Wright Tabil - Tunisian Seasoning - 2g Carbs, trace Fiber
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Serving Size: 12
Preparation Time 0:00
Categories: Condiment - LowCal (Less than 300 cals) - Lower Carbs - Vegan
2 large garlic cloves -- chopped and left to dry in the open air for at least 2 days, or 2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/4 cup coriander seeds
1 Tablespoon caraway seeds
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
In a mortar, pound all the ingredients together until homogenous. Keep in the refrigerator if using fresh garlic for up to 2 months or indefinitely, in a spice container, if using powdered garlic, although the pungency will decline as time goes by.
Makes about 1/4 cup (12 one-teaspoon servings)
Author Note: This all-purpose Tunisian spice mix is called 'tabil'(pronounced "table") in Tunisian Arabic. The word means "seasoning".
Grains of Paradise: In the Middle Ages, black pepper was a most prized spice. But when it was in short supply in India from the fifteenth century onwards. European traders would replace it with a kind of ersatz pepper from the coast of Guinea in West Africa, known as 'maniguette' or'malaquette', which is also known as guinea pepper or grains of paradise.Grains of paradise are related to the cardamom, but have a hot peppery taste. The plant itself [Aframomum melegueta] grows like reeds and hastrumpet-shaped flowers. In colonial America, grains of paradise were used in beer and mulled wine. Even today, the Sam Adams Beer Company of New England makes a summer ale with this exotic spice. Grains of paradise is used mostly in West and North African cooking. You will not find it in your local supermarket, but certain natural food supermarkets like Whole Foods do carry it.
Cuisine: "North African/Maghreb"
Source: "Little Foods of the Mediterranean by Clifford Wright, 2003"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi): "Sept 2012"
Yield: "1/4 cup"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 8 Calories; trace Fat (33.5%calories from fat); trace Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;0mg Cholesterol; 1mg Sodium
Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 0Fat
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