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The History of Hummus

August 1st 2010 05:32
: A tasty Middle Eastern dish
: made from chickpeas
hummus
Tasty hummus
Called hummus, hommus or hommous it stretches back to ancient Egyptian times and is a tasty dip.

Made from chickpeas, lemon juice and tahini it is one of the easiest dips to whip up if you know company is coming around.

The word hummus is Arabic for chickpea and is very high in protein

While there are many alternatives to the recipe I found this quite quick and easy.

I also made some tasty, toasty crackers with flatbread (my own recipe) to go with the dip.

Ingredients
125g tinned chick peas
150ml tahini (sesame seed paste found in health food sections of supermarkets)
salt
ground black pepper
2tsp ground cumin
2 large cloves garlic, crushed
3Tbs lemon juice
pinch cayenne pepper
sprigs parsley
3Tbs olive oil

Method
1. Put chick peas in a blender and season with pepper and cumin.
2. Process gradually adding remaining ingredients (except oil) until your preferred balance is achieved.
3. Add a little water and blend again to make a soft puree.
4. Spoon on a plate, garnish with parsley and drizzle over oil.

To make flatbread:
Mix oil with mustard powder or chopped chillies or whatever flavour is preferable. Brush over flatbread and place in hot oven for 10 minutes or until bread is crunchy and brown. Use to dip in hummus.

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Comment by Lara M

August 2nd 2010 00:36


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Love hoummos!

Comment by Samantha Elley

August 2nd 2010 03:05


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I hear you Lara AND it is so easy to make. Won't catch me buying store bought hummus anymore.

Sam

Comment by Helen Randell

August 2nd 2010 10:24


Rough Cooking
Looks amazing Sam. I have been meaning to make my own hummus for ages now, but just haven't got there - you've inspired me!

Comment by Samantha Elley

August 3rd 2010 03:35


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Awww thanks Helen, once you've got all the ingredients it will literally only take a couple of minutes to blend.

Sam

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