How to Make an Awesome Hummus!

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How to Make an Awesome Hummus!

Hummus is a delicious middle eastern dip made using chickpeas! Healthy and nutritious. “Delicious” is really just an extra addittion!

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Get your can of chickpeas, if using fresh then measure out about a pound (454 grams). Don't be precise !

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Drain. If using fresh, then reserve the broth.

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Rinse with cold water to wash away the preservatives. If using fresh chickpeas then you don't need to rinse.

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Add to a bowl, or directly to your blender or food processor.

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Add the FRESH lemon or lime juice. Never use the bottled stuff, yuk! Eyeball about 1 Tablespoon. Sorry about the poor image :(

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Add about one Tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, just eyeball it. I never make an exact hunmus recipe twice, I just eyeball the ingredients. It's all about your taste

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Season with salt and pepper.

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Add the tahini, it's smart to add a little now, then taste after blending. Add more later if needed, but start with about 2 Tablespoons now.

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Add the water, if you're using fresh chickpeas and have reserved the broth left from the cooking process, then use the broth instead of the water. It carries more flavor!

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Squeeze out a bulb of roasted garlic. See my guide on how to roast garlic to learn how I roasted this garlic. You could use fresh garlic, but just one clove!

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Blend! I'm using a hand held blender, you can use a food processor or a regular blender. Blend untill as chunky or as smooth as you like. I like it completely smooth and creamy.

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Taste and re-season accordingly.

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Pour in a serving bowl, I'm using a traditional middle eastern serving ramekin.

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Make a crater in the middle of the hummus using a spoon and pushing away from the center to the sides.

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Add a bit of olive oil.

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Anchor a spoon at a 45 degrees angle and push it down the crater and rotate thd ramekin while keeping your spoon steady.

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If done right, you should end up with something like this.

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Get 3 small bowls and add a bit of sumac, paprika and cumin in them. Then get a small fork and dip it in water, then into one of the spices and then dip it into the hummus, keep alternating w/ spices.

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Keep stamping the spices alternating between them all around the sides of the hummus.

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You will end up with this.

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Fill the crater with some more oil and two olives. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and chill for an hour or two before serving. Serve with pita chips or pita bread. Or any other flat bread. Or veggies!

You're Done

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1 Can of chickpeas aka garbanzo beans (450 grams)

2 Tablespoons Tahini (seasame paste)

1 Tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil

1 Tablespoon Lemon or lime juice (FRESH PLEASE)

1 Bulb of roasted garlic

¼ Cups Water

1 Pinch Salt

1 Pinch White pepper, black pepper is also fine

To garnish:

Olive oil

Sumac

Cumin

Paprica

Green or black olives

Thanks for the tip Alina :)

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 3 months ago

Great guide Saleh! Natasha, you can make the hummus without tahini, I have made it before using Saleh's recipe (without hummus). I don't remember if I added any water as I made it about 3 years ago, but j had no tahini at that time and it was still delicious! Good luck!

Alina Alina 3 months ago

Thanks buddy!! Wishing you best of luck and hoping you enjoy it in good health :)

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 6 months ago

Dude! This is a serious work of art!! I'm making it right now... Nicely done Saleh!

Dan Parry 6 months ago

Thank you so much saleh, ill try the sesame seed style, yes I agree the real stuff is REALLY worth it.

Natasha Karim 6 months ago

Hi Natasha, Well, you can always order it online! Let me tell you that the real stuff is WORTH it! You can even make it at home by toasting 2 cups of seasame seeds just until it begins to be aromatic and smells good. Then put it while still warm in a food processor with 1 TBSP veg oil and 1 tsp salt. Blitz untill it is smooth and creamy, might need to scrape the sides of the food processor 1 or 2 times. Others have mentioned that you could use peanut butter or any other nut butter in place but I never tried that. I reckon if you look for it in middle eastern specialized markets or even a health food store then you might find it.

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 6 months ago

Am I ever going to find classic tahini in America? I crave traditional arab hummus here so much. I really want to try this. Can you give me an alternative to tahini?

Natasha Karim 7 months ago

@Aditi, Yeah I know what you mean, I love garlic but it could get too overwhelming when eaten raw! Hope you try this recipe and hopefully you will make it your go to hummus recipe. :)

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 7 months ago

I'm not a fan of raw garlic and roasted garlic is such a good tip! Eager to try the recipe now!!

Aditi Murarka 7 months ago

Thanks a lot Gillian! Good luck with making this recipe, let me know how it turns out for you! This is a really traditional recipe with a very modern twist with the roast garlic! Yum

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 8 months ago

I have tried making hummus twice now and just cannot get it right, but I think your guide may just help me do that! Great guide, thanks for sharing :)

Gillian Duncan 8 months ago

@Lau Hal, I am soooo glad to hear that! No more store bought hummus please!

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 8 months ago

I just made hummus for the first time and used this recipe! Deeeeee-lish!!😄

Lau Hal 8 months ago

Thanks Goi! I try 😃

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 8 months ago

I love the stamping

Goi Haru 8 months ago

Anytime Alice!

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 9 months ago

Thanks for that info. I'll look for it.

Alice Ryan 9 months ago

It really is yummy! Sumac is a type of deep red berry which gets dried and ground up into a powder. It is quite tangy and tart, but so good! Try looking for it in middle eastern markets or the ethnic isle in your supermarket. You will also probably find it online. I don't think there's another name for it, or if there is then I dont know it, I'm sorry :( In this recipe, we only use sumac as a garnish so you can leave it out or use another ingredient such as red chili powder. It will give u a nice spicy heat.

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 9 months ago

Sounds yummy! Is there another name for sumac? I'm not familiar with it. Thanks!

Alice Ryan 9 months ago

My pleasure Tabasom

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 9 months ago

I love hummus. Thanks for telling us how to make it

Tabasom Sam 9 months ago

Why thank you :)

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 9 months ago

Wonderful decorative detail.

Stephanie Thomas 9 months ago

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LOL, oh yeah !

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 7 months ago

That's the beauty about making hummus!

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 8 months ago

Me too! I just keep adding more lemon or tahini or whatever until it tastes just right :)

Christina Bekaroglu 8 months ago

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The tahini you use here looks different from the one I've seen in the store, your's looks much thinner. But I will go ahead and buy it 'coz your recipe makes me crave hoummos!

Karin Siöö 6 months ago

Hmm, peanut butter instead of tahini! I never tried it as a sub for tahini but it might work well! You could always make your own tahini, I saw it as a guide before in this app!

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 8 months ago

Tahini is wonderful but difficult to find. If you are desperate, I've substituted peanut butter for the tahini in my hummus. Nobody was the wiser.

Toni Foselli 8 months ago

Tahini is a seasame paste, in the USA you can find it in middle eastern supermarkets or the ethnic isle in your supermarket. You can also find it in speacialty health stores and ofcourse you can try finding it online. It's a paste from seasame seeds, it's bitter but nice and creamy and gives a delightful flavor to middle eastern foods.

Big Guy Big Flavors (author) 9 months ago

What's tahini? Where can i find it?

Tabasom Sam 9 months ago

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