Tahini sauce

3: Tahiniya

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    300

    ml
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Red Sea Cookbook: Over 100 family recipes and stories from Saudi Arabia

By Madeeha Qureshi

Published 2026

  • About

Tahiniya, Humr and Daqqus are the Three Musketeers of a Saudi spread. They go well with anything and everything savoury. Tahiniya has Palestinian origins, but every country in the region has their own slight variations. It’s very simple to make and can last up to 15 days in the fridge, although these dips are so addictive that they don’t last that long anyway. They are not bound to Saudi cuisine – you can have them on sal