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cha-cha-charmoula. Magical Morrocan marinade

I'm not sure if this recipe is Moroccan or from somewhere else of a Moorish persuasion. This is Joe's favourite marinade and we use it on grilled prawns and Chicken.
It couldn't be simpler... so here it is Joe .... go on you can do it!

Ingredients

2 tsp Cumin seeds
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp sweet paprika
i lemon
1 tsp red wine vinegar
3 tbs chopped coriander
3 tbs olive oil
salt

Method

crush the cumin seeds in a pestle and mortar. Remove and set to one side

Put the garlic clovs into the pestle and mortar and crush to a paste with some salt.

Add the paprika, the juice of half to one lemon, the crushed cumin seeds and the coriander and bash to a pulp (you can do this in a blender)

Then add the olive oil and mix again.

marinade your chosen food for at least an hour leaving a little of the marinade over to 'dress' the food once it's cooked.

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