Muhammara

Name: Muhammara
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 red bell pepper; 1 tomato; 1/2 cup flattened rice/poha; 1 tsp chopped onion; 1 tsp chopped garlic; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tsp peri peri powder; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1/2 cup walnut; To taste Salt; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 cup pomegranate juice; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp Lemon juice; As needed coriander leaves; As needed Pomegranate kernels

Lipy Ismail @lipy_19

Dhaka

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Muhammara is a Lebanese pepper dip which has a lot of vibrant flavours in it. In my version of Muhammara, I've tried to give it a slight Indian twist with poha, sauted onion & garlic so that we can have it as a complete meal and not as a dip only!

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4-5 servings

1red bell pepper
1tomato
1/2 cup flattened rice/poha
1 tsp chopped onion
1 tspchopped garlic
1/2 tspcumin seeds
2 tsp peri peri powder
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 cupwalnut
To taste Salt
1 tbsp olive oil
For pomegranate molasses:
1/2 cup pomegranate juice
1 tspsugar
1 tspLemon juice
For garnish
As neededcoriander leaves
As neededPomegranate kernels

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Dry roast poha till it turns light brown then soak it in water for about 15 minutes
2

Apply olive oil on the bell pepper & tomato then heat roast them
3

Meanwhile, heat a pan, add pomegranate juice, sugar, lemon juice & stir. Carefully remove the froth formed on it. When the mixture is reduced & concentrated a bit, remove the pan from heat sauce
4

Afterwards peel off the outer black skin & slice the bell pepper & tomato flesh
5

Then heat 1 tsp olive oil in a pan, add cumin, chopped garlic, chopped onion, stir for couple of minutes then take this mixture off from heat sauce, cool this mixture & transfer it to blender jar
6

Then add sliced bell pepper, tomato, pomegranate molasses, salt, lemon juice, walnut, peri peri powder, poha, olive oil into blender jar & blend this mixture well.
7

Toast bread, cut them into desired shape, add cucumber slice, then add Muhammara on it & top it with fresh coriander & pomegranate kernel. And your Muhammara is ready to serve! Enjoy!