Harissa sauce is made of a handful of spicy ingredients like caraway seeds, coriander, cumin, and it has a delectable taste you cannot resist. It is a perfect sauce for rice! You can never have too much of Harissa sauce, especially if you love the aroma and flavor from spices! What are you waiting for? Run through the steps listed here and within a moment, you could be done preparing this mouthwatering and delectable sauce!
Health Benefits
Harissa sauce is rich in vital nutrients and its consumption will do the body a whole lot of good. It has carbohydrates, protein, cholesterol, and sodium in the right quantity that the body system needs to run its metabolic activities efficiently.
Lemon and garlic are notable ingredients in the sauce and they come with amazing health benefits. Lemon is an anti-inflammatory agent. Garlic, on its own, has antioxidant properties strong enough to ward off cancer and other life-threatening health issues.
Oil is a good source of fat and cholesterol. Fat helps the body to moderate its temperature as it runs its everyday metabolic activities. Fat in the body must be controlled because of its negative effects but the fat content of this sauce is perfect for human body.
Ingredients
2 peppers- red, halved and seeded
2 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp caraway seed
1/4 tsp coriander seed
1/2 tsp cumin- grinded
1/2 tsp mint- dried
salt to taste
4 garlic cloves- peeled
1/2 tsp lemon
How To Make Harissa sauce
- Heat baking sheet in an oven’s broiler, cut the pepper and place it on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Remove and cool down the pepper.
- Boil salted water in a large pot, add caraway seed, coriander seed, and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Crush toasted seeds in a pestle, add cumin, salt, and mint and grind well to make it a smooth paste.
- Transfer cumin paste to a blender, add roasted pepper, garlic, lemon juice, oil and blend thoroughly until the puree is very smooth.
Trivia
It was widely believed during the Middle Ages that cumin could give happy marital life to couples who carried it during their wedding ceremony