Dip Recipes

•Free •Easy •Tasty Recipes from the Middle-East

Hummus Dip Recipe

After making this rich, delicious hummus dip you will
never want to buy flat-tasting commercial hummus again.

Ingredients:
 
  1 cup uncooked chickpeas  
  ¾ cup raw tahini (ground sesame seeds)
  ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  3 cloves garlic, crushed
  3 Tbsp olive oil
  1 Tbsp salt
  1 Tsp cumin
   Sweet paprika, olive oil and some parsley (for decoration only)

Directions:

  1. Soak the chickpeas in water for 8-10 hours.

  2. Strain and drain the chickpeas and cook them in
      5 cups water for 2 hours until totally soft.

  3. Strain and take them out of the water (keep the water!),
      reserve a few chickpeas for decoration.

  4. Place chickpeas and other ingredients in blender, gradually
      adding a small amount of the cooking water.

  5. Blend this mixture until smooth.

  6. Put the hummus spread in an attractive shallow bowl and decorate it with
       the cooked chickpeas, olive oil, paprika and some parsley.

Tips:
 
  v You can add less water if you want a thicker dip.

  v You can store the hummus dip in the refrigerator for 3-4 days, since
       it doesn't have preservatives like commercial hummus.

                        Recommended with: Hot pepper dip(Sechoog) & Cucumber pickles