Arabic · Appetizer
Homemade Humus
A traditional hummus recipe includes tahini and makes a wonderful snack or appetizer.
Prep10 min
Cook30 min
Total40 min
Serves6
CuisineArabic
Ingredients
Preparation
- 2 Cups Chick peas
- 1/4 TSPBaking Soda
To make creamy Humus
- 1Lemon Juice (approximately ¼ cup)
- 1Garlic Clove (Optional)
- 1 TSPCumin
- 1/3 cup Ice Cold Water (+ another 1/4 in case we need it)
- 1/2 cupTahini (divided (1/4 + 1/4))
- 1 TSPSalt
Garnish Ingredients
- Cumin
- Paprika
- Chick peas
- Parsley Leaves
- Olive Oil
Method
- Soak the chickpeas overnight in 1/4 tsp of baking soda. Rinse in the morning.
- In a sauce pan, add water and the chickpeas and bring to boil until tender. You can use a pressure cooked to reduce the boiling time and get great results if you have one.
- Remove chickpeas, draining before adding them to your food processor. Leave some aside for garnish.
- In a food processor, add lemon and salt, and pulse until ingredients come together.
- Add chickpeas and pulse until the mixture crumbles then add water and pulse again.
- Add tahini, cumin, and salt, and garlic if using, and pulse again.
- If you want a creamier texture you can add more water and tahini until it comes together to your liking
- Garnish to your liking. You can add lemon wedges, parsley, pomegranate. Paprika, cumin etc…