Marias Menu

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.

Reference sites:

• My Jewish Learning
• RecipeZaar
• MediterrAsian