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Hummus is a thick paste or dip made from cooked chickpeas, ground and blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic, made originally in the Middle East.
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Ingredients
Dried black eye beans – 175 gm
Garlic cloves, crushed – 3 nos
Tahini paste ( sesame seed paste) – 150 ml
Lemon juice – 2 tbsp
Olive oil – 2 tbsp
Paprika for garnish – a pinch
Method
Soak beans overnight for 8 hours. Pressure cook for 3 whistles and set aside. In a blender, add cooked beans and 2 tbsp water in the beans. When ground to a coarse paste, add garlic and tahini and blend together thoroughly. Lastly, pour lemon juice and blend until the hummus has a rich creamy and smooth consistency
Place the hummus in a shallow bowl. Pour olive oil over the surface. Sprinkle paprika over the top.
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A perfect dip recipe
wow…v get these both ,i love this combo…its tempting…
Black eyed peas humus looks perfect treat
Really??? I am going to make this one day for sure!
wow… great idea… looks delicious…
I like hummus made with different beans. This looks scrumptious!
looks delicious n healthy!!
so yummy…
looks super tempting,…feel like grabbing it form here…loved it
The texture looks perfectly like the hummus…healthy and delicious
Lovely twist on my favorite hummus! Delicious!