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Homemade Hummus | How to make basic hummus at home?

Sarika Gunjal
Homemade Hummus is thick and creamy chickpea spread which is a popular dish from Middle East served as an appetizer and a spread on the wraps.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Middle Eastern

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups drained well-cooked or canned chickpeas
  • cup tahini or adjust per taste
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves peeled garlic or to taste
  • Juice of 1 lemon plus more as needed
  • Salt per taste
  • Ground black pepper per taste
  • 1-1.5 tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • Chopped fresh parsley leaves for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Soak the chickpeas overnight.  Boil them with salt until soft.  Set aside to cool them down.  You can make it with canned chickpeas too but I suggest to soak them.
  • Now remove hull out of the chickpeas one by one.   It is a little time consuming but worth the effort to get smooth hummus.  Put the chickpeas, tahini, cumin, oil, garlic and lemon juice in a food processor, sprinkle with salt and pepper and begin to process. Add water or if you have left over chickpea reserve as needed to make the paste.
  • Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more salt, pepper or lemon juice as needed. Serve, drizzled with some olive oil and sprinkled with paprika and some parsley.