I have been making Tahini at home for a while now. It’s so simple that it’s almost a crime to buy it! All it takes is some sesame seeds, olive oil and 10 mins of your time. I also like the flavor of homemade Tahini a lot better, it’s nuttier and grainer. I use Tahini in salad dressings, in sandwiches, in dips and in many cake recipes.
I have been eating a lot of salads and have been trying new dressings to make my salads more interesting. Today I wanted to try something with Tahini and realized that I have run out of it. I had to make a new batch. This time though, I thought I will try something new with my Tahini. Why not make it more interesting by spicing it up! I was going to use them mainly for salad dressing anyway so I thought a little extra spice in it would be great.
It’s turned out to be fabulous! This spicy Tahini is has strong flavors of cumin, pepper and the mild heat from the chilies. Fried garlic in it only makes it better.
WIll head to the kitchen to make my salad for lunch now. I am sure this can be great for sandwich spreads and dips as it’s a lot more flavorful than the usual Tahini.
I will soon share a recipe for a salad dressing using this but for that you need to have your spicy Tahini ready! Make it today 🙂
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp black pepper corns
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 4-5 dry red chilies
- 6-8 cloves of garlic (or more)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Dry roast sesame seeds with all the spices till it’s slightly brown and fragrant. Take care not to burn it. Fry the garlic in 1 tbsp olive oil till golden
Blend all the ingredients and the remaining olive oil together. Keep mixing it with a spoon while blending it to achieve the desired consistency. Add more olive oil if you like.
Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
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Swati December 26, 2012 2:15PM
I am going to try making this… but I am going to dry roast the garlics instead of frying them.. want to reduce oil intake…
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Dixya @ Food, Pleasure and Health November 12, 2012 4:56PM
I am a big tahini fan and use it almost every other week. I loved the idea of spicy tahini- great for many spicy hummus!
Deesha February 11, 2012 8:48AM
I always make my own Tahini cuz I have difficulty in finding it easily here, but this spiced version sounds wonderful. Making it next time
kankana February 10, 2012 6:20AM
You know I never had tahini and have no clue how it tastes! This is definitely going in my wish list!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com February 9, 2012 10:09PM
That looks incredible — I am gonna try this recipe 🙂
Nami | Just One Cookbook February 9, 2012 9:00AM
How cool is that to make your own tahini sauce! I’ve never thought about that. I bet the flavor and aroma is far richer than one from store. Great recipe with beautiful photos. It was a great post as always!
dassana February 9, 2012 6:32AM
all the pics are good… lovely tahini…
Caitlin February 9, 2012 3:45AM
omigoodness. this tahini just looks phenomenal in every way. i am in awe of you right now!
Bree February 8, 2012 9:22PM
Who knew?! This looks great!
Jayasri February 8, 2012 8:01PM
Long back I had made tahini from Aparna’s blog for a bread I baked.., this is a spicy one.., that is interesting.., I am thinking how i can use this :), as always, beautiful clicks, when I come to bangalore you have to teach how to take photographs (by that time hopefully I will buy a camera)
Brooke February 8, 2012 6:57PM
I will have to give your tahini a try, Chinmayie. I don’t like any I’ve ever had, but yours sounds really interesting!
Chinmayie February 9, 2012 10:58AM
This tastes so different from the usual Tahini Brooke! Give it a try and let me know 🙂
Jackie February 8, 2012 6:51PM
I never thought to make my own tahini! You are brilliant 🙂
Chinmayie February 9, 2012 10:58AM
It really is so easy Jackie…
Sukanya February 8, 2012 6:40PM
Loved the twist in tahini, very apt for Indian palate
Chinmayie February 9, 2012 10:59AM
Totally!
Richa@HobbyandMore February 8, 2012 6:21PM
its like a fusion chutney!.. will work with so many cuisines.. and amazing shots chinmayie.. i am going to ping u to get some photography lessons:)
Chinmayie February 9, 2012 10:59AM
Will be happy to teach you all that I know (which really is not that much) Thank you Richa 🙂
Maureen February 8, 2012 1:52PM
I’m waiting for my new thermomix to arrive and I think this would be perfect for my first recipe. How clever you are!
Harini February 8, 2012 11:44AM
I bet this is even better than the original! It reminds me some of our Indian podis/chutneys. Lovely photographs.
Chinmayie February 9, 2012 11:00AM
Thank you Harini. It is actually a lot like a spicy chutney.
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen February 8, 2012 9:45AM
Mmm….love the little spicy kick!
Kits February 8, 2012 8:24AM
What gorgeous gorgeous photos. Love it! I made hummus the other day so tahini should definitely be 2nd on the list now! The photos inspired me!