Hummus is a middle eastern chickpea dip, which is protein rich. The addition of sesame seed paste, garlic, olive oil and lemon makes it flavorful. It goes well with pita bread, raw vegetables, garlic dip, oven roasted chicken, and minted easter chicken.
Time to have more dips!
Try garlic dip
Ingredients
Chickpeas, cooked – 1 cup
Tahina/sesame seed paste – 3 tsp
Garlic – 2 cloves
Olive oil – 2 tbsp
Salt
Lemon juice as per taste
Paprika
Method
Pressure cook chickpeas till it is done.
Reserve some chickpeas for later garnishing of hummus.
Blend chickpeas, garlic, olive oil and salt. Open the blender jar and scrape out the sides of scattered chickpeas. Now add tahina and lemon juice. The addition of tahina makes the hummus thick. Add ice cubes or water and olive oil as required to reach the desired consistency. Then whizz everything till incorporated.
Transfer this to a serving bowl. Garnish with reserved chickpeas and a sprinkle of paprika. Pour some olive oil on top.
never tried it before Looks tasty
I can have hummus day in day out, just like that in its raw form.
my favourite dip…love it
Middle eastern dip hummus is my favorite.
It looks super delicious. …
My fav looks super yum:-)
Who does not love freshly made hummus! Yummy
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Definitely my favourite!
Love this dip Beena.. I haven't yet posted it, though I made it long back!!
Looks perfect and well prepared..