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    Home » Blogging Marathon » Classic Hummus

    Classic Hummus

    Published: Sep 4, 2015 · Modified: Dec 16, 2019 by Pavani · Leave a Comment

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    I love hummus. I use it as a spread on sandwiches, wraps and even made a bread with it. But never made hummus myself at home -- I wonder why!! All it needs is 2 main ingredients -- chickpeas and tahini and that's all you need to make this creamy and delicious dip.

    Hummus is known as the poor man's food in the Middle East and it is a versatile dish. It can be served as a snack or with any meal of the day -- it is served for breakfast for Israel. It is an easy and delicious way to add protein to the diet.

    This recipe is from Vegetarian Times magazine. The recipe is a little unusual in that it uses warm chickpeas -- the author says the heat helps cut the garlic's acidity. It is best to make the hummus from scratch using dried chickpeas (instructions on how to cook chickpeas from scratch are included at the end of the post).

    This basic hummus is creamy-smooth and is lightly flavored with tahini. Add more tahini for a more full bodied flavor. This classsic version can be doctored up by adding other flavorings like roasted red pepper, sundried tomato, roasted garlic etc.

    Recipe from Vegetarian Times magazine:

    Classic Hummus

    Hummus is one of the most popular Middle Eastern Dip. It can be used as a spread on sandwiches, wraps and even made a bread with it. Hummus is known as the poor man's food in the Middle East and it is a versatile dish. It can be served as a snack or with any meal of the day -- it is served for breakfast for Israel. It is an easy and delicious way to add protein to the diet.
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    Prep Time: 20 mins
    Total Time: 20 mins
    Course: condiments
    Cuisine: egypt
    Servings: 3 cups

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Chickpeas chickpeas , cooked or about 1½cans of that are rinsed, drained and warmed in the microwave
    • ¼ cup Lemon juice
    • 1 clove Garlic
    • ¼ cup Tahini , more if needed
    • to taste Salt Pepper &

    Instructions

    • Puree warm chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and ¼cup of water in a food processor 3~4 minutes, or until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl if needed.
    • Add tahini and puree 2 more minutes or until the mixture has the consistency of soft cream cheese, adding 1~2tbsp more water, if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle some paprika and drizzle olive oil on top. Serve with pita bread, tabbouleh and falafel.
    • How to cook Chickpeas from Scratch: Rinse and drain dried chickpeas and soak them for 8 hours or overnight. I wasn't too prepared to make this dish, so I soaked the chickpeas in hot water and kept changing the water every 1 hour and the chickpeas were nice and soft in about 5~6 hours.
    • Drain soaked chickpeas, then rinse and drain again. Place the chickpeas in a large pot with 10 cups of water, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer 90 minutes. Stir in 1tsp baking soda, if desired, after the first 1 hour to get creamy smooth chickpeas. Remove from heat, cover pot and let stand for 30 minutes. Skim off any chickpeas that have floated on top. Drain well.
    • I usually pressure cook my chickpeas which gets done with much less water and in much less time.

    Notes

    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 56.
    Tried this recipe?Mention @cooks_hideout or tag #cookshideout!

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    1. Sapana Behl

      September 04, 2015 at 3:17 pm

      Such a delectable and tasty dip.

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    2. Usha Rao

      September 05, 2015 at 3:31 pm

      Even I made hummus at home for the first time at home for this BM. This is such a versatile dip, isn't it?

      Reply
    3. vaishali sabnani

      September 07, 2015 at 3:11 am

      Hummus is such a delicious dip and so versatile...love it in any variety.. perfectly made hummus !and a fantastic combo !

      Reply
    4. Srivalli

      September 07, 2015 at 6:49 am

      I still remember our grp's whatsapp discussion on this..so good to see it..I love hummus..

      Reply
    5. Sandhiya

      September 07, 2015 at 3:55 pm

      I plan to make this for condiment series..Looks yum yum..

      Reply
    6. Gayathri's Cook Spot

      September 08, 2015 at 4:05 am

      I have made a pepper version. And even for me it is the first time. It is quite easy to put together and tastes so nice..

      Reply
    7. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan

      September 09, 2015 at 10:10 pm

      I second sandhiya. I too have it for condiment series. lovely

      Reply
    8. Archana

      September 16, 2015 at 1:46 pm

      I know its easy to put together and loved by all then why don't I do it? Lazy I guess. But your bowl is tempting me to make it tomorrow itself and tomorrow is Ganesh.

      Reply
    9. Nivedhanams Sowmya

      October 02, 2015 at 2:32 pm

      irresistible combo of pita bread and hummus... can happily keep licking them...

      Reply

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