Cook your base first.

Popcorn → air pop or stovetop

Potatoes → bake or air fry till crispy

Chickpeas → roast till dry and crunchy

Nuts → lightly roast

Don’t season yet. Let them be blank.

Mix all dry seasoning ingredients in a small bowl. Smell it. Seriously. That smell tells you if you’re close.

Too sharp? Add a pinch of sugar.

Too flat? More dill or vinegar powder.

This part matters.

Drizzle just a little oil over the snack. Or mist it. You don’t want greasy—just enough for seasoning to stick.

If skipping oil, lightly spray pickle juice. Very lightly. Overdoing it makes things soggy. Been there. Regret follows.

Sprinkle seasoning. Toss gently. Taste.

Pause. Think. Adjust.

This is where human cooking happens. Maybe more salt. Maybe more tang. Maybe chili. You’ll know.

Pop it back into the oven or air fryer for 3–5 minutes. Just to lock flavor in.

Let it cool a bit. Flavor deepens as it rests.