The invention relates to a large fried melon seed and a processing method thereof. The processing method comprises the following steps: firstly sorting the following raw materials in parts by weight: 97-103 parts of large melon seed, 2.0-2.5 parts of edible salt, 0.3-0.4 part of sodium cyclamate, 0.9-1.0 part of fennel, 1.3-1.4 parts of liquorice, 0.7-0.8 part of plant oil and 0.10-0.13 part of liquorice extract; and then soaking, demoulding, cooking, baking, frying, cooling, selecting, packaging, and warehousing. The tea seed prepared by processing method provided by the invention has the advantages that the liquorice fragrance is strong, the aftertaste of five spices is long, the taste is smooth and soft, the seed can be broken into two sections once being cracked between the teeth, the seed kernel is full, the appearance is bright, and the seed is full of nutriments, thus the seed is a natural nutritious leisure food.