Hummus - a Chickpea Dip from the Middle East

Hummus is an Arabic word (حمّص ummu) meaning "chickpeas," and the complete name of the prepared spread in Arabic is حمّص بطحينة ummu bi aīna, which means "chickpeas with tahini". Spellings of the word in English can be inconsistent. "Hummus" is the standard spelling in American English, while "houmous" is common in British English. 
This interesting recipe was shared by my friend who had it in a Lebanese restaurant in Dubai. Thank you Hazeena 



It is a food dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is served as an appetizer and dip, Hummus is scooped with flatbread such as Pita. Also as an accompaniment to falafel, grilled chicken, fish, or eggplant. Garnishes include chopped tomatocucumbercoriander, parsley, caramelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, whole chickpeasolive oil, avocado. 


It is ideal for weight watchers, you can serve the dip with freshly sliced raw vegetables like cucumber, carrots, capsicum, pita bread, sauteed mushrooms and cauliflower.
You can as well use it as bread spread.

Lets get to the easy recipe

Ingredients : 

Chickpeas - 1 cup (soak overnight and pressure cook it for 4 whistles) 
Olive oil - 1/4 cup 
Lemon juice - 1 full lemon juice 
Garlic - 2 pods 
Sesame seeds - 1/2 cup (dry roasted and powdered or Tahini)
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp 
Jeera pdr - 1 tsp 
Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste 
Coriander leaves / cilantro - few sprigs 

Method : 

1. Wash and soak the chickpeas overnight and pressure cook it for 4 whistles
2. Meanwhile, in a pan dry roast the sesame seeds and powder it in the mixie along with olive oil - this is called Tahini 
3. To the same jar/blender add all the ingredients above and blend to a smooth paste. 
4. You could also add coriander leaves / hara dhaniya to give it a green colour and flavour
5. Serve the hummus with pita bread, garlic bread sticks, raw veges, and olive oil too. 




The extra hummus can be stored in an airtight container in a refrigerator 

DIVI !! 


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