the counter.
- Preheat the oven to 200C.
- In a baking tray take the almonds. Add oil and spice powder and salt to it.
- Mix it well with your hands. Make sure you nicely coat the almonds with all that spice mix. Wash your hands.
- Oven the roast the almonds for 12-15 minutes. Keep an eye on them after 12 minutes. Oven roasting time differs according to models.
- To Air fry them, preheat the air fryer to 200C. Air fry the spice coated almonds for 6-7 minutes. Shaking them once in between for even browning.
- Once done, remove the almonds from the oven. Let it cool completely. This part is more important.
- Once cooled, store them in an air-tight container. They stay good on the kitchen counter.
Serving Suggestions
These pepper roasted almonds are super addictive. I had to bake another batch to capture them for the blog. These super addictive almonds are
- Perfect tea-time snack. Enjoy a handful with a cup of Adeni chai.
- Packs well for school lunchboxes or snack boxes. I packed some with chili cheese kuzhipaniyaram for my younger fella. He loved it.
- Serve with cheese boards or party starters. You can try them with Vegan amaranth crackers and some ginger lemon iced tea.
- Add to salads, trail mix, or smoothie bowls. I love to add these crunchy almonds to my Savory chia pudding breakfast.
- Perfect for festive gifting in jars. Add some colorful cashew nokkal or these Nut bars for a variety.
Pepper & Coriander Roasted Almonds - FAQ
Either they need 2-3 minutes more roasting, or they were stored before cooling completely. Make sure you cool the roasted almonds well before storing them.
Absolutely ,you can double, triple the given recipe. Make sure you spread the almonds well for perfect roasting. Make them in batches if required.
Sure, you can try the same recipe with other nuts too. I personally love pepper cashews. You might have to adjust the baking time may be to 10 minutes and check.
Coriander & Pepper Spice Roasted Almonds | Easy Oven & Air Fryer Recipe
Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Oven/Air fryer /Microwave
- Baking tray/pan
Ingredients
- 175 grams raw almonds approximately 1 heaped cup
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon freshly pounded pepper
- ½ teaspoon freshly pounded coriander powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- In a baking tray or pan, take almonds, add oil, pepper and coriander and mix them all together with your hands.
- Sprinkle salt on top and mix again. Spread the almonds well. Don't forget to wash your hands after.
Oven Roasted Almonds Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 200C.
- Roast the almonds for 12-15 minutes in the preheated oven. Keep an eye on after 12 minutes. Mine got done by 12 minutes.
- Once done, remove the almonds from the oven and let it cool completely
Air-fried Spice Roasted Almonds
- Preheat the Air-fryer to 200C
- Line a parchment to your air-fryer basket. Add the spice coated almonds to the parchment.
- Air fry them for 6-7 minutes. Opening and mixing them once with a spatula for even browning.
- Once done, remove the parchment carefully from the air fryer. Let it cool down completely.
Cooling Down & Storing
- For the best taste and crunch, make sure to let these peppery almonds cool for about 25-30 minutes. Do not skip this step.
- Store them in an airtight container, if it lasts that longer. Mine got over in a hour and i had to bake another batch for the pictures.
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Nutrition
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
Don't they look delicious! No wonder why they disappeared! I always feel we should have a disappearance wand so that if it is tempting the family, we can make it go into thin air to avoid making it again! 😉
Thats a brilliant idea of adding freshly pounded coriander, very new one Priya, those almonds are very tempting.
I love roasted almonds , they taste fabulous ! I make these regularly and real big batches , though I vary the spices .
I love these baked almonds priya, and adding coriander is a good one!
Roasted almonds are quite addictive. Addition of freshly pounded coriander must have enhanced the flavor of roasted almonds.
I have a house full of snackers and these savory almonds sound like the perfect treat for them 🙂
I too make roasted almonds often at home, this version with pepper and coriander sounds yummy.
lovely flavor profile with this protein packed snack
The freshly ground coriander seeds and pepper are indeed giving a desi twist to these roasted almonds. perfect for snacking and an edible gift too
Easy, flavourful and healthy snack to munch on any time. I usually roast cashew nuts. Will give almonds a try. Like all the spice and herb suggestions.