Shawarma Spice Mix-Homemade Middle Eastern Shawarma spice
This Shawarma spice mix recipe is loaded with flavour.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Coriander seed (Gunyen Gantu)
- 1 Cinnamon stick (Kirfa)
- 1 tablespoon Cumin seed (Kammun)
- 1 teaspoon Cloves (Kanamfari)
- 1 teaspoon Tumeric Powder (Kurkur)
- 1 tablespoon Cardamom pods (Huba alhal or Abbahaan)
- 1 teaspoon dry thyme
Instructions
- Toast spices lightly (about half a minute) in a dry frying pan over medium heat to dry out.
- Using a coffee grinder or the dry mill of your blender, grind until powdered.
- Sift and re-grind what is left behind.
- Pour into an airtight container, store in a cool place. If the weather is hot, store in the fridge.
Notes
- Toasting will remove excess moisture from your spices so that your mix will stay fresh and last longer.
- This recipe will make about four tablespoons of Spice powder.