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Dukkah (Middle Eastern Nut and Spice Blend)

Name: Dukkah (Middle Eastern Nut and Spice Blend)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Moroccan/North African, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon (1/3 ounce; 10g) whole cumin seeds; 3 tablespoons (1/2 ounce; 15g) whole coriander seeds; 2 heaping tablespoons (1 ounce; 30g) roasted skinned peanuts; 1/4 cup (1 ounce; 30g) roasted sesame seeds; Kosher salt

Dukkah (also sometimes spelled duqqa) is an Egyptian seed and spice mixture. This recipe hews to tradition, with little more than sesame seeds, peanuts, cumin, and coriander seed.

10 min total 5 min prep 5 min cook 6 70 cal

Ingredients

6 serv.

1 tablespoon (1/3 ounce; 10g) whole cumin seeds
3 tablespoons (1/2 ounce; 15g) whole coriander seeds
2 heaping tablespoons (1 ounce; 30g) roasted skinned peanuts
1/4 cup (1 ounce; 30g) roasted sesame seeds
Kosher salt

Instructions

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1 In a small, dry stainless steel, carbon steel, or cast iron skillet, toast cumin, stirring and tossing frequently, until fragrant. Transfer to a small mortar and pestle or electric spice grinder and grind to a coarse powder. Transfer ground cumin to a small mixing bowl. Repeat process with the coriander seed, then add to the bowl with the ground cumin.
2 Add peanuts to the mortar and pestle or spice grinder and crush to a coarse powder. Scrape into bowl with spices. Repeat with the sesame seeds (alternatively, you can opt to keep the sesame seeds whole if you prefer), then add to the other ingredients.
3 Season with salt, then use as desired.