Nuts for the handful, seeds for the spoon

Seeds and nuts get used differently. Nuts get eaten by the handful; seeds get spooned over things. This mix is built for both — a nut base you can snack on straight from the jar, with three seeds that make the same pack useful over curd, porridge, salads and batters.

Everything in it is plain. Nothing is roasted, salted, oiled or coated, which matters more here than in most mixes: salted seeds are useless in baking, and roasted flax cannot be ground properly.

Why this pack works

• Seven components, all of them plain.
• Whole jumbo cashews, not splits or pieces.
• Grade A pista kernels, already shelled.
• Three seeds with three different uses.
• No salt, sugar, oil or roasting anywhere.
• Goes into batters, curd and porridge as easily as the hand.
• Hand-sorted and sealed for freshness.
• Four pack sizes, from 250g to 2kg.

Beyond the snack bowl

Seeds set the shelf life

Seeds carry more oil than nuts, and oil is what turns rancid. In a mixed pack the seeds decide how long the whole thing stays good, so treat this one a little more carefully than a plain nut mix: airtight container, away from the stove, out of sunlight, and into the fridge once opened if the weather is warm or humid.

Chia settling to the bottom is normal — it is many times smaller than a cashew, and no amount of careful packing prevents it. Shake the pack before pouring, or decant into a jar and stir.