Cookbook:Yemenite Charoset II

Ingredients

 * 300 g dates or date spread, finely chopped
 * 300 g raisins, finely chopped
 * 100 g dried figs, finely chopped
 * 200 g toasted sesame seeds
 * 1 pomegranate
 * 100 g almonds
 * 100 g walnuts
 * 10 g black pepper
 * 20 g cumin
 * 10 g ground cinnamon
 * 10 g ground ginger
 * A few kernels of cardamom (shelled, making use of only their inner black seeds)
 * Sweet red wine

Procedure

 * 1) Separately pound all ingredients except the fruits in a mortar and pestle.
 * 2) Mix all dry ingredients together (walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds, etc.), then mix all wet ingredients together (raisins, dates, figs, etc.).
 * 3) In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together with ones hands and fingers.
 * 4) At Passover, smaller servings are dished out to all diners. A dash of red wine or grape juice or vinegar is added directly to each smaller dish shortly before dipping one's matzah into the charoset.