Newspaper Nuts: Indian Spiced Nuts with Coconut

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup green cardamom pods, shelled, husks discarded (about 2 tablespoons of seeds)
• 3 large cinnamon sticks (if you have the kind you get at Indian stores, it's about 3 tablespoons of cinnamon bark bits)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons garam masala, store-bought or homemade, recipe follows
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 cup unsalted roasted peanuts
• 4 large black cardamom pods, shelled, husks discarded (about 1 tablespoon of seeds), optional
• 4 tablespoons shredded coconut (either fresh or the unsweetened desiccated kind)
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons whole cloves