Full tutorial video above. Advieh - warm, aromatic and easy homemade Persian spice mixes for spicing up all your delicious Persian recipes. These advieh spice blends are the best ever and quick to make. Easy to store and use for a variety of Persian recipes such as rice pilafs, grilled meats, stews, vegetables, frittatas, soups, pickles and more.
Measure out the whole spices and grind them in your electric or nut grinder. You may also use a mortar and pestle.
Mix the dried herbs and other ground powders into the spice blend in the final step.
If you already have the ground form of the spices, you may simply combine the ground spices in the specified quantities and add the herbs.
For the advieh torshi you may add the seeds (anise, nigella, celery), dried herbs and red pepper flakes to the mix without grinding.
Toasting the whole spices is not typical for making advieh. But if you do, it will make the flavors a bit more intense.
Don't toast the rose petals, saffron, angelica, dried limes or herbs.
Store spice mixes in glass spice jars.
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You can buy dried roses (culinary grade) from Persian/ middle eastern/other ethnic grocery stores or online.
How to use: Try to buy spices fresh and in usable quantities at a store with high turnover, where it is not sitting on shelves forever. Store ground spice mix in glass containers and seal tightly.
Where to buy: The best places to buy spices are at ethnic stores or spice specialty stores. They are often cheaper at Indian and middle eastern stores. Readymade advieh is also available on Amazon and at Persian or middle eastern grocery stores.
Substitute for advieh: The closest substitutes would be other mild (not spicy) but aromatic mixed spice blends from the middle east or eastern Mediterranean, such as the baharat spice.