Advieh is a spice blend that appears in a lot of Persian dishes. It can vary from region to region and from family to family. I’ve put together one that covers a lot of bases and it will add the subtle and complex flavour that you are looking for.

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Make it! Advieh

Traditional Persian spice blend
Prep Time10 mins
Total Time10 mins
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Keyword: middle eastern, seasoning, spice, persian

Equipment

  • coffee mill or mortar and pestle

Ingredients

  • 5 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 4 inch sticks of cinnamon, broken into pieces
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 2 tsp green cardamom seeds
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 20 dried rosepetals or 4 whole dried rose buds
  • 2 tsp ground turmeric

Instructions

  • Add all whole ingredients to a coffee mill, spice grinder or mortar. Grind into a fine powder.
    Mix with ground turmeric and store in an air tight container.