Harissa sauce-martha stewart living

Yield: 1 Cup

Ingredients:

1/4 c Cumin seeds
1/4 c Coriander seeds
4 sm Dried chile peppers
2 Cloves garlic peeled -and finely chopped Salt
2 -3 T olive oil

Instructions:

1. Place the seeds in a saute pan over medium heat and dry-roast shaking pan often until they give off an aroma about 5 minutes. 2. Pound seeds in a mortar to a rough powder. Add peppers and pound until flaky. Stir in garlic and salt to taste. Gradually add olive oil until a runny paste is formed. Store in an airtight container; keep refrigerated until ready to use. Martha Stewart Living/Feb. & March/94 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary