Total Steps
4
Ingredients
7
Tools Needed
2
Ingredients
- salt(optional)
- 1 head garlic, chopped
- 1/2 hot red or green pepper, seeded and minced
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted and ground
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- vinegar(optional)
Instructions
1
Step 1
until fragrant
In a skillet over medium-high heat, lightly toast the cumin seeds until fragrant.
2
Step 2
Place the toasted cumin seeds in a mortar and grind them with a pestle until powdered.
3
Step 3
Add the chopped garlic, finely chopped cilantro, seeded and minced pepper, and a little salt to the mortar. Continue to pound and mix these ingredients thoroughly with the pestle.
4
Step 4
Pour in the olive oil, vinegar to taste, and a little cold water into the mortar. Mix well with the pestle until combined.
Tools & Equipment
skillet
mortar and pestle