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Muhammara

Name: Muhammara
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Syria
Ingredients: 3 Red bell pepper; 100g Walnuts; 30g Breadcrumbs; 1 clove Garlic; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 2 tsp Honey; 1/2 tsp Chili powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; To taste Pita Bread

Side Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Roasted red peppers and walnuts ground into a sweet-spicy dip born in Aleppo.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Muhammara means 'reddened' and is said to come from Aleppo in northern Syria. Roasted red peppers, walnuts, and breadcrumbs are ground together, made sweet-sour with pomegranate molasses, and given a kick with Aleppo pepper. It's eaten as part of a mezze spread with pita.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an Aleppo restaurant, small plates of mezze — red dips, white pastes, and more — cover the table, served with flatbread.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Red bell pepper 3
Walnuts 100g
Breadcrumbs 30g
Garlic 1 clove
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Honey 2 tsp
Chili powder 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Pita Bread To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Roast the bell peppers whole in the oven or over a flame until the skins blacken, then remove the skins and seeds.
Lightly dry-toast the walnuts in a frying pan.
Process the peppers, walnuts, breadcrumbs, garlic, lemon juice, honey, spices, and salt in a food processor.
Add olive oil while processing into a slightly textured paste.
Spread on a plate, drizzle with olive oil, garnish with walnuts, and serve with pita.

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