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Egyptian Dukkha Spice
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Egyptian Dukkah | How to make Dukka | Egyptian Seasoning

Dakka, Dukkah, Dukka, an Egyptian spice blend, consisting of a mixture of herbs, nuts, usually hazelnut, and spices. It is typically used as a dip with bread or fresh vegetables.
Course Accompaniments, Appetizer, Dips
Cuisine Arabic, Egyptian
Keyword Arabic cuisine spices, Arabic spice blend, Egyptian spice, Seasoning blend
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 143kcal

Equipment

  • spice grinder

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup hazelnuts
  • ¼ cup pistachios
  • ½ cup sesame seeds
  • ½ cup coriander seeds
  • ¼ cup cumin seeds
  • 2 tablespoon peppercorns
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Roast each of the ingredients separately. I roasted the ingredients in the microwave, you can roast it in the oven or on the stove-top.

How to Roast the Spices in the Microwave

  • In a Microwave safe round dish, first take the hazelnuts. Microwave high for 2 minutes. Remove the tray, stir the nuts well. Microwave high for another 2 minutes.
  • Remove the tray. While the nuts are warm, use a kitchen towel and rub it vigorously, to remove the skin. Separate the skin and remove the nuts to a flat plate to cool down.
  • In the same tray take pistachios, microwave power high for 2 minutes. Remove and add it to the hazelnuts tray to cool down.
  • Now take coriander seeds and cumin seeds in the microwave safe dish, microwave power high for 2 minutes, remove the tray, stir them once and microwave high for another 1 minute
  • Remove the roasted coriander and cumin to the nuts tray, to cool down. To the microwave safe dish, finally add sesame seeds and peppercorns.
  • Microwave high for 2 minutes. Remove and add them to the nuts tray. Let all the roasted ingredients cool down well.

Let us Grind

  • Take them together in a food processor and pulse few times to get a coarse mixture. 
  • Take care not to grind continuously, you will end up with a paste. Pulse the processor, to get a medium-coarse spice mixture.

Store

  • Store this spice-mix in a air-tight container and this can be used on variety of dishes. 
  • I prefer to refrigerate as they contain nuts.

How to use

  • You can sprinkle it on regular veggies, bread, soups, or can be used to make spice-oil/butter.

Notes

  • Microwave power varies from brand to brand. So always keep an eye while roasting spices.
  • If you are not sure about the time and power of your microwave, roast it at high for 1 minute, check and continue. 

Nutrition

Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 250mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 58IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 4mg