Zhug (Yemen Spice)

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Mild red peppers (small)
2		Fresh red chilies - (2 to 3)
		A handful of coriander leaves
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Ground coriander
6		Garlic
		Seeds from 6 green cardamoms
5		Lemon juice - (5 to 10) (1-2 tsp)

Recipe Instructions

In Yemen, this is the traditional spice mix, a combination of garlic and peppers, and whatever spices the cook chooses. Use as a table condiment.

Finely chop the red peppers and chilies, removing the seeds. Chop the coriander leaves. Blend or pound all the ingredients to a paste, and store in a jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Source:
Jill Norman "The Complete Book of Spices"

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