Homemade Hummus

• Cuisine
  • Indian
• Course
  • Appetizer
  • Snack
• Suitable for Diet
  • Gluten Free
  • Hindu
  • Low Fat
  • Low Salt
  • Vegetarian
• Tags
  • Easy Recipes
  • Gluten Free
  • Healthy Foods
  • Party food
  • Quick and Easy
  • Vegetarian

Getting Started

What you need

• 2 cups drained well cooked or canned chick peas, drained
• 1/2 cup Tahini (sesame paste)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• Pinch of salt and cracked black pepper
• Pinch of salt and cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup Toasted Pine nuts
• Pinch of dried red pepper flakes
• Chopped fresh cilantro for garnish

Method

1

Place everything (except the cilantro) into the food processor. Start to blend the mixture and drizzle a little water
or extra lemon juice in until a smooth puree.

2

Place in a bowl or on a plate and carve circular groves through the hummus with a table knife.

3

Drizzle with additional olive oil (it will go into the groves) sprinkle with pine nuts, pepper flakes and cilantro.

4

Serve with Naan bread, pretzel chips or nachos