Hummus or hummus bi tahini (Arabic: حُمُّص) also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus) is a dip or spread made of blended chickpeas, sesame tahini, lemon juice, and garlic.
In Arabic the word hummus is used to describe the dish or just chickpeas by themselves. The full name of the dish is hummus bi tahina (Arabic: حُمُّص بالطحينة) "chickpeas with tahini". Hummus is popular in various local forms throughout the Middle Eastern world.
Recipe
1/4 Cup Yogurt 1 Can Garbanzo Beans "Chick Peas" 1/2 Cup Tahini (Sesame Seed Paste) 1/2 Cup Lemon Juice 2-3 Cloves of Garlic 1/2 Tsp of Salt 1/4 Tsp citric acid "if you need more lemon taste" 2 Tbs water "if to thick" 3-4 Fresh Mint Leaves "for taste" 2 Tbs of Fresh Parsley "for garnish" 1 Tsp of Cayenne Pepper or Paprika "for garnish"
1/4 Cup of Olive Oil "for garnish"
Mix first 9 ingredients and blend until smooth and to desired thickness. Garnish with parsley, cayenne pepper and olive oil.
Hi Dede...You are now in my favorites file! I want to make the hummus but not sure if I should use a 15-ounce can or a 25-ounce can of garbanzo bean. Would love to know in cups too. Looking forward to sepending a lot of time on you site. Let me know when your cookbook comes out! Thanks for educating me! Diane
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Hi Jackie,
You can get tahini from any Mediterranean or MIddle Eastern grocery store, if you can't find it then you can purchase it on my webiste. Let me know if you have any questions or need any recipes.
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Hi Rohit,
Thank you for the kind comments. You can support me by buying my product and spices I appreciate all of your support and hope to be posting more videos soon.
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Hi Dede....love what you are doing here...not only are you absolutely gorgeous, your food is awesome....easy to follow, detailed and tastes great. I made the baklave and it turned out great, pleaase keep up the good work and I would suggest a donation page where we can make a little contribution to help you along.
Rohit
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