{"id":3743,"slug":"zhug-i","title":"Zhug I","description":"Zhug is a hot condiment used for adding flavor and spice to foods. Its preparation varies, depending upon local use.","ingredients_raw":["1 tbsp cumin","1 tsp ground black pepper","1 tsp caraway seed","3–4 pods of cardamom","4 red, very hot dried cayenne peppers, stems removed","1 head of fresh garlic, peeled","1 bunch of fresh coriander (cilantro)","Salt"],"ingredients_norm":["cumin","ground black pepper","caraway seed","pods of cardamom","red very hot dried cayenne peppers stems removed","fresh garlic","cilantro","salt"],"steps":["Grind and blend all the above ingredients together.","Store in a sealed jar."],"categories":["Recipes for zhug","Middle Eastern recipes","Recipes using cumin","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using caraway","Recipes using cardamom","Recipes using garlic","Recipes using cilantro"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":15,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Zhug_I","source_ref":"4525783","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Zhug_I&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"20779a9eee88000f34ea29711f2bf9ded020e7fa6b8e49dbac5debb9c6fff10e","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:32Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:32Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/zhug-i"}