Hummus
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INGREDIENTS
- Servings: 2-3
- ½ kg of chickpea beans
- 1 onion, peeled and cut to quarters
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon cumin - optional
- 1 bunch of fresh corriander - optional
- 1 bunch of fresh parsley - optional
- ½ cup pure tahina made of full sesame seeds
- The juice of one lemon
- Salt
- For serving: whole cooked chickpea beans, olive oil, lemon juice, parsley leaves coarsely chopped.
DIRECTIONS
- 1. Cook the chickpea in a large amount of cold water. Add the onion and four cloves of garlic and bring to a boil.
- 2. Add the parsley, the coriander and the cumin. Cover the pot and continue cooking on a low fire until the beans and completely soft. During the cooking add boiling water if needed. Sieve the liquid and take out the herbs. Keep a bit of the liquid. Set aside some beans to add when serving. Grind the rest of the beans in a food-processor.
- 3. Gradually add the tahina until you have a uniform paste. Add some of the liquid you set aside so that the paste has the texture you like.
- 4. Add two chopped cloves of garlic and lemon juice. Add salt and mix well.
- 5. In order to serve on a plate, apply the