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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Baharat

This ‘masala’ or spice mixture is used extensively in Gulf cookery and you’ll need it to make matchbous. These quantities make a smallish amount, suitable for the experimenter rather than the dedicated ‘Gulf’ cook! Arab families will have their own favourite variant, but might like to try this one for a change...

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp broken cassia
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp cardamom pods
  • 1 tsp ground nutmedg
  • 1 tbsp paprika

Grind the spices and bottle them. If you have to grind them in batches, mix them up well once they are bottled.

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