Hummus is a creamy delicious spread, eaten with khubz- Arabian bread. It makes an excellent dip. It’s great and I am sure you would like to try it out once!
You need:
80 gm chickpeas
50 gm sesames seeds
3 tbsp olive oil
4-5 flakes of garlic
1 ½ tbsp. lemon juice
Salt to taste
For garnishing:
Finely chopped coriander /parsley
Chilli flakes
Method:
- Wash and soak chickpeas for about 4 hours.
- Cook with 2 cups of water and ½ tsp salt in a pressure cooker.
- After the first whistle lower the heat to its minimum and cook it for 4 minutes.
- Allow the cooker to cool down. Check the peas. It should be soft and the skin is about to come out. If not, cook for another minute or so.
- Drain off the water. This water is called aquafaba. Keep this water aside for later use.
- While chickpeas are is still warm, remove the skins. With a gentle pressure the pea comes out.
Aquafaba and peeled chickpeas.
7. Heat a pan with 3 tbsp of olive oil.
8. When heated switch off the heat and add the garlic.
9. Fry the garlic till slightly browned.
10. Remove it from the oil.
11. Keep the garlic-oil for later use.
12. Roast the sesame seed over medium heat till lightly brown.
13. Grind it in a grinder.
14. Add 1 tbsp of the garlic oil from above to the sesame seed.
15. Add the fried garlic and grind it together with the sesame seeds.
16. Add the chickpeas and little salt and grind.
17. Add the aquafaba to make it into a smooth consistence.
18. Add 1 ½ tbsp. of lemon juice and give a short pulse.
19. Adjust the salt.
20. Spoon out the mixture onto a plate.
21. Give a swirl over the mixture with a spoon.
22. Spoon the remaining garlic-oil over it.
23. Sprinkle chilli flakes and chopped parsley/coriander leave over it.
It is a delicious spread for bread/roti spread as well as a wonderful dip.
Course: Dip/Spread.
Country: Middle East.
Type: Arabic food
Nutritional Information: Chickpeas are rich in protein and fibre.
Happy Cooking !
Dal On The Table 
Looks yum 🤤 it’s one of my favourite dip with oven baked taco chips👌
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Really delicious and healthy. Doctor has recommend this to me after surgery. Thank you for sharing!
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Your recipe looks so simple as you’ve elaborated wonderfully..gona try soon😃
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Made the hummus as per your recipe…turned out very well!Thanks for sharing.😊
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Must be delicious…Wish to try once.
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Excellent recipe easy to make and easily
available ingredients available at home.
Lovely.Best wishes always.
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