Spicy Egyptian Dukkah With Chickpea Flour

Name: Spicy Egyptian Dukkah With Chickpea Flour
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 cup
Cuisine: african
Ingredients: 1/2 cup chickpea flour; 1/4 cup lightly toasted unsalted peanuts; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds; 2 teaspoons caraway seeds; 2 teaspoons lightly toasted dill seeds (optional); 1 tablespoon lightly toasted sesame seeds; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 teaspoons sumac

By Martha Rose Shulman

Total Time: 15 minutes
Rating: 4(46)
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Dukkah is very popular in Egypt, where it is made with chickpea flour, sesame seeds, sometimes dill seeds, and spices. I like to toast the chickpea flour. I use the mixture, which is adapted from a dukkah in “The Arab Table,” by May S. Bsisu, not only as a condiment for vegetables and bread, but also as a coating for fried fish or vegetables.

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Ingredients

Yield:1 cup

½cup chickpea flour
¼cup lightly toasted unsalted peanuts
2teaspoons coriander seeds
2teaspoons caraway seeds
2teaspoons lightly toasted dill seeds (optional)
1tablespoon lightly toasted sesame seeds
½teaspoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt
½teaspoon cayenne pepper
2teaspoons sumac

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Preparation

Step 1
In a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat, toast the chickpea flour, stirring constantly or shaking the pan, just until it begins to smell toasty and darken slightly. Transfer immediately to a bowl.
Step 2
Finely chop the peanuts and add to the bowl with the chickpea flour.
Step 3
One at a time, heat the coriander seeds, caraway seeds, dill seeds and sesame seeds in a small skillet over medium-high heat, shaking the pan or stirring constantly, just until each is fragrant and beginning to smell toasty. Remove from the pan and allow to cool completely.
Step 4
Working in batches, combine the coriander seeds, caraway seeds and dill seeds in a spice mill and grind to a powder. Transfer to the bowl with the chickpea flour and stir in the sesame seeds, salt, cayenne and sumac.