Home made Hummus - Easy Dip

I ordered for Hummus & Pita Bread at Maarakesh Restaurant at Aundh... I liked the taste and also tried this recipe earlier at home but did not get time to click pictures.  Recently, I made this again and have clicked few  pictures...so thought of sharing it with you folks.  This can be refrigerated upto 3 days in the fridge.  I enjoyed eating this with Jowari Bhakri & some crunchy  sliced carrot's.

Hummus means Chickpeas in Arabic... It is popular in the Middle East and Mediterranean, as well as in the Middle Eastern Cuisine around the globe.  You only need few Ingredients to make this dish... It’s naturally Gluten-Free, Vegan, and Healthy!

Ingredients :

1 cup dried chickpeas (Kabuli Chana soaked in cold water overnight)

4 to 5 garlic cloves

5 tbsp - Sesame seeds

1/4th tsp cumin seeds (roasted)

6-8 Pepper corns (roasted)

Lemon Juice - 1 small lemon

Salt to taste

Olive Oil - 1/4th cup

Red Chilli powder - for garnishing

Few coriander leaves

Method :

Rinse the soaked Chickpeas well and add enough water (around 2 cups) or until water covers the chickpeas.  Pressure cook them for around 20 minutes on low flame after one whistle. Once the chickpeas are cooked, allow them to cool a bit. 

Now put this in food processor or grinder with enough warm water from the cooked chickpeas and grind for  3-5 minutes at low speed to a thick soft paste. (Adjust the water as it should not get watery). Add the salt, garlic, olive oil,  sesame seeds, roasted cumin & pepper and grind to fine paste.  To this mixture, add the lemon juice and grind for a minute. Check the salt.  Garnish with Chilli Powder and some Olive oil and few Coriander leaves.

Enjoy this  as a dip with crunchy veg, bread sticks or warm flat breads.

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