Smoked ‘Hirva’ Walnuts
Serves
4
Time
30 minutes
Recipe By
Chef Varun Inamdar
1 egg white
2 cups California walnut halves
1 piece charcoal
1 tsp oil
For Green Chutney
1/4 cup coriander seeds
3 green chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 clove garlic
6-10 black peppercorns
2 tbsp raw rice
1 tsp salt
1. Preheat oven to 160°C.
2. Line a baking sheet with butter paper and set aside.
3. Grind the green chutney till it is fine and smooth.
4. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg whites until foamy.
5. Stir in the chutney, salt and walnuts into the egg whites.
6. Spread out onto a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes stirring once after 10 minutes.
7. Cool thoroughly. Transfer to a bowl.
8. Heat charcoal till it lights up and transfer to a little metal bowl and place it in the centre of the walnuts.
9. Add oil to the charcoal and cover with a lid.
10. Serve!
