{"id":1574,"slug":"hilbah-fenugreek-condiment","title":"Hilbah (Fenugreek Condiment)","description":"Hilbah, (Arabic: حلبة) also spelled holbah, is a condiment or dollop made from ground fenugreek seeds. It is typically consumed with a morsel of bread (sop), or added as flavoring to hot soups. Its preparation is mostly found in Yemen, Israel and other Middle-Eastern countries.","ingredients_raw":["3 tbsp ground fenugreek seeds","1 cup water","Coriander leaves, finely chopped","Leeks, chopped","1 lemon or citric acid to taste","1 tsp salt","1 tbsp zḥug (hot sauce made from red peppers, garlic, coriander leaves, etc.)","Grated tomato (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["ground fenugreek seed","water","cilantro","leek","lemon or citric acid","salt","zhug","tomato"],"steps":["Soak ground fenugreek in the water for 3 hours until expanded.","Beat with a spatula until paste becomes light and frothy. Gradually add more water if necessary.","Mix in coriander leaves and leeks.","Mix in salt, lemon juice, and zḥug.","Mix in grated tomato if using."],"categories":["Sauce recipes","Vegan recipes","Recipes for sauces and condiments","Kosher recipes","Recipes using cilantro","Recipes using citric acid","Recipes using lemon","Recipes using fenugreek seed","Recipes using leek","Jewish Yemenite recipes"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Hilbah_(Fenugreek_Condiment)","source_ref":"4630056","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Hilbah_(Fenugreek_Condiment)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"ab0245b7394eb26f97d26946be7f99d24f87b9d74f3dbb143a34d72412d1846e","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:04Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:04Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/hilbah-fenugreek-condiment"}