Lebanese seven spice (sabaa baharat)

Step 1

Place all of the ingredients in a small bowl and mix together well. Store at room temperature in a sealed container.

Step 2

You can also make this starting with whole spices in part or full - just use equal volumes of the ground form, or take a best-guess from whole ingredients. Start by gently toasting most of the spices (cumin, coriander, cloves, allspice, cinnamon stick) in a dry skillet/frying pan to bring out their flavor. Nutmeg can also be freshly grated but does not really need toasted.