Hummus Recipe

Ingredients

  • 500gm of chickpeas (soaked overnight)
  • 2 cups of tahini (add more if you love sesame seeds)
  • Extra Virgin olive oil
  • 1 garlic
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp of sea salt
  • Juice from 2 squeezed lemon

How to make Tahini recipe

  1. Spread 3-4 cups of sesame seeds onto a baking pan (i added a little bit more because i love sesame seed taste)
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F, place pans in oven for 5-10 minutes to lightly roast the sesame seed.
  3. Pour the toasted sesame seeds into a high speed blender, pour in the ¼ cup olive oil and blend on high.
  4. Blend till smooth paste like.
  5. Then blend in chopped garlic, cumin, sea salt, lemon juice.
  6. Place it aside.

How to make Hummus recipe

  1. Soaked chickpeas overnight and remember to remove water because these waters will make you feel bloated.
  2. Wash till water is transparent.
  3. Wash chickpeas and put them into a big pot. Boil for about 1 hour – 1.5 hours.
  4. Cook until the grains are very easily smashed when pressed between two fingers.
  5. When done, sieve the grains and keep the cooking water.
  6. Put the chickpeas into a food processor and grind well.
  7. If the Hummus is too thick, add some of the cooking water.
  8. Serve with some good olive oil, chopped parsley, holland onions, pita bread or bread.
  9. Store into a glass jar and it can store up to 4 weeks in refrigerator.

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