Yemenite Charoset II
Ingredients
- 300 g dates or date spread, finely chopped
- 300 g raisins, finely chopped
- 100 g dried figs, finely chopped
- 200 g toasted sesame seeds
- 1 pomegranate
- 100 g almonds
- 100 g walnuts
- 10 g black pepper
- 20 g cumin
- 10 g ground cinnamon
- 10 g ground ginger
- A few kernels of cardamom (shelled, making use of only their inner black seeds)
- Sweet red wine or grape juice
Method
- Separately pound all ingredients except the fruits in a mortar and pestle.
- Mix all dry ingredients together (walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds, etc.), then mix all wet ingredients together (raisins, dates, figs, etc.).
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together with ones hands and fingers.
- At Passover, smaller servings are dished out to all diners. A dash of red wine or grape juice or vinegar is added directly to each smaller dish shortly before dipping one's matzah into the charoset.