NUT/SEED BUTTER

One can use different nuts such as peanuts, almonds, cashew nuts, hazel nuts or seeds such as sunflower seeds, sesame and pumpkin seeds .

Ingredients:

• 200 gm nuts OR

• 100 gm seeds

Method:

Lightly roast the nuts/seeds on flame or in the oven along with skin. Once cooled, grind them until they turn into butter.

Some nuts such as cashews and almonds can also be ground into butter without roasting.

Variations – the butter can be flavoured with salt, dates, cinnamon etc.

Storage and shelf life – Nut/Seed butters do not need to be refrigerated. They can be stored in a glass container and last for 1-2 months.