Herb and Chili Pepper Sauce (Zhoug)

Ingredients

• • 1 ½ cups (55 g) cilantro leaves and stems
  • ½ cup (15 g) flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 1 garlic clove, halved
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 6 tbsp (90 ml) olive oil
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) water
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 pinch ground cloves