Sunday, August 5, 2012

Hummus




Ingredients:

400g cooked chickpeas
1/4 tsp seasalt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cloves garlic
3 tbsp olive oil
6 tbsp cooking liquid **
2 tbsp lemon juice (to taste)
1/2 cup sesame seeds- lightly toasted

Chickpeas:
  • Wash and soak chickpeas overnight.
  • Rinse the chickpeas and add to a pot of boiling water.  Cook until very soft.
  • Drain the chickpeas and reserve the liquid for later **
Sesame Seeds:
  • Toast the sesame seeds in a dry frying pan under low heat.  Keep stirring and fry until light brown.  Set aside to cool.
  • Grind the toasted sesame seeds in a blender into a fine powder. 
 To make Hummus:
  • Put cooked chickpeas in the food processor and blend.  Gradually add in reserved liquid (from chickpeas).  Continue to blend until smooth.
  • Add in garlic, lemon juice, sesame powder, oil,  salt and pepper.  Add more liquid if required.  The paste should be thick and creamy.
  • Serve hummus with pita bread or crackers.


7 comments:

  1. I see that you use freshly ground toasted sesame seeds instead of ready made tahini. Interesting. Am following you and will explore your other recipes soon!

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    1. It is just easier to grind the sesame seeds when I only need a little rather than make a batch of tahini for this purpose. Thanks for dropping by.

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  2. Actually i am crazy of guacamole but will love to try out ur eggplant dip n hummus. Do u think this will goes well with taco? hehe...

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  3. Jane, hummus definitely goes well with taco, especially with some chopped avocados. And I believe the eggplant spread makes a wonderful companion for tacos too (i.e. if you like eggplant).

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  4. This looks very easy and delicious, will try out this recipe. Thanks!

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  5. I had this at Hilton KL few days back and it was my first hummus.
    Not very impressed with the taste.
    But I can't let that one rotten egg spoil the whole basket.

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    1. You are right Wendy, shouldn't let just one incident turned you away from hummus.

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