Introduction
Hummus is a dip/spread that is made from chickpeas. In fact, hummus is the Arabic word for chickpea. You may notice that many hummus recipes call for garbanzo beans, not chickpeas. Don’t worry, garbanzo is the Spanish translation of chickpea. They are called cece beans in Italy.
Hummus is one of the oldest foods dating back to ancient Egypt. We know that chickpeas were used quite frequently over 7,000 years ago.
Hummus (a transliteration of the Arabic: حمّص; also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus; see romanization of Arabic) is a Levantine Arab[1] dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is a popular food throughout the Middle East.
Everyone in the Middle Eastern make their hummus different. Some like their hummus recipe to have a strong lemon flavor, some have an overwhelming garlic flavor, and some hummus has a spicy tone. When making your own hummus, you have to keep your own taste buds in mind. If a recipe calls for a lot of tahini and you don’t like tahini, scale down the amount.
The fun about Middle Eastern cooking is that the ingredient amounts aren’t set in stone. Add a little of this and take away that and you still have a culinary masterpiece!
Hummus (a transliteration of the Arabic: حمّص; also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus; see romanization of Arabic) is a Levantine Arab[1] dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is a popular food throughout the Middle East.
Everyone in the Middle Eastern make their hummus different. Some like their hummus recipe to have a strong lemon flavor, some have an overwhelming garlic flavor, and some hummus has a spicy tone. When making your own hummus, you have to keep your own taste buds in mind. If a recipe calls for a lot of tahini and you don’t like tahini, scale down the amount.
The fun about Middle Eastern cooking is that the ingredient amounts aren’t set in stone. Add a little of this and take away that and you still have a culinary masterpiece!
Ingredients
1 cup chickpeas
3 cups water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
2 tbsp water, extra
1/2 tsp salt
ground sweet paprika, to garnish
Method :
Soak chickpeas in water for 4 hours or overnight. Drain chickpeas, place in a pan, add water and bring to the boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, drain. Place chickpeas, lemon juice, oil, garlic, water and salt into food processor bowl and, using the pulse action, process for 30 seconds or until smooth. Sprinkle with paprika and serve as a dip with pita bread.
Serves 8-10
The most popular Middle Eastern dip.
Hint: Add 3/4 cup tahini to hummus for traditional variation (Hummus bi Tahini). Stir through a little extra water to make sauce for kebabs.
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