Microwave Roasted Almonds

I had a planned on posting a mixed nuts laddu for the last day of ‘Go Nuts’ theme. Something came up and had to go out of town.

Before I left, I made this quick spicy almonds. These almonds are not very spicy but spice level can be adjust to taste.

I thought of making shallow fried cashews and changed my mind to make this microwave version of almonds. The pictures were clicked and edited in a hurry before I left. I am editing the post from my mobile and if there are any typos or jumbled up instructions, let me know. Here's a simple, quick and easy snack.

Ingredients

• ½ cup Whole Almonds
• ¼ - ½ tsp. Oil
• ¼ tsp. Chili Powder (adjust to taste )
• ⅛ - ⅙ tsp. Salt ( adjust to taste )
• ⅛ tsp. Cumin Powder

Preparation

• Take almonds in a microwave safe wide bowl.
• Add rest of the ingredients and toss to mix.
• Microwave for 1 minute, remove and mix well.
• Put it back in the microwave and roast for another 30 seconds.
• Mix well and keep aside for few seconds or a minute. Almonds will continue to roast.
• Serve as a snack.

Note:

• I roasted for a minute and then for ½ minute. I could hear almonds pop at the end of 1 minute and again at the end of 30 seconds. I would recommend roasting for 45 seconds and then in increments of 15-20 seconds until almonds and light brown and toasted.
• I mentioned approximate measures for the spices. Adjust to taste.
• Add any mix of spices to your liking.