Homemade Harissa
An easy recipe for fragrant home made harissa paste.
Homemade Harissa An easy recipe for fragrant home made harissa paste. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2cups | 10min |
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Ingredients
- 1teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 bird eye chilifinely chopped
- 1teaspoon salt
- black pepperto season
- 1/2teaspoon smoked paprika
- pinch ground cinnamon
- 1large red pepper
- olive oilto rub red pepper with
- 2cloves garlicpeeled and roughly chopped
- 1 lemonjuice retained
- 50ml olive oil
Instructions
- Add the spices to the pestle and mortar and grind until fine and smashed.
- Rub the red pepper with olive oil and grill in oven until toasted. Cool for a while and peel off the skin.
- Cut the red pepper in smaller pieces, add it to the pestle and mortar with the garlic. Pound and smash until you have large chunks.
- Add the lemon juice and oil, mix until desired thickness is met.
- Or you can just chuck it all in a food processor to blend until smooth.