Chaimen- An Armenian Spice Rub! (use For Basterma)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons paprika
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon kimion (cumin, in middle east shops)
• 1/4 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tablespoon allspice
• 3 crushed garlic cloves

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients.
• 2 add a enough water, a little at a time, to make.
• 3 the mixture as thick as waffle dough.
• 4 blend well to avoid lumps.
• 5 this mixture may be kept in fridge for several weeks.
• 6 eat by dipping bread morsels into the dish of chaimen.
• 7 use chaimen to make basterma, the dried armenian jerky!