Walnuts in shell
- Keep longest: the shell protects the kernel from air and light.
- Crack them fresh, a few at a time.
- The traditional choice for gifting and festivals.
- Roughly half the weight is shell.
- 200g pack₹199
- 400g pack₹369
- 800g pack₹699
Akhrot · Doon in Kashmiri
Kashmiri Walnuts
Jammu and Kashmir grows the large majority of India's walnuts, harvested from September into October. Buy them in the shell to crack fresh, or as extra light half kernels ready to eat and cook with. Packed in Srinagar and delivered across India.
Delivery ₹59, free on orders of ₹1,000 or more.
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In shell or kernels: which to buy
Extra light half kernels
- Ready to eat, bake and cook with.
- Extra light grade: the palest and mildest kernels.
- Halves, not broken pieces.
- Keep an opened pack airtight in the fridge.
- 200g pack₹319
- 400g pack₹619
- 800g pack₹1,119
Today's prices. Delivery is free on orders of ₹1,000 or more.
How to choose good walnuts
A fresh walnut smells mildly nutty, or of almost nothing, and the kernel fills the shell. It snaps cleanly and tastes sweet-nutty with a slight bitterness from the skin. A walnut that smells of oil paint and tastes sharply bitter has gone rancid, and cooking will not fix it.
For kernels, colour is the grade: extra light, light, light amber and amber, from mildest to strongest. Paler kernels usually come from nuts that were dried and handled well after harvest, which is why they cost more. Our guide to Kashmiri walnuts covers grades, freshness and storage in more detail.
Kashmiri walnut questions
Should I buy walnuts in shell or as kernels?
Buy them in the shell if you eat a few a day or want them to keep for months: the shell protects the kernel from air and light. Buy kernels for baking, breakfast bowls and cooking, where cracking shells by the handful is a chore, and keep an opened pack in the fridge.
What is "extra light" on walnut kernels?
Kernels are graded by colour. Extra light is the palest and mildest grade, with the least bitterness from the papery skin. Light, light amber and amber are progressively darker and stronger in taste.
What are walnuts called in Kashmiri and Hindi?
Akhrot in Hindi and Urdu, doon in Kashmiri. Thin-shelled walnuts that crack in your hand are sold as kagzi, from the word for paper.
When are Kashmiri walnuts harvested?
From September into October. The green husks split, the nuts are gathered and dried, then sold in the shell or cracked and graded into kernels, so autumn is when new-crop walnuts reach the market.
How much of an in-shell walnut is kernel?
Roughly half the weight is shell, though it varies from nut to nut. As a rule of thumb, an 800g pack of walnuts in shell gives a little under half that weight in kernels.
How long does delivery take?
Orders usually leave Srinagar within 1–2 business days and arrive 3–7 business days after that. Delivery is ₹59, or free on orders of ₹1,000 or more.