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    • Hummus

    by Maria on April 8, 2008

    Hummus

    Its been three years that am living in Bahrain and this is the first time am trying an Arabic dish at home. We usually have Arabic food on weekends and I always have pita bread and some spreads like hummus, moutabel etc; My husband always asks me why I have the same dish again n again and the answer is I don’t know why…but I just love these spreads and hey its healthy too :) . So when I wanted to try Arabic dish I decided to go with hummus. I am not sure whether this is the authentic recipe , but it came out well for me. Hope you will also like it.

    Here is the recipe….

    1. Dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans) – 1 cup
    2. Tahini – 1/4 cup
    3. Lemon juice – 1/4 cup
    4. Olive oil – 1/4 cup
    5. Garlic – 2 cloves
    6. Cumin powder – 1 tsp
      Chili powder – 1/2 tsp
    7. Salt

    Soak the chickpeas in water overnight. Cook the chickpeas till it is done. Let it cool. Reserve a bit of cooking water. In a food processor combine all the ingredients except cumin powder. If the mixture is too thick add reserved cooking water and adjust the consistency. Its usually made in a paste form and not watery, hence adjust the texture accordingly. Sprinkle cumin and chili powder on top and drizzle some olive oil. Serve with warm pita bread.

    Note: I have changed the quantity of ingredients to suit my taste, so you can also adjust it after referring the sites listed below.

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    • http://thebuddingcook.blogspot.com/ TBC

      I’ve developed a liking to hummus and make my own now. I make a version with roasted red peppers which is on my blog, if you are interested.
      BTW, I have the same set of Corelle plates. :-)

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      TBC, I will try your version next time I make hummus….your hummus picture looks yummy :)

    • KevinJ

      Can we make tahina at home using White gingely?If u know the recipie kindly post it here.

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria
    • Crispus

      I abs LOV hummus anytime anywhere.im a hummus fan and now hubby too :)

    • smitha

      kindly give me good recipe for rasam with the original items rather than rasam powder
      thank u

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Smitha,

        I havent tried making rasam without rasam powder, so I dont have a recipe for that.

        If I make it in future, I will post it here.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Jeena

      i come from the middle east,i read yur recipe on hummus &liked it,can u tell me if u get this tahini to buy fmr any of the outlets.

      i havent made it yet of this tahini confusion

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Jeena,

        From your mail, I understand you live in ME. Tahini is available in all supermarkets. You can check out in the canned food section.

        Regards
        Maria

    • http://www.tasteofbeirut.com tasteofbeirut

      I would not worry if it is authentic or not; in Lebanon, we never put cumin in hummus; but hey, people allover the world have adopted hummus and put whatever they like in it! Love your version and the photo and your effort!

    • jiji

      thanx sooooo much maria I was searching for this one I asked my friends they do not know how is it made.Anyway how are u doing?I am new to this site.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi jiji

        I’m doing good :). Please try out the hummus recipe and share your feedback too.

        Please do check out other recipes also when you have time.

        Hope to see you here often :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Nimi

      Hey Maria,

      Im the new to the site and new to cooking really. I just started getting interested after I decided to get married to a wonderful person who loves to eat sumthing new everyday. Hes not into veges at all…but knowing very well how important that is I want to try yummy vege dishes too…I love the Vegetable stew recipe…I absolutley love the fact that all ur recipes have this ‘With Lov from Mum’ touch in it…I needed baisc keralite recipes like avial and sambar, etc…Hopeing to c recipes for appam,iddiappam,masala dosa…they say yea…the way to mans heart is through his stomach…so Thats me learning first hand cooking from ur site…want to thank and appreciate ur sincere efforts to pass on wisdom to others like me…lov n prayers
      Nimi

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Nimi,

        Thank you so much :)

        Wish you both a beautiful married life! I should say “wonderful person” in your life is also a lucky man to have you :)

        I’ve posted aviyal , sambar and appam recipes…please give a search in the site n you can find them.

        Once again best wishes…

        Happy cooking :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • fathima

      hi i m also a great lover of arabic food .i was always searching for a good hummos recipe.now i think this is the perfect one.looks awesome…….can u please give the recipe of garlic paste also.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Fathima,

        Thank you :) Did you get a chance to try this? if so, please share your feedback.

        By garlic paste you mean some kind of dip??

        Cheers
        Maria

        • fathima

          @Maria, hi maria,
          i tried hummus with homemade tahini.but i didnt get the taste which we get in restaurants.i used roasted white sesame seeds and ground it with olive oil.what could be wrong?

          • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

            Hi Fathima,

            I’ve used only store bought tahini so far. I’m not sure whether the homemade n store bought tastes different.

            If you happen to try it again, try using ready made tahini and see whether the taste is different. Hope it comes out well next time…

            Cheers
            Maria

    • fathima

      yes garlic paste is also a dip in arabic cuisine.i wll definitely get back to u after trying hummus.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Fathima,

        I’m not familiar with the garlic dip, I’ll check it out when we go to an Arabic restaurant next time.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Arshiya 25

      hi

    • Ayana Thalikkatil

      Today I happened to see this hummus recipe, we usually prepare the hummus at home adding 1/4 cup of dry roasted peanuts and 2-3 Tbsp of yogurt with all other ingredients mentioned above (may be you can reduce the olive oil a bit), it tastes heavenly.. :) I’ve tried many recipes from your blog and Egg Sandwich and Citrus Tea Cakes are few among our favorites. Thanks a lot for all your hard work.

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Ayana,

        Thanks for sharing the tips about adding peanuts & yogurt to hummus. I like the taste of peanuts, so I think it will definitely enhance the taste of hummus :) Nice to know that you have tried recipes from here & liked them too.

        Thanks again for the comment!

        Cheers
        Maria

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