Kashmiri hard shelled almonds have a harder outer cover and need to be slowly hammered to retrieve the kernel present inside them. Kashmiri hard shelled almonds have no specific size and shape.

Hard shelled Almonds have a hard outercoat known as the hull and the Inside this hull resides a woody hard shell.  Almonds Kernels are obtained after breaking these two, though you have to work a little hard on breaking these, the yield is healthy and nutritious.