Title: Schug (Hot Green Chili Chutney)
Categories: Relish Condiment Israel Jewish Yemeni
Yield: 1 Servings

1	bn	(abt 2 c) fresh coriander, leaves only
1	sm	(8 cloves) garlic, peeled
1	tb	Salt
6	oz	Fresh hot green chili,seeded
1/4	ts	Pepper
2	tb	Ground cuminseed
4		Pods cardamon, seed only OR
1/2	ts	Ground cardamon
4		Whole cloves, broken up

Yemenites have a great tolerance for hot chili, which came to them as an immigrant from Central America -- even reaching isolated mountain communities of Yemenite Jews. 1. Process all ingredients to a relatively smooth paste. Store in a jar w/tight cover. Refrigerate. Use in cooking as well as for a table condiment.

Recipe: "Sephardic Cooking" by Copeland Mark -- 600 Recipes Created in Exotic Sephardic Kitchens from Morocco to India -- Copyright 1992 Published by Donald I. Fine, Inc., New York, N.Y. David Pileggi

previous

next