Hi everybody welcome back to my kitchen and today we're gonna make another spice blend this time
We're gonna take a little trip to the Middle East and we're gonna make homemade zatar
If you don't know what sitar is you're in for a treat
This is gonna be perfect for seasoning your pitas or flat breads or in my case
I'm gonna be using this to season up some pita chips that we're gonna bake in the oven
you can use this for chicken or beef or
Even go if you're so inclined this is great for seasoning kebabs or anything like that
You know even your baba ghanoush, so let's go see how this all comes together
Okay, we're gonna get ready to go over all the ingredients don't be scared
I know there are 12 of them, but you might have some of these already on your
Spice rack and it's gonna be fine
There is one that you're definitely going to need that you might not have but I'll leave you a link to what it is
We're gonna be making our own homemade sitar
which is a Middle Eastern spice blend because I'm gonna be making some homemade pita chips that I'm gonna bake in the oven and
This is gonna make them go over the top. It's gonna season them absolutely perfectly and I think that we can make this at home
sitar is
basically a
generic term for
Herbs in the oregano family, and they are very prevalent in the Middle Eastern countries and a lot of them include oregano. Thyme
marjoram
Savory, those type of things and some of them are here, but what you definitely need without exception is
Sumac, and I'll leave you a link down below where you can get some sumac is an herb that is ground
And it's got a very
Citrusy flavor to it
and it's it brings brightness and a
real kind of salary taste of things that it's included in so I
Went very easy I did equal parts of everything so we have ground sumac
ground
Dried oregano dried. Thyme dried parsley
Ground cumin sweet paprika onion powder garlic
powder
salt
cracked black pepper
ground coriander and
Dried marjoram. That's simple now
Many many many times if you are familiar with sitar you will know that it has
sesame seeds in it, but because sesame seeds have a tendency to go rancid the rest of this stuff does not and
you can make this in as large, or small quantity as you like I
Figured that I prefer just if I'm going to use it for something that I want the sesame seeds in
then I will just add them at the time that I'm going to use it rather than make a big batch of this and
Then have it you have the sesame seeds go rancid and have to toss all of it out so that's just my preference
if you want to throw in a couple of tablespoons of sesame seed you go right ahead and
As with all my seasoning blends, you know how this works I always lay them out on the parchment
and
We just fold this up
Simple and I have
My mason jar waiting and we're just going to gently tip it right on in there
We hardly spill the bit didn't we just a little bit, we're gonna pop a lid on this and give it a good shake
Just distribute all of those flavors, so they're evenly mixed up
Really easy like I said, I just made this super simple by two tablespoons of each
and
If you aren't a salt restricted diet of course you can leave the salt out and not a problem
That's as easy as it is to make your own Middle Eastern kind of vibe going on in your kitchen
This is great for seasoning pita or flatbread. It's great for seasoning chicken or kebab meat
I think that you're gonna love this and it's just something a little bit different
You know it's it's the seasonings that we always use
It's just mixed up in a different way with something added that you might not have ever tried before
But who knows you might love it
I love trying new things and I love learning about new cuisines and different cuisines from different parts of the world
And I just think it's a lot of fun because the best way to get to know people
Is through the way they eat, and I think this looks good it smells amazing?
It really smells good, you know what it smells
It reminds me a lot
of
Like Mexican because there's a lot of cumin and coriander in there
And that sumac just adds a little like burst of a citrusy note in there as well, so
You just give it a try if this is something. That's always interested you I think that you're gonna really love it
So that is how you make homemade sitar, and I hope that you enjoy it
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