Classic hummus

Look of  an authentic hummus

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I think this is easiest of the lot. "Hummus" or houmous is Arabic for "chickpeas". I recently went on a trip to Egypt and Jordan and am not ashamed to say that I ate hummus almost every day while I was there. You will get it everywhere. Hummus is a Middle Eastern invention. I was not a huge Hummus fan before my trip. I thought it was okay, but not great. It is also a very healthy food. It is high in different types of nutrients for instance protein, iron,vitamin C and B6, and dietary fibre.

Step I: Soak Some Chickpeas or Kabuli Chana (1.5 cup) in water , over night or at least 5 hours.

Step II : Put the chickpeas in a pressure cooker and boil it and then drain the water.

Step III : Add 1 table spoon of olive oil, minced garlic (3-5 cloves of Garlic ), small quantity of cumin, and a 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the whipped tahini and lemon juice from  2 small lemon. Process for 30 seconds or so until it becomes a paste or until well blended. If you do not have Tahini, then buy some sesame seed from the market. But remember Hummus is not Hummus if there’s no Tahini.

Step IV :  Combine all ingredients in the food processor/ Mixer. Combine the chickpeas with Paste mentioned in Step III above ( olive oil, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt) and pepper in the bowl of the food processor/Mixer fitted with the  blender. Blend hummus until smooth. People advise to peel the chickpeas skin for better taste/smooth hummus.

Step V :Spread your Hummus onto a plate , and top with whatever you’d like. Traditionally, Hummus is topped with Olive Oil and Paprika and some black or green Olive, cut into small pieces. In India people give more onion and dices of chilly soaked in vinegar. I personally add onion soaked in vinegar, some black olive (cut into small pieces) and  chilly.

Step VI : If you cannot make Pita bread, then Roti/ Parota made with Flour tastes perfect.

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Somewhat similar to the one I have mentioned here. ...youtu.be/EtU2f0qrGrY