Berbere, Hot Spice Mixture (Dry)
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 4 each cloves
- 3/4 teaspoon cardamom seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice whole
- 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 8 small dried red chiles
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger root fresh, or 1 ts dried
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 18 teaspoon cinnamon
- 18 teaspoon cloves ground
- In a small frying pan, on medium low heat, toast the cumin, cloves, cardamom, peppercorns, allspice, fenugreek, and coriander for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from the pan and cool for 5 minutes.
- Discard the stems from the chiles.
- In a spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle, finely grind together the toasted spices and the chiles.
- Mix in the remaining ingredients.
- Store Berbere refrigerated in a well sealed jar or a tightly closed plastic bag.
cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom seeds, black peppercorns, allspice, fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, red chiles, ginger root, turmeric, salt, paprika, cinnamon, cloves ground
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/berbere-hot-spice-mixture-dry-5121 (may not work)