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What are Candlenuts?

Azlin Bloor
Candlenuts, also called buah keras, kemiri and kukui nuts, are essential in the South East Asian Kitchen. Find out how to use the here.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Course Ingredients
Cuisine Hawaiian, Indonesian, Singaporean and Malaysian
Servings 1 Tbsp
Calories 23 kcal

Equipment

  • chopper
  • OR pestle and mortar

Ingredients
  

  • 3 candlenuts
Candlenut Substitute
  • 3 macadamia nuts OR
  • 2 cashew nuts

Instructions
 

  • If using as part of a paste ingredients, like the recipes above, just add them to the chopper or pestle and mortar and chop with everything else. You can add them whole, as they will chop up easily.
    3 candlenuts
  • If using on their own, toast dry in a frying pan on medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Then grind to powdered form before adding to your recipe, like sprinkling over salads and poke.
    3 candlenuts
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