How to dry fresh pistachios in the shade
Follow the steps at the Iranian Pistachio beginning of the article to separate the pistachio skin and then place it on a large tray in the shade. It should be noted that drying fresh pistachios in the shade prevents them from smiling and does not maintain its beautiful appearance.
How to dry fresh pistachios using the oven
In this method, all you have to do is pour 2 cups of peeled pistachios into a large pot and then add 1 cup of water and a little salt to it. Now put the pot on the heat so that the water starts to evaporate and note that you must always stir it to prevent it from sticking to the surface of the pot.
Turn off the heat after all the water has evaporated. Now set the oven temperature to 300 degrees Celsius and spread the pistachios on a tray. After 10 to 15 minutes, turn off the oven and during this time, open the oven door once every 5 minutes and check the level of pistachios. Note that at the beginning of the golden color of the pistachios, you should turn off the oven and remove the tray of pistachios.
Tips on fresh pistachios
When peeling pistachios, do not worry about the pistachios being closed. During the drying process of pistachios, many pistachios open on their own. Experience has shown that frozen pistachios are much easier to peel.
High quality pistachio is a pistachio that has opened its door. Usually, pistachios are opened in the package by soaking them in water and using special devices. This type of pistachio is called "smiling water". It means pistachio that has been smiled by this process.
To determine if a pistachio has opened its door or opened it with the help of human intervention, it is enough to hold it in your hand and try to pick them up from the skin of the pistachio if the pistachio was closed by pressing the shells. That is, pistachios are smiling water, but if it was not possible to close the pistachios at all, your pistachios are naturally smiling.