Homemade chickpea hummus

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 15 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make homemade chickpea hummus? Prepare your food. Start making the hummus at least 15 hours before you plan to serve it, as the chickpeas will require time to soak and cook. This can be avoided by using ready-made, canned chickpeas. The amount of olive oil, spices, garlic and lemon juice will depend on the consistency of the hummus and your taste. How to choose a cooking pot, read the article below the steps

2. STEP 2

   

   Sort the chickpeas, removing spoiled peas and debris. Fill with clean cold water for 12 hours.

3. STEP 3

   

   After 12 hours, the chickpeas will swell and absorb almost all the water. Drain off the remaining water. Pour fresh cold water over the chickpeas and place on the fire. Bring to a boil, skim off the foam. Cook the chickpeas for about two hours over low heat. The peas should become soft and break apart easily with your fingers. Then cool the chickpeas without draining the broth.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place sesame and cumin seeds in a dry frying pan. Lightly fry them over low heat until light golden brown. It is important not to overcook the sesame seeds, otherwise they may start to taste bitter.

5. STEP 5

   

   Next, you need to grind the sesame seeds to a paste. This can be done in different ways. Using a mortar, as they have done since ancient times. In the chopper. And even with an immersion blender, as I did. Add a little olive oil as you go to create a paste consistency. This is how tahini is prepared - sesame paste.

6. STEP 6

   

   Remove the cooled chickpeas from the broth using a slotted spoon. Don't throw away the water.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add the peeled garlic cloves to the chickpeas. Using a blender, grind the chickpeas to a puree, adding the boiling water if necessary. Choose the consistency of hummus yourself - it can be completely liquid, for salads, or thicker, for other dishes.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add sesame paste, salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice to the finished puree.

9. STEP 9

   

   Mix all ingredients until smooth. Taste the hummus and add whatever you see fit.

Comments on the recipe

ninaola

25.08.2023

4.9

I love chickpeas. I make a side dish from them according to this recipe

Maystin

25.08.2023

4.9

I saw a recipe for homemade chickpea hummus and remembered that I have chickpeas - so I need to cook it. Hummus is a new, unknown dish for me. It is prepared quickly, but the preparations for it take a long time. The chickpeas were soaked overnight and then boiled and cooled. I didn’t experiment during cooking. I only used sunflower oil. I crushed the chickpeas with an immersion blender. I added the water in which it was boiled and a mixture of crushed sesame seeds, cumin and sunflower oil. I would like to say something about this mixture separately! What a wonderful scent it gives off! Especially when heated grains are crushed! And sesame sounds very good in the finished hummus. I didn’t add paprika and lemon, because I liked the taste without these additions. My hummus turned out to be soft, airy, not liquid, but the kind that can be spread on bread. Everyone liked this dish! Next time I cook, I’ll use twice as much ingredients. Thanks for the recipe!