Zhug / Spicy Garlic Spread

I found this on line yet to try! A Spicy Yemenite condiment,(Pronounced Zzzz-Hoog, One Syllable) good for soups, stews, or spread on toast when your MIL comes to visit. Also very nice stirred into chicken soup when you have a bad sinus cold. This version is from Claudia Roden's New Book of Middle Eastern Food (Penguin, 1985).

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 1  teaspoon black pepper
• 1  teaspoon caraway seed
• 4  cardamom pods
• 4  strong  dried hot peppers (soaked in water 1 hour)
• 1  whole bulb of garlic (peel)
• 1  bunch coriander leaves (remove stems)
•  salt

Directions

1. Grind and blend all ingredients into a paste.
2. Keeps for quite a while in a tightly closed jar with a layer of oil spread over the top.