the one that makes it
muhammara
aleppo's red dip — roasted pepper, walnut, pomegranate molasses. sweet, tart, nutty, a little smoky. criminally underrated.
the story
where it comes from
muhammara comes from aleppo, one of the oldest continuously cooked-in cities on earth. it's roasted red pepper and walnut brought together by pomegranate molasses — sweet, sharp and deep at once.
against grilled paneer it does what a good sauce should: makes you ask what's in it before you've finished the bite.
the 97 / 3
what we changed
muhammara usually sits quietly as a dip. we make it the star — spread thick behind grilled paneer, with walnut and pomegranate for crunch and pop.
97% familiar · 3% you've never had
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things to say at dinner
'muhammara' means 'reddened' in Arabic, for the roasted-pepper colour.
pomegranate molasses — the tart-sweet syrup that makes it sing — is just pomegranate juice cooked down for an hour.
aleppo has been inhabited for ~8,000 years; its pepper is prized enough to have its own name.
make it at home
a home version
2 pockets · 25 min
ingredients
- ·2 red peppers, roasted
- ·½ cup walnuts, toasted
- ·1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- ·1 tsp cumin
- ·chili flakes
- ·150g paneer, grilled
- ·pomegranate seeds
- ·warm pita
method
- 1blitz roasted peppers, walnuts, pomegranate molasses, cumin and chili to a coarse dip.
- 2grill the paneer until edges catch.
- 3spread muhammara thick in the pita, add paneer, walnuts and pomegranate seeds.
the secret we keep
toast the walnuts and don't over-blend — muhammara should have texture, not be a smooth paste.
what's in it
every dish is veg · swap paneer for chicken, same price · air-fried falafel on request
allergens
our kitchen isn't allergen-free — tell us what you can't have and we'll tell you exactly what's in it.
pairs well: a strawberry milk to lean into the sweet-tart.
the numbers
22g
protein
~470
kcal
- ·walnut omega-3s
- ·roasted, not fried
- ·house-made bread
numbers approximate · base-dependent
why it's good
the dip that makes people ask what's in it — that's the whole brand in one bite.
sweet, tart and nutty, so it satisfies without sitting heavy.
have it your way, or ours.