The Indian almond is a different nut to the almond we’re familiar with in the West. Also known as the Bengal almond, tropical almond, Malabar almond and country almond, Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree from the leadwood family, native to South-East Asia. It thrives in coastal, tropical areas, and is now also grown in Australia, Polynesia, Madagascar, West Africa, India, Pakistan, South and Central America, and parts of the Caribbean.

If you can’t find Indian almond