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| Nutrition Facts | ||
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Serving Size 1 (24g) Recipe makes 6 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 2 teaspoons cornflour rose petals nigella seeds |
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| Calories 94 | ||
| Calories from Fat 46 | (49%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 5.2g | 7% | |
| Saturated Fat 0.6g | 3% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 3.0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0.8g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 31mg | 1% | |
| Potassium 333mg | 9% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 12.4g | 4% | |
| Dietary Fiber 4.0g | 15% | |
| Sugars 0.5g | ||
| Protein 3.8g | 7% | |
North African Ras El Hanout Spice Mix
By: French Tart
Jan 13, 2007
A "must" for nearly all Tagines, Couscous & North African recipes; I can always obtain it here in France but, as I list this in so many of my recipes I thought I would devise a "copycat" or cheat's spice mix which you can make up & have handy! It will be almost impossible to replicate this spice exactly as the orginal can contain up to 50 spices & very exotic ones such as rose petals, lavender, nigella & grains of paradise, but I have tried to incorporoate all the Traditional elements of this exotic mix, with spices that will be easily & readily available in most countries! Store it in an airtight & preferably dark tin/container, and in a cool & dry place; depending on the freshness of the spices you have used & your storage conditions, this should last for up to 6 months. You can buy this as Yellow or Red Ras-el-Hanout, I have made up the yellow version - it's the one I mainly use in my cooking! Please note - this is NOT a hot spice mix - but an aromatic & very fragrant one! If you want to "perk" it up a bit, add more cayenne pepper. I have added optional ingredients - spices which may be difficult to obtain, but if you have them, add them!! Would make a great gift too! Recipes that use Ras-el-Hanout are: Easy Crock Pot Moroccan Chicken, Chickpea and Apricot Tagine Fragrant Moroccan Beef, Date, Honey and Prune Tagine - Crock Pot and Cheat's Easy Spiced Couscous With Fruit and Nuts - in a Jar!
SERVES 6 -8 , 1 Jar
Ingredients
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 teaspoons ground cumin
- 3 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon mace
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground celery seed
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons cornflour
OPTIONAL
- 1 teaspoon dried crushed rose petal
- 1 teaspoon nigella seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon anise seed
- 1/4 teaspoon powdered saffron
Directions
1
Mix all the spice together in a large bowl and store them in an airtight container.2
Store in a cool and dry place.3
Depending on the freshness of the spices used & the storage conditions, this spice mix should last for up to 6 months.4
Use in all Moroccan & North African dishes such as Tagines & Couscous; I also use this spice in preserving - recipes to be posted!5
N.B. The cornflour acts as a stabiliser for this spice mix.
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: Brit in Texas
On Sep 25, 2008
A beautiful blend of spices. I used this in your Easy Crock Pot Moroccan Chicken, Chickpea and Apricot Tagine and it was amazing. I had to half the recipe due to the lack of the full quantities of some of the ingredients and didn't have any of the optional to hand. I'm looking forward to making again and this time including some of the optional ingredients. Thanks FT for posting.
From: Cookgirl
On Mar 17, 2008
Reviewed for N*A*M*E Spice of the Month Club. No star rating until I choose a recipe to use the spice mix. Recipe yield reduced. Used everything but the nigella-out of them and forgot to purchase more. I'll be back. cg
From: Chef #698558
On Dec 22, 2007
I recently was diagnosed with kidney failure and was searching for low salt recipes and found this. I just substituted garlic powder for the garlic salt and ground celery seed for the celery salt. I have made beef stew twice and a chicken stir fry and take the leftovers to work and it is delicious (in fact twice when I went to get the second container of leftovers and my wife had already eaten it on me!). Thank you so much.
From: Stardustannie
On Jun 7, 2007
WOW...the aroma of this spice mix is TDF. I used it with Miniature Pork Brochettes and it was fantastic. I can't wait to try out more recipes using this divine spice mix. (skipped on the optional ing this time) Reviewed for ZWT3...thanks for sharing!
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