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Hummus
Here's my recipe.
The proper way to start is to put chickpeas in water overnight and then cook them the next day.
The easy way is to buy a couple of cans of garbanzo beans (15.5-16.0 ozs each).
Drain the water out of the can.
Rinse the beans in hot water and peel as much of the loose stuff off the beans.
3 cups garbanzo beans (save 4-5 beans for later)
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice or bottled lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup hot water
3 tablespoons tahini sauce
1/3 teaspoon garlic paste.
1/4 teaspoon cummin powder
Virgin olive oil
Food processor
Add 3 cups garbanzo beans, 3 tablespoons tahini, 1/4 cup lemon juice and mix. Gradually add the 1/4 cup hot water. Once it starts smoothing out a bit, drizzle 10-12 seconds of olive oil while the processor is still running. This is important as it makes the hummus smooth and fluffy. While processor is running, add salt, cummin and garlic one at a time. Let spin for 1-2 minutes until texture is creamy.
Taste. Here is where you can fine tune it by potentially adding more salt or more lemon juice.
Spread hummus in a bowl and use a spoon or spatula to create a higher center, drizzle a bit of olive oil in a circle. The olive oil stays in the shallow area. Add a 4-5 garbanzo beans to the middle for decoration (this can get fancier with other stuff added too).
Pita bread. Buy the good stuff from bakeries not from the chain grocery stores.
Avo's, Orient and Caravan are good pita brands. Cut the bread in wedges or tear off a portion and make a wedge to scoop up the hummus (traditionally eaten this way and if you get good at scooping up, your fingers will not touch the food).
Enjoy!
Here's my recipe.
The proper way to start is to put chickpeas in water overnight and then cook them the next day.
The easy way is to buy a couple of cans of garbanzo beans (15.5-16.0 ozs each).
Drain the water out of the can.
Rinse the beans in hot water and peel as much of the loose stuff off the beans.
3 cups garbanzo beans (save 4-5 beans for later)
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice or bottled lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup hot water
3 tablespoons tahini sauce
1/3 teaspoon garlic paste.
1/4 teaspoon cummin powder
Virgin olive oil
Food processor
Add 3 cups garbanzo beans, 3 tablespoons tahini, 1/4 cup lemon juice and mix. Gradually add the 1/4 cup hot water. Once it starts smoothing out a bit, drizzle 10-12 seconds of olive oil while the processor is still running. This is important as it makes the hummus smooth and fluffy. While processor is running, add salt, cummin and garlic one at a time. Let spin for 1-2 minutes until texture is creamy.
Taste. Here is where you can fine tune it by potentially adding more salt or more lemon juice.
Spread hummus in a bowl and use a spoon or spatula to create a higher center, drizzle a bit of olive oil in a circle. The olive oil stays in the shallow area. Add a 4-5 garbanzo beans to the middle for decoration (this can get fancier with other stuff added too).
Pita bread. Buy the good stuff from bakeries not from the chain grocery stores.
Avo's, Orient and Caravan are good pita brands. Cut the bread in wedges or tear off a portion and make a wedge to scoop up the hummus (traditionally eaten this way and if you get good at scooping up, your fingers will not touch the food).
Enjoy!
not sure what that is but hey, any worries, once you boil it, just pour it through a sieve, the finer the mesh the better you are, else just expect some sediment on the bottom. No biggies though from what I can tell.
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