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Baharat Warm Blend, a condiments dish from Cairo№102
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Condiments

Baharat Warm Blend

The essential warm spice blend of the Middle Eastern kitchen, bringing sweet, earthy, and mildly hot tones to stews and meat marinades.

15 minutesYield · About 1/3 cup/40 gRegion · Cairo

Ingredients

What you’ll need

  • 2 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 2 tbsp sweet paprika
  • 1 tbsp cardamom seeds
  • 1 tbsp whole cloves
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon powder
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds

Method

How it comes together

  1. 1

    Toast whole black peppercorns, coriander seeds, cardamom seeds, cloves, and cumin seeds in a dry pan over medium heat (350°F / 175°C) for 2 minutes until highly aromatic.

  2. 2

    Let cool completely. Grind the toasted spices in a high-powered spice grinder to a very fine powder.

  3. 3

    Sift in sweet paprika, ground cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk until uniform.

  4. 4

    Store in an airtight container in a dark cupboard. Use within 6 months.

Accuracy note

This all-purpose blend is distinct from Moroccan ras el hanout and Ethiopian berbere.

Kitchen note

Freshly toasting the whole seeds before grinding releases volatile oils that pre-ground store-bought packages lack.

Record status

Editorial provenance

This entry is part of a source-led culinary archive. It should be read as an editorial recipe record, not as a claim of individual kitchen testing or a single definitive version of a living regional tradition.

5 source references are listed with this record where available. Read the editorial standards.

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