Dukkah Recipe: Egyptian Nut and Seed Dip
Dukkah, a.k.a dukka, is an Egyptian blend of nuts, seeds and spices, toasted and ground. It is used to season meats, vegetables or rice, as well as mixed with olive oil as a dip for bread.
I grew up watching a lot of Egyptian movies. Egypt has long been a leader of the cinema industry in the Arab world. Its movies are broadcast on most Arab channels and Egyptian movie stars are popular from Muscat to Rabat. In their movies, dukka is often described as a poor man’s meal. I remember many scenes where someone was said to be living on bread and dukkah when they lived on sober meals because of limited resources.
No two dukkas are alike. The nuts range from walnuts, hazelnuts to macadamia; the seeds from sesame, pumpkin to sunflower; and the spices vary as well. One thing is common to all dukkas, though—they are all simple and hearty.
Dukkah Recipe
4 to 6 servings
½ cup sunflower seeds
¼ cup sesame seeds
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
¼ teaspoon peppercorns
¼ teaspoon sea salt
About ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
Bread for dipping
Toast the sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, cumin seeds,and peppercorns in a skillet over medium heat for a few minutes until fragrant. Transfer to a coffee grinder, add the sea salt and grind to a coarse powder. Transfer desired amount to a bowl and cover with enough olive oil. Serve with bread.
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Pam — 03/03/2010 @ 12:28 am
I love easy recipes and that looks so good with bread…dipping..yumm!
xoxo
Rachana Kothari — 03/03/2010 @ 11:28 am
This is really good…will definitely make it!!!!
Elra — 03/03/2010 @ 3:18 pm
I just discover your blog and so happy to found out that you are from Morocco. Will be back for more moroccan cuisines, which I really really love so much. And, I must add I also cook a lot of of this exotic food on a daily basis. I am sure I will learn a lot more authentic dish from you.
Cheers,
elra
Kelly — 03/03/2010 @ 5:23 pm
Great post! Love this! XOXO
bdubz71 — 01/26/2011 @ 6:21 pm
Oh thank goodness! Finally a GREAT dukka recipe. In NZ you can buy really good dukka in the supermarket, here in the UK it cannot be found!! I know what I'm doing tonight…:)