Pumpkin Seed Dukkah
- 1/2 cup hulled pumpkin seeds
- 2 tablespoons lightly toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons nigella seeds
- 1 teaspoon mild chili powder or Aleppo pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt (or to taste)
- Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat and add the pumpkin seeds.
- Toast, shaking the pan or stirring the seeds, until they pop.
- Remove from the skillet and allow to cool completely in a bowl.
- Turn the heat to medium and toast the sesame seeds, then the coriander seeds, then the cumin seeds, toasting just until fragrant and removing as soon as they are toasted.
- Allow all of the seeds to cool completely.
- Grind half the pumpkin seeds and all of the sesame seeds briefly in a spice mill and add to the bowl with the remaining pumpkin seeds.
- When the coriander and cumin have cooled, grind to a powder and add to the pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds.
- Add the nigella seeds, chili powder and salt and mix together.
- Transfer to a jar and keep for up to a month in the freezer.
pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, nigella seeds, chili powder, kosher salt
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014700 (may not work)