A Simple Way to Make Your Own Homemade Hummus! @Cooknbake
authentic Saturday Morning - Healthy Mediterranean Style Breakfast
and now its time for:
THE PERFECT HOMEMADE HUMMUS!
Hummus is a delicious, popular Middle Eastern spread made from cooked and mashed chickpeas, blended with Tahini paste, olive oil, lemon, salt and garlic.
It is so simple to make at home, not to mention- much tastier and healthier than store-bought!
Now that we can make our own homemade pita bread, what better way to eat it than rrrripping a piece of that hot fresh pita, dipping it in the Hummus plate and wiping a generous amount of that Hummus just before it enters your mouth!
Enjoy!!!
SIMPLE HOMEMADE HUMMUS- recipe @Cooknbake:
Ingredients:
800gr canned chick peas, drained (reserve ½ cup liquid from the chickpea can for the blending)
¾ cup Tehini paste (sesame paste)
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 medium garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt, to taste
Options for garnish:
Fresh parsley leaves, olive oil, paprika, Tehini sauce, chickpeas (cooked or canned)
In the post below you can find how to make your Hummus using dried chickpeas.
Method:
- Place chickpeas in a food processor/blender (optional: reserve a few chickpeas for garnish). Blend until it starts to becomes a paste.
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Gradually add the remaining ingredients (Tahini paste, the reserved chickpea liquid from can, lemon, garlic, cumin and salt).
Blend for a few more minutes until smooth -(note: it will not be completely smooth).
Adjust lemon and salt to taste. (To adjust the thickness, you can add more liquid)
To serve: Place a big scoop of hummus on a plate or shallow bowl and with a tablespoon - spread it and form a small well in the middle:
and garnish as you wish!!
Now take your pita and ENJOY!!!
Making Hummus from DRIED CHICK PEAS:
The 'fast' version (above) for making Hummus uses canned chick peas, however,
to make your hummus with DRIED CHICK PEAS you'll need:
-500gr dried chick peas
-2 teaspoons baking soda
-water
Method:
-Soak the chickpeas overnight in a bowl filled with water (about 12 hours at least).
-Strain and rinse the chick peas.
-Place chick peas in a pot with 2 teaspoons of baking soda and add water until covers the chick peas.
-Let simmer on medium heat for 1-2 hours (depending on their size) until they are very soft, while occasionally removing foam or any skin that floats to the surface.
-Drain the chickpeas and reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid for the blending of the hummus, and proceed with recipe.
Skins:
You can grind the chickpeas with their skins, however, if you'd like to make a smoother Hummus you can remove the skins from the chickpeas after cooking them :Place the cooked chickpeas in a bowl, cover with water and rub them with your hands until the skins float to the surface.
How to grind:
Do not grind the chickpeas when they are hot, since humus is a sensitive product, and the amount of bacteria in it is doubled very quickly. In order for the hummus not to break down quickly, it is best to cool it a bit and then grind it.
NOTE: *The Hummus can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Hope you enjoyed!
Simple Recipes @Cooknbake :)
Stay tuned for more Mediterranean style recipes coming up this week :)
Have a great week!
Much Love ❤️
@Cooknbake
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Lovely simple hummus recipe @cooknbake! If people knew how easy it was I'm sure they'd stop buying the ready made stuff :-) Thanks for sharing!
So true! Since i realized how simple and fast it is to make it I stopped buying the ready ones! Much healthier🤗 (and more satisfying once you know you made it yourself😄)
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AMAZING RECIPE
Greetings 😊
Greetings to you too @viktoriyani!and thank you! Happy that you liked!!🤗
WOW!! bookmarked and writing down on my grocery list what I need to make this!! Thank you for the great post!!!!!!!!!!!
Your photo's are wonderful too!!
Thats great @snook! So happy that you liked it😄 ill be happy to know how it turned out if get a chance to try it out 🤗🤗! Have a great day dear!!
I love hummus but since moving to Bulgaria I have never been happy with the taste of it here. I will be looking forward to trying this recipe. Btw I found you through @kacia who included you in her shoutoutsaturday post.
Hi @crazybgadventure! Then you should definately try it at home, It really is simple!
If you get a chance to try it out I'd love to know how it turned out (or even post about it on myturn!😄)
I really appreciate you telling me about @ketcias shoutout saturday post!! I just saw it thanks to you!💪🤗🤗
I will try out out for sure, I can eat it by the boat load. Lol!!!! You are very welcome about the shoutout notification great initiative means I have now found you :)
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