Hummus Recipe - How to Make Hummus

Hummus

Ingredients

Kabuli Channa / Chickpeas - 1 cup

Garlic cloves - 4 nos

Olive oil - 3 tbsp

Thick curd - 3 tbsp

Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Sesame seeds - 1 tsp

Salt and Red Chilli powder to taste

Hummus

Method

Soak kabuli channa in water overnight. Next day drain soaked channa and pressure cook until soft and tender. Allow to cool until channa reaches room temperature.

Place curd in a fine strainer, reserve thick curd and discard any water is found.

In a mixer blender add cooked channa, garlic cloves, olive oil, strained thick curd, lemon juice, sesame seeds, required salt and red chilli powder. 

Run the mixer until channa is ground to creamy and smooth paste.

Remove hummus to a bowl, make small well in the center and pour 1 tsp olive oil in it or sprinkle little chilli powder on top.

Serve with warm pita chips or with crackers or with thickly cut vegetables.

Hummus