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Zhug

Name: Zhug
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Yemen
Ingredients: 6 Green Chili Pepper; 1 bunch Cilantro; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; A pinch Black Pepper; 4 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Green chili, cilantro, and spices ground together — Yemen's spicy green condiment.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Zhug is a spicy condiment from Yemen made by grinding green chili, cilantro, garlic, cumin, cardamom, and more on a grinding stone. On the Yemeni table it accompanies soups, meat dishes, and bread, whetting the appetite with heat and fresh herbal aroma. Yemeni immigrants spread it throughout the Middle East.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Yemeni kitchen, a woman grinds green chilies and herbs on a grinding stone as a fresh, sharp aroma fills the room.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Green Chili Pepper 6
Cilantro 1 bunch
Garlic 3 cloves
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Olive oil 4 tbsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Remove the stems from the green chilies, and the seeds if you want less heat.
Roughly chop the cilantro.
Coarsely grind the chilies, cilantro, garlic, spices, and salt in a food processor.
Add the olive oil and lemon juice and mix.
Store in a jar in the fridge and serve with soups, meat dishes, and bread.

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