
Beautiful ground and whole spices. For today's easy Persian and Arabic spice blends, I used pre-ground spices. Photo courtesy of http://www.sxc.hu/profile/nkzs
Like organizing my shoe collection or that abyss underneath the kitchen sink, putting together some handy spice blends was something I’ve been putting off. Once I did it though, I felt very liberated. Funny how that works, isn’t it?
To be quite honest, I don’t even really know why I kept avoiding this simple, time-saving task. Much like getting a closet or pantry organized, having spice blends handy will save you so darn much time. But I guess the process of putting them together can appear tedious.
But guess what’s a hundred times more tedious? Scooping out bits of spices from multiple jars almost every time you cook!
To save time when making these spice mixes, I bought my spices pre-ground. Sure, you can grind your own, if that’s your thing. Hey, I’ll admit that I have a spice grinder and I do get a real kick out of grinding my own sometimes. But in the interest of saving time, I just used powdered spices, as fresh as I could find them. Since I cook a lot, using these blends up should be no problem.
So here are a couple of handy spice blends of the Persian and Arabic persuasion that I finally rigged up. Feel free to adjust amounts of any (or all) of the spices up or down to suit your personal tastes:
Bria’s Quick Persian Spice Blend (Advieh)
In a clean, airtight jar, combine:
1-2 teaspoons each of ground:
cardamom, cinnamom, nutmeg, rose petals (optional)
1 teaspoon of:
orange peel (dried and finely minced or zested)
Bria’s Easy Arabic Spice Blend
In a clean, airtight jar, combine:
2-3 teaspoons each of ground:
Allspice, cardamom, cloves, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, paprika
1 teaspoon each of:
cinnamon, ginger, sumac
1/2 teaspoon of:
cumin
what a lovely blend of spices! these will enhance almost any dish! great post!
Thanks, Azita. I’ve really enjoyed using these blends in the handful of days since I made them. Love time-saving tips š
thanks for giving me some ideas…most awesome!
and for your sweet comment u left me today…muah!xoxo
You’re welcome on both counts, Averie! Xoxo!
I agree. Spice blends save you soo much time. I love the addition of the rose petals to the persian spice blends. Sounds very tasty
Agree, FJ. (Is it ok if I call you that š ? ) Spice blends are life savers. I seriously have no idea why I waited this long to put these together.
What a great idea to pre-mix your spices. Thanks for the tips, I will definitely be trying them out. They must smell soooo fragrant!
PS: Waiting for the spinach pie ;).
They do smell nice, Nadia. I’m so glad I finally bit the bullet and put these together!
Oh! I love Persian spices…love the idea of mixing š Thanks for the mix recipes!
You’re quite welcome, Juliana. Enjoy! š
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Everything on your blog looks to be crazy delicious, I have only looked at about 4 things so far and I think I’m in love!!!
So sweet of you. Thanks! š