Classic Hummus

classic hummus

It is a simple home made hummus recipe with chickpeas, garlic, tahina and olive oil. Plus, This easy dip recipe is great to make sandwiches for your lunchbox, or simply to serve with pitta bread.

Tahina is a paste made
from ground, hulled sesame seeds used in North African, Greek, and Turkish.

Ingredients

Boiled chickpeas                       1 ½ cup

Chopped garlic                          2 tbsp

Tahina paste                             2 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Mild chilli spiced oil                   500 ml

Lemon juice                              ¼ cup

For serving

Flat bread

Olive

Coriander

Method

Take a grinder, add boiled chickpeas, garlic, tahina paste, salt and grind well.

Now slowly add oil and continue in grinding until fine paste.

slowly add oil and grind

Add ice cube to maintain the temperature and grind till it thickens.

Add lemon juice and mix well.

Put this classic hummus in serving bowl.

Again add beetroot in grinder and grind well with hummus and put in another serving bowl.

add beetroot in hummus

Grill 2 flat breads on grill pan with olive oil. Add some chilli and coriander and cook from both sides.

grill bread

Now cut breads and serve with classic hummus.