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Ingredients
ScaleNo serving count in the source — scale by factor
- dates or date spread, finely chopped300 g
- raisins, finely chopped300 g
- dried figs, finely chopped100 g
- sesame seed, toasted200 g
- pomegranate1
- almonds100 g
- walnuts100 g
- black pepper10 g
- cumin20 g
- ground cinnamon10 g
- ground ginger10 g
- cardamom, shelled; use only the inner black seedsa few seed
- sweet red wine or grape juice
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 4 steps
Separately pound all ingredients except the fruits in a mortar and pestle.
Mix all dry ingredients together (walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds, etc.), then mix all wet ingredients together (raisins, dates, figs, etc.).
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together with ones hands and fingers.
At Passover, smaller servings are dished out to all diners. A dash of red wine or grape juice or vinegar is added directly to each smaller dish shortly before dipping one's matzah into the charoset.
Region evidence: recipe text — “Yemenite Charoset”
