Cosmo Cooking

Hummus, Arabic: حمّص‎, stands for chickpeas, which is the main ingredient of this dish. In this recipe the basic recipe is presented and can be used to make many different variations. This spread is easy to make and is great in summer time when having a pick-nick or just as an appetizer. It’s rather quick to make and should take maximally 15 minutes to make, but it’s every time a pleasure to make. The difficult part is only finding the Tahini (sesami paste) in your supermarket or Arabic convenience store.

The basic recipe is already good, but it definitely should be upgraded with a selection spices and other ingredients. Try to vary with your own selection and imagination.

Ingredients

• 1 small tin of chickpeas
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1/2 lemon
• 5 tbsp Tahini
• pinch salt
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 tsp ground cumin seed

1. Mix in a mixer the garlic fine and add the salt and ground cumin.
2. Add the washed chickpeas and leave the mixer for a minute on.
3. Add while mixing the lemon juice, water, olive oil and Tahini.

Variations

• 1/2 onion (add in step 1)
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley (add in step 2)
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander (add in step 2)
• 1/2 tsp ground pepper (add in step 3)
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (add in step 3)
• 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds (add in step 3)
• Beets