Muhammara / Roasted Bell Pepper And Walnut Dip
- Prep time - 15 min Cooking time - 10 min Cuisine - Arabic Type - Dip/Chutney INGREDIENTS- Red Bell Peppers - 3 Pomegranate molasses / Pomegranate syrup - 3 tsp Walnuts, chopped - 3/4 cup Cumin powder - 1 tsp Fresh Red Chili - 3 * Extra virgin olive oil
- Toast the bread and let it cool down then grind to make crumbs.
- Soak the walnuts in a cup of water for about 40 minutes.
- Roast the whole bell peppers on open flame or under a broiler till charred and blackened from all the sides.
- Peel the skin of the bell pepper and discard all the seeds and chop into small pieces.
- Roast the fresh red chilies on direct flame and rub to peel the skin and then chop
- In the mixer jar add chopped bell peppers, red chili, 2 tbsp bread crumbs,walnuts, salt, lemon juice and cumin.
- Grind on slow speed till it become a paste then slowly add olive oil and grind to mix all.
- Take out the dip in a glass jar and keep refrigerated.
- It remain fresh for a week in refrigerator
- Serve with pita bread or any snack of your choice
- NOTE-
- You can use chili powder instead of using fresh red chilies.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/28860-muhammara-roasted-bell-pepper-and-walnut-dip (may not work)