Oven Roasted Oats and Nuts Savory Trail Mix (Namkeen)

If your family, kids or guests are high on munching savory snacks, then this oven roasted oats and nuts savory trail mix is a much healthier option compared to any store bought mixtures. This savory trail mix has no unhealthy saturated fats and at the same time has all the goodness of whole grains, unrefined oils and natural fats & proteins. Oat are known to be heart healthy and nuts provide essential nutrients like proteins, Omega-3, fiber, unsaturated fats and vitamin E, etc. This savory trail mix can also be stored in air-tight containers at room temperatures for two to three weeks and longer when refrigerated. Last but not the least, this easy recipe only take 30 mins from start to finish and there is no chopping, cutting or any other kind of prep work involved.

Ingredients:

• Rolled oats – 1 cup
• Peanuts – 1/4 cup
• Split cashews – 1/4 cup
• Silvered almonds – 1/4 cup
• Whole pistachios – 1/4 cup
• Pumpkin seeds – 1/4 cup
• Walnuts– 1/4 cup (add pecans if you like)
• Coconut chips – 1/4 cup dry
• Golden raisins or Munaka – 1/4 cup
• Spices
  • Curry leaves – 4 sprigs
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • White sesame seeds – 1 tbs
  • Black pepper – 1/4 tsp
  • Chaat masala – 1/2 tsp
  • Dry mango powder – 1 tsp
  • Sugar/honey – 1 tbs
  • Salt – as per taste
• Choice of oil, I used coconut oil – 1/4 cup your

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 275^oF.
2. Mix oats and all the nuts excepts raisins (or munaka)in a mixing bowl.  If you coconot chips are thick then add now or if they are thin then add towards the end of the roasting process.
   
3. Now add sugar to it.
4. For tampering, heat oil in a pan. When oil is hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seed, sesame seeds and curry leaves. Let them splatter for some time.
   
5. Add this tampering to nuts and oats mixture and then give it a good mix.
   
6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread this mixture evenly on it.
   
7. Place the baking sheet on center shelf and keep stirring the mixture every few minutes for even roasting. It took me 20 minute, you might need to adjust the time for different quantity.
   
8. If you did not add the cocnut chips in the starting before roasting, then add now.
9. When done, take the baking sheet out from oven and add raisins (or munaka) along with all the spices. Mix the whole mixture and again spread evenly on the sheet. 
10. Switch off the oven and place the baking sheet back into oven with slightly opened door.
11. Your oats and nuts savory trail mix is ready. Let it cool down completely before serving.Store in an air-tight container for two to three weeks.

Hope you like this healthy savory trail mix.

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Oven Roasted Oats and Nuts Savory Trail Mix (Namkeen)

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

This savory trail mix has no unhealthy saturated fats and at the same time has all the goodness of whole grains, unrefined oils and natural fats & proteins. Oat are known to be heart healthy and nuts provide essential nutrients like proteins, Omega-3, fiber, unsaturated fats and vitamin E, etc. This savory mix can also be stored in air-tight containers at room temperatures for two to three weeks and longer when refrigerated. Last but not the least, this easy recipe only take 30 mins from start to finish and there is no chopping, cutting or any other kind of prep work involved.

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: namkeen, nuts, oats, savory, trail mix

Servings: 16 1 Oz

Calories: 137 kcal

Author: Rupali Agarwal

Ingredients

• 1 cup Rolled oats
• 1/4 cup Peanuts
• 1/4 cup Split cashews
• 1/4 cup Silvered almonds
• 1/4 cup Whole pistachios
• 1/4 cup Pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup Walnuts Add pecans if you like
• 1/4 cup Coconut chips
• 1/4 cup Golden raisins or Munaka

Spices

• 4 sprigs Curry leaves
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tbs White sesame seeds
• 1/4 tsp Black pepper
• 1/2 tsp Chaat masala
• 1 tsp Dry mango powder
• 1 tbs Sugar/honey
• Salt As per taste
• 1/4 cup Choice of oil I used coconut oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 275oF.
2. Mix oats and all the nuts excepts raisins (or munaka)in a mixing bowl. If you coconot chips are thick then add now or if they are thin then add towards the end of the roasting process.

3. Now add sugar to it.

4. For tampering, heat oil in a pan. When oil is hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seed, sesame seeds and curry leaves. Let them splatter for some time.
5. Add this tampering to nuts and oats mixture and then give it a good mix.
6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread this mixture evenly on it.
7. Place the baking sheet on center shelf and keep stirring the mixture every few minutes for even roasting. It took me 20 minute, you might need to adjust the time for different quantity.
8. If you did not add the cocnut chips in the starting before roasting, then add now.

9. When done, take the baking sheet out from oven and add raisins (or munaka) along with all the spices. Mix the whole mixture and again spread evenly on the sheet. 

10. Switch off the oven and place the baking sheet back into oven with slightly opened door.

11. Your oats and nuts savory trail mix is ready. Let it cool down completely before serving. Store in an air-tight container for two to three weeks.

Nutrition Facts

Oven Roasted Oats and Nuts Savory Trail Mix (Namkeen)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 137 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 2mg0%

Potassium 125mg4%

Carbohydrates 9g3%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 25IU1%

Vitamin C 10.1mg12%

Calcium 24mg2%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.