Hummus

Hummus is a traditional spread or dip made with cooked chickpea blended together with garlic, tahini paste, salt, lemon juice, and olive oil. It is served traditionally with pita bread, lavash, falafel or chopped vegetables. It is a Lebanese or Middle Eastern Cuisine. It is protein-rich, healthy, gluten-free and vegan.

The homemade hummus is tastier and creamier than one bought in store. You can make a big batch of hummus and can freeze it in small containers. I like to freeze in small containers and use them as a dip to be carried in the lunchboxes or to make a falafel wrap for a quick lunch.

I had also shared the recipe for falafel earlier. Hummus goes well with falafel. I will also share the recipe for baba ganoush dip and roasted red capsicum and walnut dip.

So friends do try out this simple and easy to make chickpea dip and please share your feedback with me.

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Hummus

Hummus is a traditional spread or dip made with cooked chickpea blended together with garlic, tahini paste, salt, lemon juice, and olive oil. It is served traditionally with pita bread, falafel or chopped vegetables in Lebanese or Middle Eastern Cuisine. It is protein-rich, healthy, gluten-free and vegan. 

Course accompaniments, dip, Global, gluten free, sauce, vegan

Cuisine Global, Lebanese, MiddleEastern

Keyword accompaniments, chickpea, diabeticfriendly, dip, gluten free, healthy, homemade, kids, lebanese, lunchbox, proteinrich, spread, traditional, vegan

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

soaking time 10 hours

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 166kcal

Ingredients

• 1 cup chickpeas Kabuli chana or chole chana washed and soaked overnight
• 1 tbsp garlic chopped
• 1 lemon juice
• 1 tbsp tahini paste I have used the ready made paste
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 tsp paprika powder to sprinkle while servingq
• 1 tsp olive oil drizzled on the top while serving.
• salt to taste
• 2 cup water for pressure cooking

Instructions

• Wash and soak chickpeas (kabuli chana/ chole) overnight.
  
• In a pressure cooker, cook the chickpeas with two cups of water and salt for 5-6 whistles on high heat and 2 whistles on low heat.
  
• Drain the cooked chickpeas. Reserve the drained liquid and keep it aside.
  
• In a mixture jar, add the cooked and drained chickpeas and chopped garlic.
  
• Add lemon juice, tahini paste, olive oil and salt to taste. Add the reserved drained liquid as required to grind into a smooth paste.
  
• Blend the mixture into the smooth paste. The hummus is ready. You can refrigerate till you serve. Or freeze it in small containers till used. 
  
• Place the hummus in a serving dish. Sprinkle paprika powder over it and drizzle olive oil over the prepared paste. The hummus is ready to serve. Serve it with pita bread, falafel, vegetable sticks or lavash. 
  

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1.4mg