Hummus/Middle Eastern chickpea dip

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 dipoven roasted chicken, and minted easter chicken.





Time to have more dips!

Try garlic dip

Pink bean dip

Black eye bean hummus

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.

10 thoughts on “Hummus/Middle Eastern chickpea dip”

  1. Who does not love freshly made hummus! Yummy
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