The roasted nuts can be eaten as a snack or be chopped up and used in salads ... for children if too spicy. A great recipe to get the children involved, using their hands to mix all the herbs ...

In this recipe, the egg is adorned with lovely pine nut sauce. Pinch each of pepper and lovage (or celery leaf) Soak the pine nuts 3-4 hours beforehand in the vinegar. Mix all the sauce ...

Hazelnuts are globe-shaped or oval nuts up to 2cm/1in long ... they add crunch to biscuits or meringues. Use them as the basis for a stuffing or chop them up with some dried fruits and scatter ...

In keeping with the sattvic traditions of the festival, using natural sweeteners like desi khand ... In the same pan, fry edible gum until it puffs up and then crush it. Add crushed nuts and roast for ...