Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Serving : 4 members
Description
A yummy healthy dip very own to middle eastern countries . I had this dip first in a Lebanese restaurant in Dubai , where my cousin brother Mohideen had hosted a dinner for my family . I got the recipe from master chef India season two . I serve it with vegetable sticks and pita bread or toasted wheat bread sticks .
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Boiled check peas | 2 cups |
| tahini paste | 2 tablespoons ( roasted saseme paste 1/2 cup ground with 1/4 cup olive oil together to a smooth paste is tahini paste ) |
| garlic | 2 pods |
| lime | ½ nos |
| olive oil | 2 table spoons |
| salt | to taste |
| cumin powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| chilli flakes | 1/4 teaspoon |
| corainder leaves | to garnish |
Method
- Grind boiled chick peas , tahini paste , garlic , olive oil and little water from the boiled chick peas together to a smooth , thick , creamy paste .
- Add salt to taste and lime juice . Mix well . Taste and adjust .
- In a shallow plate , spread the hummus . Top with cumin powder and chilli flakes .
- Make a dent in the Center and pour some olive oil . Garnish with corriander leaves and serve with vegetable sticks , pita bread or normal toasted bread sticks .
- I use vegetables like carrot , celery sticks , capsicums , cucumbers ……..
