I love me some hummus! Especially when you make it yourself and when you use dried chickpeas. You can substitute 2 cups of canned chickpeas in this recipe if you don't have dried ones.1 cup dried chickpeas (née garbanzo beans)
5 cloves garlic
1.5 teaspoons kosher salt
1/3 cup tahini (ground sesame seeds)
6 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
If you are using the 2 cups canned beans, you can skip this step:
Step 1. Preparing the chickpeas
Soak the chickpeas in water and the following mixture:
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon salt
Add enough water to the 3 ingredients above to form a paste and mix into the water that you will soak the beans in. Soak overnight.
Drain and rinse the beans. Add the beans to enough water to cover them with a few inches and bring to a boil. Simmer until soft (usually about 1/2 an hour, but it might take up to an hour depending on the hardness of your water). When the beans are the right consistency (firm, yet soft enough to bite into), drain. If you want to remove the skins, soak in cold water, straining the skins as they float to the top.
Step 2. Making the hummus
In a food processor, process the garlic until minced. Add in the rest of the ingredients and process until well blended. If you want you can serve with paprika, hot sauce or a drizzle of olive oil on top.
You can double this recipe if you want to have a serious hummus-fest. I've heard that you can freeze hummus, but haven't tried it myself, but it's worth a try.
If you are interested in reading more about the many wonders of beans, check out this post.
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6 comments:
I'm making this hummus tonight! I luuurrve hummus.
OK I have to know: why the flour in the pre-soak? I used it on the chickpeas (cooking now), and also on some cannelini beans that cooked up nicely yesterday. I'm just curious what the function of the flour is.
Juli in NYC
This is a great blog - love the recipes. You're a woman after my own heart - I'm a mum of two as well and have just launched on a little experiment to try to eat seasonally for a year. Perhaps we could swap a few recipes!
my arab mom-in-law says to add a touch of cumin to cut down on gas.
Ooooh, I'm happy to find this recipe. My husband Loves hummus and we've always wanted to make some.....We will try your recipe. Thanks.
oh my gosh! This is delicious.
In fact..so good, I'm typing with one hand because the other is still stuck in the bowl!
Thanks Crunchy.
Yours is the first hummus recipe that notes tahini = ground sesame seeds. So if i can't find tahini, I can just grind/puree some sesame seeds and use those? Awesome!
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