Best Hummus Recipe | How to make Hummus at Home
Delicious spread or dip made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and spices.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Dried Chickpeas (for 3 types of Hummus)
- 3 cup Water for Soaking
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- Salt to taste
- 3-4 Garlic Cloves
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 2 TBSP Tahini Paste
- 3-4 TBSP Chilled Water or as much as required
- 1 tsp Virgin Olive Oil
- little Coriander Leaves
- Chilli powder to sprinkle on top
Instructions
- Soak 1 cup of dried chickpeas in a 3 cup of water. (1 cup of dried chickpeas makes approx. 3 cups of boiled chickpeas) So you can take according to the quantity you want.
- Soak it overnight or minimum of 7-8 hours.
- After 8 hours, Remove the water.
- Add in a vessel to pressure cook.
- Also add sufficient water to cover all the chickpeas.
- Pressure cook for 5 whistles.
- After the gas releases on its own, Remove the outer cover of the chickpeas.
- Drain the water.
- Take 1 cup of boiled chickpeas in a blender.
- Add 1/2 tsp Cumin powder.
- Add salt to taste.
- 3 - 4 garlic cloves to be added.
- Then add 2 tsp of lemon juice.
- Add 2 TBSP of Tahini paste.
- Add 3 TBSP chilled water. (just to make sure the ingredients doesn't heat up)
- Blend it to smooth paste. If required add little more water.
- Thick paste like this.
- Transfer to the plate. Spread it on the plate.
- Little Olive oil on top.
- Garnish with some coriander leaves.
- You can also sprinkle some chilli powder on top.
- Classic Hummus is ready to serve as a Dip.
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Notes
HOW TO MAKE BEST HUMMUS WITH STEP BY STEP PHOTOS:
- Soak 1 cup of dried chickpeas in a 3 cup of water. (1 cup of dried chickpeas makes approx. 3 cups of boiled chickpeas) So you can take according to the quantity you want.
- Soak it overnight or minimum of 7-8 hours.
- After 8 hours, Remove the water.
- Add in a vessel to pressure cook.
- Also add sufficient water to cover all the chickpeas.
- Pressure cook for 5 whistles.
- After the gas releases on its own, Remove the outer cover of the chickpeas.
- Drain the water.
- Take 1 cup of boiled chickpeas in a blender.
- Add 1/2 tsp Cumin powder.
- Add salt to taste.
- 3 - 4 garlic cloves to be added.
- Then add 2 tsp of lemon juice.
- Add 2 TBSP of Tahini paste.
- Add 3 TBSP chilled water. (just to make sure the ingredients doesn't heat up)
- Blend it to smooth paste. If required add little more water.
- Thick paste like this.
- Transfer to the plate. Spread it on the plate.
- Little Olive oil on top.
- Garnish with some coriander leaves.
- You can also sprinkle some chilli powder on top.
- Classic Hummus is ready to serve as a Dip.
